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Charlie Thicke's letter mentions Billy Maynard

New Liskeard Speaker

Note: any spelling errors, etc. are as they appear in the original article.

Dated: September 10, 1915

Extract from “Liskeard News”
In one of Charlie Thicke's recent letters, he mentions having run across Billy Maynard in London. Billy had had a piece of shrapnel taken from his jaw made into a charm for his watch fob. He had not eaten meat for months.

Transcribed by: Dion Loach