Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

Letter from Jack Darby to Jean

He replies to Jean's latest letter with domestic comments. He says he has no news.

1945-06-23

Two double sided handwritten sheets and both sides of envelope

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Miss J. Welland,
7. Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey

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[inserted] Rev. & Mrs J.H.R Glynne Jones
The Vicarage,
Church Rd
Claypole. [/inserted]

[inserted] Mrs Tandy,
1 Elm Rd.
Claypole
Surrey [/inserted]

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

Thursday,

My dearest Jean,

Thanks so much for your letter received this morning, am so glad to hear that you've been busy housekeeping, I'll ignore the next remark about "A womans work I suppose if she will agree that talking is work well it must be [deleted letter]right, good old Dad how he's suffering for my sake, I'm going to get him in the Castle which [sic] I come home next time and find out just how much he suffered, probably by then it'll be too late for me!

Am pleased to hear that

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Eastwoods are resigned to their loss and have advertised, I dont think you'll have got away from them until you're safely installed at the Naafi, or nearby.

I've just returned from visiting Jack and he's a lot better tonight, his temperature has gone down and the pain is decreasing, apparently its a form of dysentery there are one or two more cases on the camp.

Yesterday I went and saw the Adjutant about the leave scheme, he said as I had'nt heard the accommodation is booked and I

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shall receive notification about ten days before going. I hope this is correct, We get told so many fairy stories these days, however we've a new adjutant coming and Ill have a go at him. regarding the leave proper I'm waiting until the flight commander returns before starting things moving however I don't expect any difficulty.

I received a letter from Mum and Dad yesterday and a parcel arrived today, please tell them if you see them.

Well dear, theres not a lot to write about at the moment, it seems so long since I saw you, yet it was only last Saturday (exactly 117 hrs 3 minutes).

Give my love to Mother and Dad, hope they are both

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well and Dad's knee is better, how is Mrs Gale? hope she is a little better

Cheerio, darling, will be writing again soon.

All my love

Jack

P.S. Have bought 4 towels, enclosed are my coupons, you can use all these but get Dad to change them first for industrial ones.