Wednesday 21st March 1917
Dearest Father
First thing I have to say is that I miss you. Mother misses you, Mary and Paul miss you, even Daisy the cow misses you. Life here at the farm is hard here without you. Paul has started helping me more with the farming, and now even little Mary has started helping mother around the house, even though she is only three. Its been two and a half years since you left, and every second of it is thinking about you. I can't sleep without knowing you’re alive. I hope someday soon, you will come back, safe and sound.
We all send our love,
Yours Sincerely,
Mark
