Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Title
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Description
Still awaiting letter, none since December 17th. Mentions contents of letter from air ministry which stated that they had received communication via the American consulate in Tunis from their son who was interned at Le Kef Tunisia that he was well and in good condition. Grateful to consul and red cross Geneva for sending news. Little to tell in censored letters. catches up with news of activities and plans. Catches up with news of family/friends. Father wonders how he is managing for money and mentions pay.
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Date
1941-01-11
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Format
Two page handwritten letter
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Identifier
EHudsonP-HEHudsonJD410111
Transcription
[inserted] 19 [/inserted]
[inserted] 12-3-41 [/inserted]
10 Moorside Rd.
Kensal
Salford 7
England.
Sat. Jan. 11. 1941.
My dear Douglas.
I am still eagerly awaiting a letter from you as I have not had one since Dec. 17th dated Oct. 18th. I should begin to feel anxious if I had not had a letter from the Air Ministry in London dated Jan. 4. as follow “Sir. I am directed to inform you that a message has been transmitted by the American Consulate, Tunis, from your son Sgt. J. D. Hudson now interned at Le Kef, Tunisia, to the effect that he is well & in good condition, & wishes his relatives to be so informed.” The message was most welcome – indeed we are very grateful to the American Consul in Tunis & to the International Red Cross at Geneva for their kindness in sending news of, & from you. And now I shall just keep on looking forward to your next letter & am hoping now that you have got my first letter to you in Le Kef. I feel I have so little to tell you in these censored letters & there is so much I should like to tell you. This morning I was made very happy indeed by the kindest letter from Miss Law writing
[page break]
Dad & [deleted] D [/deleted] [inserted] me [/inserted] to go stay with her for a few days if we would like a change & rest. We are both very touched by her kind gesture, but I’m afraid we must wait a little while. It is not an easy matter leaving home at present. There are so many plans to make, that it is not advisable at present, as we should have to trouble the local residents to look after things. I have not heard from John since Christmas, nor have I seen Mrs Clayton since she came at 1 p.m. I told you I had a letter from “Acy” & she is to be married on Feb. 15th. I should like to ask her to come here, but again, war-time conditions make travelling so difficult. If she stays in the [indecipherable word] until the lighter days come I shall ask her to come along then. Dad & I often wonder how you are managing about money. For the month of November we were not able to get the allotment at Salford but after sundry writings etc. we got things settled up all right. It seems that so far as the R.A.F. is concerned you are now a casualty. John thought we ought to try to get to know about your pay – whether you are getting it or if we should be getting it for you. Perhaps you understand what is happening about it. I hope so.
All love from Mother & Dad.
755052 J. D. Hudson (Sgt. Chef.)
Camp de Sejour Surfeille
S/courert Commandant D’armes
El Kef
Tunisie
Nord Afrique.
[inserted] 12-3-41 [/inserted]
10 Moorside Rd.
Kensal
Salford 7
England.
Sat. Jan. 11. 1941.
My dear Douglas.
I am still eagerly awaiting a letter from you as I have not had one since Dec. 17th dated Oct. 18th. I should begin to feel anxious if I had not had a letter from the Air Ministry in London dated Jan. 4. as follow “Sir. I am directed to inform you that a message has been transmitted by the American Consulate, Tunis, from your son Sgt. J. D. Hudson now interned at Le Kef, Tunisia, to the effect that he is well & in good condition, & wishes his relatives to be so informed.” The message was most welcome – indeed we are very grateful to the American Consul in Tunis & to the International Red Cross at Geneva for their kindness in sending news of, & from you. And now I shall just keep on looking forward to your next letter & am hoping now that you have got my first letter to you in Le Kef. I feel I have so little to tell you in these censored letters & there is so much I should like to tell you. This morning I was made very happy indeed by the kindest letter from Miss Law writing
[page break]
Dad & [deleted] D [/deleted] [inserted] me [/inserted] to go stay with her for a few days if we would like a change & rest. We are both very touched by her kind gesture, but I’m afraid we must wait a little while. It is not an easy matter leaving home at present. There are so many plans to make, that it is not advisable at present, as we should have to trouble the local residents to look after things. I have not heard from John since Christmas, nor have I seen Mrs Clayton since she came at 1 p.m. I told you I had a letter from “Acy” & she is to be married on Feb. 15th. I should like to ask her to come here, but again, war-time conditions make travelling so difficult. If she stays in the [indecipherable word] until the lighter days come I shall ask her to come along then. Dad & I often wonder how you are managing about money. For the month of November we were not able to get the allotment at Salford but after sundry writings etc. we got things settled up all right. It seems that so far as the R.A.F. is concerned you are now a casualty. John thought we ought to try to get to know about your pay – whether you are getting it or if we should be getting it for you. Perhaps you understand what is happening about it. I hope so.
All love from Mother & Dad.
755052 J. D. Hudson (Sgt. Chef.)
Camp de Sejour Surfeille
S/courert Commandant D’armes
El Kef
Tunisie
Nord Afrique.
Collection
Citation
P Hudson, “Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 15, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/23099.