https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1318/19802/EDaviesDHHughesB431024-0001.1.jpg 4c290b60abad7cb61042eab384bc4c95 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1318/19802/EDaviesDHHughesB431024-0002.1.jpg d681416572c1e322263a4368f19eecec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Davies, Dave D Davies David Howell Davies Description An account of the resource 26 items, including 22 letters, three photographs, and a service and release book. The collection consists of correspondence sent by Sergeant Dave Davies (1923 - 1984, 1653015 Royal Air Force) during his pilot training in Canada to his fiancée, Betty Hughes, who lived in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales. It also includes photographs of Dave Davies in Royal Air Force uniform, one with his bride, Betty, in wedding dress; and his service and release book. Dave Davies served with 48 Squadron from 28 January 1942 to 1 October 1946. The collection was digitised on behalf of the IBCC Digital Archive by Edward Davies and catalogued by Monica Emmanuelli with additional contribution by Natalie Brimecome-Mills. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-08-10 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Davies, DH Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [postmark] MISS BETTY HUGHES, 50. PORTLAND STREET. ABERYSTWYTH. CARDIGANSHIRE. WALES. 1653015 L.A.C. DAVIES. D.H. R.A.F. STATION ESTEVAN SASKATCHEWAN CANADA. x [page break] [underlined] 11 [/underlined] 1653015. L.A.C. DAVIES. D.H. R.A.F. STATION, ESTEVAN. SASKATCHEWAN CANADA 24/10/43. My Dearest Darling, I received three of your letters today darling, which I was very pleased to receive. They evare sent on from Assiniboia. One [deleted] was [/deleted] written on [page break] the 1st October the others on the 28th of September and 5th of October. I was surprised to hear that you had been down to Cwmcoy [sic] darling. I hope you enjoyed yourself but I wish I had been down there with you. I spent the happiest days of my life down there with you. I hope it w’ont [sic] be too long before I take you down again. You were’nt [sic] chased by a nanny-goat [sic] this time were you? I do remember that night very well darling. Did’nt [sic] we have some fun that night? You did’nt [sic] wear my slippers out did you? I hope the time will soon come when I’ll be able to put them on again. The weather is getting worse hre [sic] every day, too darling. IT [sic] gets really cold at times. They say it is very unusual not to have any snow here before the end of October. They were snow bound here last year for weeks and they say it’s nothing unusual for the temperature to drop to 40° below zero. So you can imagine what we are in for. I miss the boys now, we had been together for so long it seems funny not to see them around. I suppose I shall see them again sometime though. It’s more than likely I shall meet them in Moncton on the way back. I still have a Taffy [sic] with me though. He is from Llandilo [sic]. We get on very well together. I shall tell Don about the piece of cake you’re going to give him when I write to him next. I hope it w’ont [sic] be too long to darling. I’m waiting for that day, it will be the happiest day of my life. I’m looking forward to the day I’ll be able to call you my wife. I hope you feel the same darling. I was sorry to hear your broadcast did’nt [sic] come off. I bet it was a shock for you. It can still picture you in your white blouse on that day of the performance I saw. What did you mean by saying that you would keep what I said in mind? I’m sorry I could’nt [sic] have been home to have some of your birthday cake darling. Was it nice? I hope you had a nice birthday darling. I wish I could have been there to make it a little happier for you. Well darling we’re still working as hard as ever. Flying these big aircraft [underlined] is [/underlined] more difficult than the ones we have been used to, but we’re getting used to [page break] them now. Well darling I’ll have to close. There’s a barack [sic] room inspection by the C.O. in the morning so I’ll have to get mobile and give a hand with the floor. I miss you as much as ever darling. I’m always thinking of you and hoping we’ll meet again soon. Think of me sometimes. Love me always darling. I’ll be back soon. Yours ever Your darling Dave. xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Dave Davies to Betty Hughes Description An account of the resource Dave relays which letters he has recently received from Betty. He recalls a memory of time spent together; and looks forward to the day he can return home to marry her. Dave writes about the very cold weather and snow. He misses the cohort that he is no longer with; and hopes that Betty enjoyed her birthday. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dave Davies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-10-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Monica Emmanuelli Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EDaviesDHHughesB431024 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Saskatchewan Saskatchewan--Estevan Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-10 1943-09 love and romance RCAF Estevan training