Letter from Glenn Brooks to his Family

Letter from Glenn Brooks to his Family

He has received letters with family news. He has been on leave in London and Birmingham. He writes about family and friends and asks for parcels.

1944-03-05

One handwritten sheet

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EBrooksGWBrooks[Fam]440305

5 Mar 1944: Hello Everyone.
Well it's Sunday night 9:00 o'clock. Am in the Sgts’ Mess with the gramophone blaring away, trying to write you a letter. Received two letters from you this last week. Glad to hear you are all quite well and wintering pretty well.
You will soon have the chickens and that will keep you busy for a while. Wish you lots of luck with them this year.
I am quite well and healthy and kept busy since I got back off leave on Friday. Had a very nice leave in London and Birmingham. Was up to see Archie1 but apparently he left the day before I got there for Canada. I'm not certain of this because anything can happen. So don't tell Dora that he is coming for certain. I saw Bill Harris and Roy Austin and stayed at their station overnight while I was on leave. They sure had a long leave in Canada. I guess they found it hard to come back to this life again.
Dora sent me some pictures of the kids and her taken it the at the millpond while skating. Also a picture of mother and Gwen at the ?guto?. They were very good set of snaps.
I expect Gwen will have tried her exam by now. Hope she made out OK at it.
Apparently the forum is getting to be quite a thing; in all your letters you seem to mention it. How is dad making out at the discussion? He will be quite a speaker by the time I get back. Tell dad you've got to be well educated in order to read my writing without difficulty. He will be able to spend those long winter evenings smoking his pipe and deciphering my letters.
I was quite close to where Howard Wight was stationed but didn't contact him as it was late and we wanted to get back to London for the night. It's rather hard to find your way around in a blackout when you don't know the layout very well.
Haven't received any parcels from you as yet and only one from Dora. I don't know where they are all going to but hope that some show up. There really isn't any news of importance. Hope to be home to see you all soon.
Love Glenn