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Cpl. Victor Tough
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Sothall
(d.8th/9th Apr1916)
WW1 Letter to Drummer Tough’s mother: Dear Madam, I really must apologise for not having written you before about your son Drummer Tough. I tried at the time every means of getting hold of your address but unfortunately there is no record kept of out here by the Batt of the men’s address & as he was in the Drums I had not personally a record of his address & next of kin as I have of the rest of my Batt. It is very seldom the Drums go into the trenches with us but on the occasion we had to take all available men. Your son was one of a working party during some mining operations at the Hohenzollen Redoubt when he was killed with another man by explosion of a trench mortar. He had no pain as death was instantaneous. He was brought down & buried in the British Cemetery at Vermelles and a small wooden cross with his name on we have placed at the head of his grave. It must have been a bad blow to you & it is impossible for me to say how sorry I am that I was unable to write to break the news a little more gently. It is late now I know but will you accept my deepest sympathy in your sad loss.
