Thursday 1st April 1915

In a letter home to his family, Priestley revealed that he was apprehensive about the fact that he, along with the rest of the Battalion, was about to be vaccinated against typhoid fever. He told his family, “I think we shall be vaccinated this weekend so we look like having a very queer sort of Easter” (Easter Sunday would be 4^th April). He also described the weather as ‘beautiful’ and indicated that he might soon receive a four days’ leave but would be unlikely to travel home because of the long journey that would involve.