Priestley wrote a long letter home to his family. He was
complimentary about the surrounding countryside and recommended it as an area
for a future family holiday. Amongst other observations about life in Camp, he
commented on the Camp cinema, and the unfortunate fact that films often seemed
to break. He was also clearly impressed with the new Battalion Chaplain, Rev. Wilfred Leveson Henderson (see 22nd June), “Instead of
having one chaplain for the whole Brigade, every Battalion has one now. Ours is
the Rev. W.L. Henderson, M.A.,, a young man and quite a ‘sport’. He spends a
great deal of time in our Recreation Room, talking to the men and playing rings
etc.”. He also referred to more pressing matters regarding his training, “We
are going to sleep in the trenches next week. They are teaching us all the new
methods of warfare now, bomb throwing, sniping etc. … The country for miles
around is devoted to military use”.
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