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Follows on from E6/4/20. Hopes for a speedy reunion. Writes that he does not know anything about Captain Williams, as he was Adjutant of the 8th battalion. Mentions that they may be contacted by Mrs Morgan or Mrs Phillips. Asks them not to put his army number on his address.

Writes that he is sitting on his bunk 'with a pipe and three nuns'. Reports that the weather seems to be breaking and he has been taking daily walks. Refers to his participation in 'Charley's Aunt' and the second Symphony Concert.

Mentions that he has been at Church Band and heard a bad sermon. Refers to correspondence from Gretel Grey. Sends his Christmas wishes.

Assures them he is well and the weather is good. Wishes he could go punting on the Cam. Refers to the band. Exclaims that Cyril May has just thrown him out of the window.

Assures them that he is well despite the cold and has been receiving their letters. Mentions that he has heard from Cobban and Charlesworth. Reports that he has been lent ten classical texts. Asks if they have received his band photograph.

Assures them that the weather is good and he is well. Reports that he has been busy playing in the band and a whitsun carnival is upcoming. Refers to Kath.

Sends news that he is in a permanent camp. Reports that the weeks travelling through Germany after his capture were hard but he is now properly clothed and feed. Observes the variety of his fellow inmates. Mentions that nearly all the members of his band are in the same camp. Wishes his family a happy Christmas.

Sends news that he has played solo clarinet in the Band and in the incidental music for a performance of Twelfth Night produced by a Johnian with support from the German authorities. Describes Dick Morgan, his companion since their capture. Regrets that they have been temporarily parted but hopes to be together again in the Band compound. Assures his parents that he has enough kit, mentioning Red Cross parcels. Refers to the cold. Hopes to have a birthday cake.

Remarks that he spent his birthday the previous year in hospital and is spending his current one in prison. Sends news that he now plays Solo Clarinet in the Symphony Orchestra as well as in the Band. Determines, on his return home to 'start repaying' his parents for their 'years of care and sacrifice'. Hopes that they will receive a letter from the wife of his companion in prison, Hugh Morgan. Reassures them that the prison camp is well organised and he is busy reading Gibbon, playing, and transcribing Brahms.