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*Pre Army. "Excuse Writing"

Letter 1941

*Pre Army. Love Letter

Letter 1941

*Pre Army, Working as a Labourer

Letter 1941

*Got engaged 11th Feb 1942, into army next day

Letter 1942

*Scrubbing Floors, 1st weeks pay 10/- (50p)

Letter 1942

*Army a waste of time running with a gun

Letter 1942

*3 days guard house for hitting chap stealing 8/- (40p)

Letter 1942

Letter 1942

*12 week course for morter training

*Address is Morter Platoon

Letter 1942

*Don't want to go to Birmingham.

Letter 1942

Letter 1942

*Many Happy Returns

Letter 1942

*Heard may be going abroad. Plans to get married

Letter 1942

*PS. Please excuse pencil got no ink

Letter 1942

*Hitler, I'l like to ring his neck

Letter 1942

*Thrills of army infantry!

Letter 1942

Letter 1942

Letter 1942

*Playing war games, got lost in Kent

*PS. Excuse Pencil

Letter 1942

*On guard duty Xmas night

Letter 1942

Letter 1942

*No xmas dinner at home

*New address - last before going abroad

Letter 1942

*On the move, about to be sent abroad

Letter 1942

*On the ship being sea sick

Letter 1943

*On the ship to N Africa - don’t worry

Letter 1943

*Reply to bills first letter from abroad

Letter 1943

*Hope your not in the fighting line

Letter 1943

*Wounded in the leg

Letter 1943

*In hospital for op. Browned off

Letter 1943

*I've started to walk now

Letter 1943

*Have started to walk again

Letter 1943

*Hope you got that rotter that shot you

Letter 1943

*Forgive me for writing in pencil

Letter 1943

*Edith doing fire watching at home. Excuse pencil

Letter 1943

*Hurry up home for a glass of london beer

Letter 1943

*Got to have another operation on leg

Letter 1943

*When are you coming home

Letter 1943

*I expect to be walking again soon

Letter 1943

*Beer and cigarettes going up again

Letter 1943

*Lets hope it wont be long before its over

Letter 1943

*Still unfit to travel

Letter 1943

*The war out here cant last much longer

Letter 1943

*Not heard from Hub, I hope he is alright"(Hub was Hubert Thompson)

Letter 1943

*Jerry has started again. My pals are likely to be prisoners

Letter 1943

Letter 1943

*I have some lipstick and powder for you

*What do you think of the news, it wont be long now.

Letter 1943

*Only a little browned off

Letter 1943

*Sorry to hear you have not received the parcel

Letter 1943

*I havent heard from Hub lately

Letter 1943

*Thanks for the chocolates, using your sweet coupons

Letter 1943

*A little home of our own

Letter 1943

*Have you found a house yet

Letter 1943

*I'm so browned off with life out here

Letter 1943

*I havent heard from you this week

Letter 1943

*My leg is much better today

Letter 1943

*Chin up and keep smiling

Letter 1943

*I received two air-graphs from you today

Letter 1943

*Sorry I can't get you the stockings

Letter 1943

*Received three letters from you today. PS excuse pencil

Letter 1943

*I havent had any mail for nearly a month

Letter 1943

*I'm keeping my word, it's a letter a day

Letter 1943

*I'll make it up to you when I do get home

Letter 1943

*Edith on holiday at Canvey Island

Letter 1943

*ARRIVED ENGLAND HOME SOON

Letter 1943

*MO gave me excused boots

Letter 1943

*Fed up. Not left the bks. On leave 9th feb 1944

Letter 1944

*Leaving for matlock bath derby

Letter 1944

*Bad bombing, saying sorry

Letter 1944

*Bombing raids very bad. May be posted to wales in april 1944

Letter 1944

*No letters for 2 days. Escort duty pickup from jail

Letter 1944

*Heavy raid at home

Letter 1944

*I have'nt yet had a letter

Letter 1944

*Thanks for the cakes

Letter 1944

*I have'nt had a letter from you today

Letter 1944

*Having my tooth out today

Letter 1944

*see you next weekend

Letter 1944

*Looking forward to the weekend

Letter 1944

*This place gives me the pip

Letter 1944

*all my money stolen

Letter 1944

*I will have to cut my leg again

Letter 1944

*try to get nearer home

Letter 1944

*try and make some more cakes for me

Letter 1944

*I'm in the army, not civvy street

Letter 1944

*hope your safe after last nights raid

Letter 1944

*meet me at Liverpool Street station

Letter 1944

*going before the army selection board

Letter 1944

*Chance of getting your 'ticket'

Letter 1944

*Edith working at cinema 35/- per week

Letter 1944

*I wish this war would end

Letter 1944

*I do hope you get a pass for this weekend

Letter 1944

*I have finished your socks

Letter 1944

*Bill in hospital bed

Letter 1944

*sorry I havent wrote much

Letter 1944

*no more leave, start of the second front

Letter 1944

*of course I want some babies

Letter 1944

*still a ban on army leave

Letter 1944

*The MO wont give me a pass

Letter 1944

*A map to find this place

Letter 1944

*I'm going to see the CO about getting a pass

Letter 1944

*Had a row with the hospital sister

Letter 1944

*my legs don’t seem to improve

Letter 1944

*I saw the doctor this morning

Letter 1944

*this place is a terribe joint

Letter 1944

*I'm going to have my medical tomorrow

Letter 1944

*they are not going to give me my ticket(out of the army)

