Letter from Reg
Title
Letter from Reg
Description
A letter written on Canadian Legion War Forces headed paper to his mother describing visits to the cinema and pub and, on one occasion missing the last bus and having to walk back. Annotated 'Reg's last letter to me 1943'.
Creator
Date
1943-06-07
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Three hand written sheets
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EMuirRWLMuirPE430607-0001, EMuirRWLMuirPE430607-0002, EMuirRWLMuirPE430607-0003
Transcription
[inserted] Reg’s last letter to me 1943 [/inserted]
C/o Same Address
Same Bloke!
CANADIAN [crest] LEGION
WAR SERVICES
June 7th 1943
My Dearest Mum,
Just a few lines in answer to your letter & langraph recieved [sic] on Saturday. Very glad to hear that all at home are still in the best of health.
Well, sweet, heres the news. On Thursday Tich & I went into Lincoln & saw ‘Casablanca’ a really grand film. Boy could I go for Ingrid Bergman. On Friday Ted, Tich & I went to the Phosway [sic] & had a couple of pints & home early to bed.
On Saturday we went into Newark & saw Abbott & Costello in ‘Pardon My
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Sarong” a very good film. Unfortunately little Mac & I both missed the last bus back & had to walk all the way. We got into bed at four o’clock. Wow! were we tired the next day & did our feet ache.
Last night we went to the camp cinema & saw Spencer Tracy & Ingrid Bergman in “Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde”. I’d already seen it once but it was well worth seeing again.
Had a real surprise yesterday.
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Guess who I met? Bob of all people. We’ve been chatting ever since then. He sends his regards to all of you.
Have just recieved [sic] Dad’s cable & your cards. Many many thanks indeed to you Ron & Mo.
Well sweet, nothing more to say except that am really looking forward to this week-end. So until then
All My Love
Reg
C/o Same Address
Same Bloke!
CANADIAN [crest] LEGION
WAR SERVICES
June 7th 1943
My Dearest Mum,
Just a few lines in answer to your letter & langraph recieved [sic] on Saturday. Very glad to hear that all at home are still in the best of health.
Well, sweet, heres the news. On Thursday Tich & I went into Lincoln & saw ‘Casablanca’ a really grand film. Boy could I go for Ingrid Bergman. On Friday Ted, Tich & I went to the Phosway [sic] & had a couple of pints & home early to bed.
On Saturday we went into Newark & saw Abbott & Costello in ‘Pardon My
[page break]
2/
Sarong” a very good film. Unfortunately little Mac & I both missed the last bus back & had to walk all the way. We got into bed at four o’clock. Wow! were we tired the next day & did our feet ache.
Last night we went to the camp cinema & saw Spencer Tracy & Ingrid Bergman in “Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde”. I’d already seen it once but it was well worth seeing again.
Had a real surprise yesterday.
[page break]
3/
Guess who I met? Bob of all people. We’ve been chatting ever since then. He sends his regards to all of you.
Have just recieved [sic] Dad’s cable & your cards. Many many thanks indeed to you Ron & Mo.
Well sweet, nothing more to say except that am really looking forward to this week-end. So until then
All My Love
Reg
Collection
Citation
Reginald William Lingfield Muir, “Letter from Reg,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 12, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42562.