Letter from George Judd to Mrs Bint
Title
Letter from George Judd to Mrs Bint
Description
Mentions that he is used to Spitfires now although he cannot tell them much about them but mentions a little anyway. Comment that he had not heard from them and mentions his birthday. Describes briefly his daily activities.
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Date
1942-04-19
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Language
Format
Two page handwritten letter and envelope
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Identifier
EJuddGGBirtRC420419
Transcription
[two postage stamps] [two postmarks]
R. Cecil Birt, Esq.,
[deleted] 867, Hellmuth Avenue,
London [/deleted]
[inserted] 194 Queens St.
Kitchener Ont. [/inserted]
Ontario
[underlined] CANADA [/underlined]
[page break]
[postmark London 6 May 1942]
[page break]
[Royal Air Force crest]
OFFICERS’ MESS,
R.A.F. STATION,
Dear Mr Birt,
Well, I am quite used to Spitfires now, but cant tell you much about them, (talk like that being frowned upon in high circles), except that they are marvellous and fly like swallows. By the way, am writing to you this time, instead of the lady of the house, will write to Mrs Birt in about a fortnight. Do you know, I have not heard from you since arriving in England!
[page break]
It was my birthday on the fifteenth, my first one away from home. The one before that just happened to coincide with Embarkation leave.
We have a lot of work to do now, and P.T. in the evening, so we are all marvellously fit. Plenty of good food too, just as much as we want. I wonder if the German airmen are as well looked after as we are. I dont [sic] think they are, actually. Well please give my love to Mrs Birt and the children. I suppose Beth no longer has her good looks marred [deleted] b [/deleted] by a black eye now.
Yours [underlined] George [/underlined]
R. Cecil Birt, Esq.,
[deleted] 867, Hellmuth Avenue,
London [/deleted]
[inserted] 194 Queens St.
Kitchener Ont. [/inserted]
Ontario
[underlined] CANADA [/underlined]
[page break]
[postmark London 6 May 1942]
[page break]
[Royal Air Force crest]
OFFICERS’ MESS,
R.A.F. STATION,
Dear Mr Birt,
Well, I am quite used to Spitfires now, but cant tell you much about them, (talk like that being frowned upon in high circles), except that they are marvellous and fly like swallows. By the way, am writing to you this time, instead of the lady of the house, will write to Mrs Birt in about a fortnight. Do you know, I have not heard from you since arriving in England!
[page break]
It was my birthday on the fifteenth, my first one away from home. The one before that just happened to coincide with Embarkation leave.
We have a lot of work to do now, and P.T. in the evening, so we are all marvellously fit. Plenty of good food too, just as much as we want. I wonder if the German airmen are as well looked after as we are. I dont [sic] think they are, actually. Well please give my love to Mrs Birt and the children. I suppose Beth no longer has her good looks marred [deleted] b [/deleted] by a black eye now.
Yours [underlined] George [/underlined]
Collection
Citation
G Judd, “Letter from George Judd to Mrs Bint,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 7, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/34052.