Sunday 18th July 1915: Relatives and friends of soldiers would greatly facilitate the delivery of parcels, telegrams, letters etc. if they included in the address full regimental number, rank, company and regiment. If this is not done a loss of time in sorting must necessarily occur, thus causing delay in delivery(1)
Source: Bedfordshire Times 23rd July 1915
(1) The postal system to and from France and Belgium, in particular, was very quick and efficient, the War Office, realising the morale benefits of making it so.
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