Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
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Title
Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Description
Says he will try and get postal order to include in this letter. Catches up with news of friends and family. Mentions colleague in hospital with flu. Makes some comments about men in his hut.
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Date
1941-10-11
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Language
Format
Two page handwritten letter and envelope
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Identifier
EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]411011
Transcription
[postage stamp] [post mark]
Mrs Ellis
54 Wulfric Rd.,
Manor
Sheffield 2.
Yorks
[page break]
1238597 LAC E[missing letters]
ATTS draf[missing letters]
Hut 9 [missing words]
[page break]
[RAF crest]
1238597 LAC ELLIS
ATTS draft
Hut 9 C Squadron
No. 2 P.D. Wing
R.A.F.
Wilmslow
Cheshire
Dear Mam & Dad,
I got your letter today at dinner time. In my last letter I did [underlined] not [/underlined] put any money in as I could not get a P.O; but I will try & get one to put in this letter, so its alright.
I also got a letter from Rodgers this morning telling me about Uncle Charlie and he also says he is expecting to be here in Wilmslow tomorrow Saturday so I shall probably see him. If I don’t I have his home address to write to.
Sayer w[deleted]h[/deleted]ent sick this morning and
[page break]
they have kept him in hospital with severe influenza and a temperature of 101⁰F & he sleeps next to me?
I think Ill go & see him this afternoon & see if he wants anything.
The other lads in our hut are University chaps but they are very ignorant with regard to air force matters, I don’t know what they’d do with out us [underlined] old [/underlined]? hands.
Well that’s all for now
Write back soon
Your loving son
Lewis
P.S. I don’t know how long we’ll be here Tell Hats I havn’t [sic] forgotten his birthday & I’ll try & find time to write to him to day.
Mrs Ellis
54 Wulfric Rd.,
Manor
Sheffield 2.
Yorks
[page break]
1238597 LAC E[missing letters]
ATTS draf[missing letters]
Hut 9 [missing words]
[page break]
[RAF crest]
1238597 LAC ELLIS
ATTS draft
Hut 9 C Squadron
No. 2 P.D. Wing
R.A.F.
Wilmslow
Cheshire
Dear Mam & Dad,
I got your letter today at dinner time. In my last letter I did [underlined] not [/underlined] put any money in as I could not get a P.O; but I will try & get one to put in this letter, so its alright.
I also got a letter from Rodgers this morning telling me about Uncle Charlie and he also says he is expecting to be here in Wilmslow tomorrow Saturday so I shall probably see him. If I don’t I have his home address to write to.
Sayer w[deleted]h[/deleted]ent sick this morning and
[page break]
they have kept him in hospital with severe influenza and a temperature of 101⁰F & he sleeps next to me?
I think Ill go & see him this afternoon & see if he wants anything.
The other lads in our hut are University chaps but they are very ignorant with regard to air force matters, I don’t know what they’d do with out us [underlined] old [/underlined]? hands.
Well that’s all for now
Write back soon
Your loving son
Lewis
P.S. I don’t know how long we’ll be here Tell Hats I havn’t [sic] forgotten his birthday & I’ll try & find time to write to him to day.
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Citation
E L Ellis, “Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 13, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42849.