Tpr George Cassidy (Seville), 4^th Light Horse Regiment: The following is a letter to his mother –‘Just a few more lines to let you know that everything is ‘quis-cateer’; in other words, ‘good-o’. The much longed for parcel, which you said you were sending, has not yet arrived, although some of the Christmas mail has already been received. And being pretty downhearted, I thought I would write a few lines to try and revive my spirits (no whisky).

Of course, long before this reaches you, you will have all the particulars regarding the armistice and peace negotiations. Everyone is well satisfied here, and the prospect of an early home coming is, I think, very probable; although, of course, the last to come over will be the last to go home. Up to date we have heard no news, as the peace negotiations are not yet signed but I suppose you know. There was no fuss made here as everyone has been expecting it for some time. Of course, every man is jolly happy about it. As there is a fairly good account of the same in the papers there is no need for me to say anything, only that ‘Jacko’ has ‘got it in the neck’. I believe that a lot of people in Australia have funny ideas of the operations in Palestine. Well all I can say is this, that if they had seen half of what most of the men have seen in Palestine, they would hold an entirely altered opinion. I hope that next time I have energy enough to talk of this country, it will be in our own little dining room’.