Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Writes that he was still doing ground school but hope to be flying that week. Mentions going into Shrewsbury on half day off with a couple of his crew. Mentions that he sent laundry and included some cocoa that he got from an Australian. Says he had not received any parcels and needed his laundry. Asks them to send his watch.

1944-07-05

Two page handwritten letter and envelope

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[postage stamp] [postmark 5 JLY 44]

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

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1238597 W.O. Ellis.

No 1 Sergeants’ Mess,
R.A.F. Station,
[deleted] Kidlington, [/deleted]
[deleted] Oxon. [/deleted]
Peplow
Nr. Market Drayton
Salop.

Dear Mam & Dad,

Nothing much has happened this week and we are still doing ground school although we are expecting to fly this week.

Yesterday we had half a day off, the first since we arrived here so I went to Shrewsbury with a couple of my crew, the navigator, Rae, and the Wireless Op, Eastcott, but I do not think much to Shrewsbury its’ hardly as interesting as Wellington. While I was down there I sent my laundry so you should have it by the time this arrives. You will find some cocoa [deleted] it [/deleted] in the parcel, one of the Australians had it in a parcel sent to him and

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and it is too much trouble to have it mashed.

By the way I have not received any parcels since I arrived back from leave so you can guess I need my laundry, I think you ought to go and have that parcel checked at the Post Office and see where it has got to. I hope it was registered.

In your last letter you said my watch had come back, could you send it on to me as I shall need it when I start flying and I shall not be able to come home and fetch it before then.

I think that is all for now I shall write again this weekend as we are not so busy now.

Remember me to all,

Your loving son,

Lewis