Draft notes

Draft notes

Outline draft notes for memoir. Mentions posting, Grimsby, flying control, Lancaster, people, dances, parties, heartbreak, Americans, Heathcliff, removal of camp, posting to Swannington, Mosquito and more.

One-sided handwritten document

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To signals [inserted] symbol horrible girls [/inserted] after Dot [indecipherable word] [deleted letters] Shorthand typist – Bobby – Blonde Bombshell – Chap – went [indecipherable word] asked for posting - how it happened – Grimsby one hot May? day – Lancasters – nice Recce – Tregeder – Grace Vera - Jinx Ivy & Jacky – Dances [inserted] [indecipherable word] – Air Crew [/inserted] ops – Flying Control – Raids – Cranwell posting – Cranwell – swotting – leave for Xmas – Grimsby parties – Heartbreak – back to ghastly Cranwell – posted to [indecipherable word] – Americans – Syderstone [sic] Heathcliff – Lilly Renee – Old Panicy – Parties – American officers incident – removal of camp to button – Daphne – Yvonne – Norwich with Heathcliff – trouble with old Collings posted to Swannington – Mosquito Raids unhappy & ill – treatment Mother Riley Bee Ding dong, Lila Margery – Johnny – Penny – Johnny Bates – Con – [indecipherable word] Waaf Officer – sergeants mess parties – the last one any way – Chiefy – posting to Church Fenton – then Grimston Park then [indecipherable word] – work surroundings & opinion