Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Writes that he had done quite a bit of flying and comments on news from home. Mentioned that he had sent his washing off and would like it back as soon as possible. Writes that he had borrowed a bike on previous weekend and went to Woodstock for a dance and social. Mentions meeting an acquaintance from Canada training in the mess.

1944-04-28

Four page handwritten letter and evelope

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[postage stamp] [postmark 28 AP 44]

Mrs H. Ellis,
54, Wulfric Rd.,
Manor,
Sheffield 2.
Yorks.

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1238597 F/S Ellis

Sergeants’ Mess,
R.A.F. Station,
Kidlington,
Oxon.

Dear Mam & Dad,

Thanks for the letter which I received a week ago. I have been quite busy the last week or so and done quite a bit of flying. I was sorry to hear about our Sidney’s report, I do not think it would do him any harm to go to bed two or three hours earlier than he usually does.

By the time you get this I should imagine my dad has got his green house or at least heard where it has

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got to[deleted]o[/deleted].

I was glad to hear about Fred and I would have liked to have seen him drunk. I am writting [sic] to him now I have his address so I should get a personal account of it.

It dosn’t [sic] matter about the bike but as I am likely to be here some time I am going to get a second hand one. It is too far to talk across to the flight and back two or three times a day and it wastes a lot of time which I could spend flying.

I have sent my washing off this morning and I would like

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it back as soon as you can as I may be leaving here to go on a course for a week or so but I shall return here after I have finished it.

Last Saturday I managed to borrow a bike and a few of us went to Woodstock, a village close by, and had quite a good time at a dance and social they have there every Saturday. Last night I went into Kidlington and saw “Orchestra Wives” but I had seen it before in Canada.

Most of the other evenings I have not finished flying until late so I have stayed on

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the camp.

A couple of days ago I walked into the mess and the first person I saw was “Happy” Parsons one of the boys who was at Paulson with me. He came home a few days before I did and [deleted]h[/deleted]as he broke his hand just before Christmas he has been held up quite a bit.

I guess thats all for now

Remember me to all

Your loving son

Lewis