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Episode 98

A death in the family brings heartache for Phyllis.

• 5 mins

Episode 99

'I took his hand - that poor hand, wasted away to skin and bone'.

• 5 mins

Episode 100

Eric's mind wanders to Athlone - and the thought of being with Phyllis again.

• 4 mins

Episode 101

Phyllis learns that Eric is practically penniless.

• 4 mins

Episode 102

Eric struggles to find time to write.

• 4 mins

Episode 103

Eric is despondent - 'I shall not be allowed to read or write'.

• 3 mins

Episode 104

Eric is nearly blind and struggles to write.

• 4 mins

Episode 105

Eric is haunted by the wailings of a shell-shocked soldier.

• 4 mins

Episode 106

'What a funny thing it was that that you opened the book of the army list...'.

• 4 mins

Episode 107

Eric speaks of the pain of losing a close friend.

• 4 mins

Episode 108

'The flies here are awful; there are millions and millions of them'.

• 3 mins

Episode 109

'I seem to be much, much further away from my lady now...'.

• 3 mins

Episode 110

Eric reports that censorship might restrict his letters to Phyllis.

• 5 mins

Episode 111

Eric remembers: 'We made an awful row and had a dance!'.

• 3 mins

Episode 112

Eric is caught in a bitter battle at the front.

• 4 mins

Episode 113

'I don't quite know what I feel like today. We have just buried dear old Burrows.'.

• 4 mins

Episode 114

It has been three months since Eric was with Phyllis. A photograph is his only company.

• 4 mins

Episode 115

'This ghastly din goes on and to top it all I haven't had a letter for eleven whole days.'

• 4 mins

Episode 116

Eric feels like a 'selfish brute' after writing a harsh letter.

• 4 mins

Episode 117

Eric dreads the thought of going into action again, but it is not far off.

• 4 mins

Episode 118

'Oh! Lady mine, it's just awful: the dead are lying all over the place...'.

• 4 mins

Episode 119

Decomposed bodies surround Eric as he struggles to continue.

• 4 mins

Episode 120

'I am sending you a souvenir. It's the shoulder title of the greatcoat of a dead Boche..'.

• 5 mins

Episode 121

Eric continues to be bombarded by shells and is nearly buried alive.

• 4 mins

Episode 122

The casualties mount up as Eric wonders when he will get home.

• 3 mins

Episode 123

The soldiers capture a German prisoner.

• 3 mins

Episode 124

'My god! What a place.'.

• 4 mins

Episode 125

Eric is on the wagon trail as the terrible conditions continue.

• 3 mins

Episode 126

The conditions worsen as the wagons are stuck in the mud up to their axles.

• 3 mins

Episode 127

'Was wakened at 3.45am by a torrent of water on my shoulders and feet.'.

• 4 mins