Friday, 10 March, 1916

Made the marmalade this morning
think it is fairly successful.
Had a letter from Dicko today
no news. he wrote to tell me how
sorry he was to hear about you being
missing. he had waited to write hoping
to hear of you through a CSM who
was taken prisoner but he had not
answered his letter yet. I wonder
has he been left behind.
I heard through Red X yesterday that
there is a Pte C Martin 7016 6th Dublin
at present at Malta who says you
were bound to be taken prisoner during
the retirement I wired Marie to look
him up.
Letter from Tommy two written at
Southampton dated Feb 16th & 17th & one from
the Mediterranean of Feb 20th describing
the ship feeding etc as most luxurious & the
company excellent: Rather tough to start
but beautifully fine & warm when he
wrote last. He says his cabin companion
is very nice but does not mention names.