Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

His crew is all fit and they are flying again. He is expecting leave soon.

1945-01-06

Two double sided handwritten sheets and envelope

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Miss J. Welland
7. Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey.

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F/o C. Darby, 154676.
R.A.F. Station,
Stradishall
Nr Newmarket
Suffolk.

6th January 1945.

My darling Jean,

Thanks so much for your two letters, the last one of which arrived today.

Am so glad to hear that Eastwoods have decided to retain the services of their experienced? and highly trained?? comptometer operator at last until she has another day off. Seriously darling

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I thoroughly enjoyed that day, it made such a nice change, even if I did have to walk nearly to Tolworth to see you! you must know how much I love you to get up early, shall soon have nerve enough to face your rolling pin.

As Jack is fit we are flying again, went out last night and shall probably be on again tonight the weather was’nt too bad but was a bit thick coming back.

Heres a little bit of news, probably won’t interest you – much our leave is provisionally fixed for the

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week beginning 21st January, so perhaps you can make a few discreet remarks or have an attack of something or other, it should’nt be altered but you know how things are, was rather surprised it was so soon but I did’nt say no.

The weather has turned a little milder today but its raining and rather miserable, still I’m in the warm writing to my ‘little gal’ so I’m quite happy, would be more pleased still if you were here or I was at home, anyway I’m not grumbling. I really get my full share of leave.

By the way, in your last Tuesday’s

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letter you were wondering where I was, well I hate to disappoint your vision of me on a cold station waiting for the local train – I was in camp in the bar drinking a nice pint of bitter, thats rather destroyed the illusion has’nt it?

Well, darling not much more news, by the way don’t forget to order the moon for our next leave then I can get the lowdown on this moon on your hair angle’

Cheerio for now, dearest look after yourself, write soon, all my love

Jack