Sunday 6th June 1915

Tunstill's Company remained in training at Bramshott.

After the usual Church parade had been held, half the Battalion was finally issued with new service rifles (see 24^th May), as noted in a letter to his Mother written by 2Lt. Robert Stewart Skinner Ingram (see 24^th May):

6^th June 1915

(Regimental headed notepaper)

Bramshott Camp

Hampshire

My own darling Ma

Thank you so much for your letter which came this morning. I was most awfully sorry to hear our Nell was again ill. No doubt the good Dr. Hadin will put her to rights again.

Is there anything more from Tom or Mabel? There’s no news here at all. Working very hard indeed. Five long days a week, 3 lectures a week, and night operations 3 times a week. Our new C.O., Lt. Col. Bartholomew, D.S.O., (see 4^th May) is an excellent soldier. 

The Battalion is just as good as, or better than, when our old C.O. had to retire. Very soon the 10^th Dooks (sic) will be quite the most efficient Battalion in the whole 23^rd Division. Half the Battalion was issued with new service rifles this morning after church parade, so range work should be beginning soon.

My letter to Miss Roberts has done its work well. She showed my letter to the Mayoress of Brighton apparently and between them they have already let me have 120 pairs of socks. I wish now I’d asked for 250 pairs. I must now write to thank the good ladies. How does one address a Mayoress? I propose to write thus,

The Mayoress of Brighton

Dear Madam

Is that alright?

Love to Father and all the family, your ever loving son

Robert

(The references to ‘Nell’ and ‘Mabel’ are to two of Ingram’s older sisters; his elder brother, Tom, was serving with the RAMC, see 5^th February).