7 July 1915
Henry,
I hope that you have made a safe journey home to Chatham and that you are recovering well. I have been released from service, and having nowhere to go I am making for England. I shall try to find a flat or boarding-house there for the time being. Perhaps I shall find somewhere in Kent.
Leaving Ypres alive and well is something I never expected to do, and something I would never have done if not for you and your bravery. Here is something I should have said long ago: Thank you, Henry Anderson, for my life. I am far from happy, but I shall try to start anew. I hope I shall see you soon.
Yours truly,
Jacob
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