The enclosed from Mickee today.  I had got used to the idea of the Rifle Brigade somehow – but I hear this is a crack regiment too. [John Sampson Archive, SP8/1/2/10/3]

Letter written Sunday January 18 1915 by John Sampson (1862-1931), University Librarian, to his wife about their son Michael’s First World War posting. This week’s war: 24.