A compilation of letters that were sent by Lance Sergeant Ernest Harcourt Ely, to his relatives in Harcourt Victoria detailing his experiences from the front lines of World War 1. Ernest Harcourt Ely was born into the small rural farming community of Harcourt, Victoria, and along with his father and family grew apples. When the war broke out in 1914 he was among the first round of volunteers to join up on the 17th August 1914 and head off to the war. He was a prolific writer and sent many letters home detailing his experiences of life on the front line, his impressions of the country and the people he…