Letter to Lewis Ellis from cousin Charlie

Letter to Lewis Ellis from cousin Charlie

Writing to let Lewis know he is in the best of health. Gossip about his activities. mentions Dakota and Horsa.

1944-07-03

Four page handwritten letter and envelope

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E[Author]CEllisEL440703

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CHAG C. [/inserted]

[indecipherable initials] Ellis
[indecipherable word] Sgts. Mess
R.A.F. Station,
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Market Drayton
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3.7.44

10 – 10-30 p.m.

C. G. [indecipherable letter]
Farm Camp,
Hanthorpe Hall
Hanthorpe
nr. Bourne
Lincs.

Dear Lewis

Just a line to let you know I am in the best of health & having some time here. I am writing this in bed so excuse writing [deleted] an [/deleted] & it is getting dark to [sic]. We have only worked 2 hours today as it has rained the rest of the time but we varied the

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[deleted] N [/deleted] “Monopoly” & after tea we had a hay fight in the barn. We have just found 1 bunch of nettles 1 horseradish & 1 shoe in Scotts bed 1 Wellington in Crabbes & a soap box in mine. It has [deleted] stopped [/deleted] stopped raining just now but it is very wet underfoot. As I go on my bike to work it has got very wet & probably

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by morning unless day on it stops it.

I wrote to my mum & your’s on Thursday & got a reply from mum today. Hope you are getting on O.K at the new place. We have heard nothing about the war out here & except for seeing

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a lot of Dakotas, Horsa & Hadrian gliders & Lightnings we don’t know there's a war on.

Your loving
cousin

Charlie

P.S, Send reply if pos. before 9th July as we leave on the 12 th.

Sorry letter is late forgot to post it.