13. Letters and Parcels from Home
Regular communication with loved ones and care packages provided comfort and excitement, boosting morale on the frontlines. The British Army Postal Service delivered around 2 billion letters during the war. In 1917 alone, over 19,000 mailbags crossed the English Channel each day, transporting letters and parcels to British troops on the Western Front. For more details, see the Imperial War Museums’ overview of letters from the First World War. (iwm.org.uk)
