John William Evans (known as Jack) from Cnwcyrosfa, Bethania, Cardiganshire, enlisted in the Welsh Regiment in August 1914. He served in France in early 1915, before returning to England, and then sailing in June 1915 as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force bound for the Dardanelles (Gallipoli). This is a letter he sent on 26 July 1915, shortly before he was to take part in the landing on Suvla Bay (6/7 August), where he was wounded.