Letter from Jack Darby to his Wife

Letter from Jack Darby to his Wife

He thanks he for her letter and the parcel of clean clothes. He plans to come down the next weekend. His cold is better. He needs a trowel to do some bricklaying at their flat.

1945-10-11

Two double sided handwritten sheets and envelope

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Mrs Darby,
7, Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey

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F/O. C. Darby, 154676.
R.A.F. Station
Acaster Malbis,
York.
Yorkshire

Wednesday

My darling.

Was so glad to receive your letter yesterday and my clean clothes in the parcel today.

Am glad to hear you are getting on with running the tea business, how long does this job last? you will be able to

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tell my [sic] all about it as I hope to come home next weekend, we have put in for a 48 hour pass, if it is granted I should catch the 2.6 pm from York on Saturday which should get me home about 7.30. if it isn't too late.

I think it would be best if we went to Blaygate and if I don't have to go back until Tuesday perhaps you would like to sleep at Surbiton on Sunday night as you have to be up bright and

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early on Monday.

We are finding a little more work to do now, it looks as though Bill and I will remain here until our demob comes up, however there's no knowing what the R.A.F. will do.

Am pleased to say that my cold is much better and should be nearly gone by the weekend.

I have'nt written to Tom about the saucepans, thought perhaps you would like to, still will talk it over at the weekend, regarding the

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[indecipherable word], well I've forgotten myself, shall probably have time on Monday.

I noticed in your letter that the bricks should have arrived, may be able to do that job this 48, will you get me a brick-layers trowel from an ironmongers, they are about 8/-, they are either 8" or 10" long.

Well, my dearest, thats all at the moment, hope to see you this weekend, remember me to Mum & Dad.

All my love, darling,

your loving husband

Jack