Eight members of the 9th Field Ambulance in Neuville-aux-Bois, France - November 1918

Names written on reverse: www.flickr.com/photos/hwmobs/53299661179/in/photostream/

Going by the signatures, I believe this was written by Alfred W Moss.

"Dear Everyone,

This is a photograph of our billet taken the day before the Armistice was signed. Somehow or other we thought that the next day would see the end of the war.

We have had a bosker time amongst ourselves in this little village, and would like to be here for Xmas or even until we leave for 'Aussie'.

I will be writing in a day or so, so hurroo for the present, with fondest love to all at home.

Your loving son, Alf

PS - You will know one from the other by the numbers. I numbered from the back row, starting from the left.

Neuville-au-Bois, France

Nov. 1918

 

L - R back row: A Murray, A W Moss, L E Schaeffer, R Barker

L-R front row: R H Purkis, L Powers, R D Doyle, R H Mahaffey

 

1 - Alan Rowat MURRAY #12028

2 - Alfred Williams MOSS #12026

3 - Louis Eugene Michael SCHAEFFER #5022

4 - Robert Rawcliffe BARKER #11903

5 - Rodolph Herman PURKIS #12049

6 - Leslie Charles POWERS #5043

7 - Roy Dennis DOYLE #11952

8 - Robert Hugh MAHAFFEY #12008

Done