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Private J. D. Caves: The Long Journey Home

26 June 1941 Wellington D Coy Infantry, 6th Reinforcements

26 June 1941 Wellington D Coy Infantry, 6th Reinforcements

My Darling Jean,

Well we are now alongside the wharf at Wellington on board the Aquitania. There are about 60 of us in the advance party and so far have had very little to do. We came down on the 3 o'clock leaving Papakura at 3:30pm and arriving here at 7am so you can imagine we have had very little sleep. However it will probably have been a fast better trip down than the main party will have on the troop train. This boat is a whopper, the biggest I have ever seen. 43,000 tonnes. The Rangitira which is lying a few chains away looks just like a dingy beside us.

Well Darling Girl, we did not have much to say to each other on the phone did we - but we never do. Anyway Jean Dear I hope you realise just what you mean to me. I love you Darling and always will and only hope that I can always be worthy of you and never cause you pain or sorrow.

PS. I'm afraid we will have no shore leave in Australia as this boat is too big they reckon to berth and has to anchor out in the harbour.