THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Y.M.C.A.
H.M. Forces on Active Service

Aug 4 [1917]

Dear V

I wish we c^d have met again – but I was bunged off here all in a hurry – so I’m in it now – though we don’t really start work till Monday – no leave till the middle of the course – about 2 months – it seems a fairly free-and-easy place at present – but a good deal of stupid ceremonial – white gloves!! (on ceremonial parades) (N.B. I believe there is a war on). I sh^d  have loved another long talk with you – our hut-orderly is a funny little chap called Smith who has played with all the “worm”¹ sort of orchestras (violin) all over the place, he was at the R.C.M.² 12 years ago & knows Schwiller.³

My address is
Cadet R. Vaughan Williams,
3 Section “H” Company,
No.2 R.G.A. Cadet School,
Maresfield Park,
Uckfield,
Sussex.

Yrs

RVW

1. A reference to The White Viennese Band, conducted by Stanislas Wurm, in which Holst had played trombone.
2. Royal College of Music
3. Isidore Schwiller, the violinist.