Letter 1944

* I'm fed up with this place

Letter 1944

* it gets worse every day

Letter 1944

* I'm going back to Colcester

Letter 1944

* Edith pregnant

Letter 1944

*glad the bombs are a bit quieter

Letter 1944

*hope you havent had many bomb warnings

Letter 1944

*war damage money

Letter 1944

*have you had the rockets lately

Letter 1944

*I shall not be home for Xmas

Letter 1945

*take the doctors advice

Letter 1945

*I'am on night shift it's 2am

Letter 1945

*glad to hear you had a nice time at Canvey Is.

Letter 1945

*when I'm in civvey Street again

Letter 1945

*Are the rockets still coming over

Letter 1945

*war damage repairs

Letter 1945

*no mail from home

Letter 1945

*back again in London with the rockets

Letter 1945

*in the sick bay for 4 days

Letter 1945

*excuse writing the nib is running out

Letter 1945

*I'd sooner be abrord again than here

Letter 1945

*I'm now on night duty

Letter 1945

*I'm after my discharge

Letter 1945

*the rockets, are they still coming over

Letter 1945

*spend some time at Canvey Island

Letter 1945

*I need a new pair of shoes

Letter 1945

*looking forward to seeing you

Letter 1945

*try to get you the stockings

Letter 1945

*I've fiddled a 60 hour pass

Letter 1945

*I've kept out of trouble for a week now

Letter 1945

*worth it if it gets my ticket

Letter 1945

*I think the jerrys have had it

Letter 1945

*bit shaky as the bomb was very near

Letter 1945

*I'm real fed up

Letter 1945

*I heard London had it pretty bad

Letter 1945

*please excuse paper

Letter 1945

*hope to get my discharge

Letter 1945

*how is things at home

Letter 1945

*need the fare money to get home

Letter 1945

Letter 1945

*is baby still kicking

Letter 1945

*our baby not far away now

Letter 1945

*safe from the rockets, sleeping under the table

Letter 1945

*maternity benefit will be £2

Letter 1945

*still sleeping under the table

Letter 1945

*Baby due any day

Letter 1945

*this war will soon be over

Letter 1945

Letter 1945

*soon to go into hospital

Letter 1945

*babies shawl is finished

Letter 1945

*I've been on the night shift

Letter 1945

*money to get a pram

Letter 1945

*have'nt had any rockets over this way

Letter 1945

*Baby son both well

Letter 1945

Letter 1945

Letter 1945

*both alright apart from being lonely

Letter 1945

*no letter from you today

Letter 1945

*got back ok, not been missed

Letter 1945

*still browned off

Letter 1945

*this war is near the end

Letter 1945

*please excuse writing, pen is bad

Letter 1945

*I'm enclosing a football coupon

Letter 1945

*go to the doctor, I'll stand the expence (pre.NHS)

Letter 1945

*how's our son doing

Letter 1945

*ration coupons to get a new coat

Letter 1945

*keep your fingers crossed

Letter 1945

*pray for my dischage out of 'Kate Karney'(army)

Letter 1945

*excuse such a short letter

Letter 1945

*I get my leave in July

Letter 1945

*I'm only drawing 14/- a week

Letter 1945

*I'm sure I'll be in civvies soon

Letter 1945

*fed up to the teeth with army life

Letter 1945

*baby takes after you

Letter 1945

* excuse paper xxx

Letter 1945

*wrote to Bill Nunn (army friend)

Letter 1945

*forgive this short letter

Letter 1945

*Alan's spots are almost gone

Letter 1945

*have to pay 17/6 a week to Hackney Hospital

Letter 1945

* I shall take Alan to Hackney Hospital

Letter 1945

*I havent got any ration coupons for a new coat

Letter 1945

*I wish you was here Bill

Letter 1945

*wants Bett to make a coat from a blanket

Letter 1945

*try and get home

Letter 1945

*forgive pencil, getting a bottle of ink tomorrow

Letter 1945

*had a Victory tea

Letter 1945

*I'm feb up with being apart

Letter 1945

*thanks for the stamps and cigs

Letter 1945

*have you heard from the war office yet

Letter 1945

*the war is over at last

Letter 1945

*both safe and well

Letter 1945

*no mail for two days

Letter 1945

*get away from Harrowgate Road

Letter 1945

*got your letter and parcel

Letter 1945

*on leave to Canvey Island

Letter 1945

*looking forward to holiday

Letter 1945

*got a seat on the train

Letter 1945

*few days at Canvey Island

Letter 1945

*just six days before my leave

Letter 1945

*home made cigs

Letter 1945

*trying to buy a wireless

Letter 1945

*Good news- out of the army before Christmas

Letter 1945

*my release has come in, civvey street next week!

Letter 1945