Letter to Lewis Ellis from his mother
Title
Letter to Lewis Ellis from his mother
Description
Discusses mail expectations and disappointment that he had not got the previous weekend off. Asks after his health and mentions father had a cold as well. Comments on seeing Lancaster and Manchester fly over. Writes about brother playing for second team and catches up with other family news.
Creator
Date
1943-10-22
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Four page handwritten letter and envelope
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EEllisHEllisEL431023
Transcription
[post mark 22 OCT 1943] [postage stamp]
1238597
Sergt. L. Ellis
12 Flight
B110 Intake
Hotel Majestic
Harrogate.
[inserted] 23 OCT 1943 [/inserted]
[page break]
[blank page]
[page break]
54 Wulfric Rd
Sheffield 2.
Dear Lewis
You will think me a long time answering your welcome letter we received last Saturday morning, but with you saying you was writing at the weekend and nothing as [sic] come up to press we thought you must be getting posted. Any way I thought I would just drop you a line then write again later
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every one calling me for not writing before we were all disappointed of you not being able to get last week end Dad was real in the dumps’ so he went fire watching on the Saturday night only 6.30 while 10.30.
How is your cough and cold Lewis I do hope they are better Dad as [sic] had a bad one this week I expected him coming home one day this week as it had got on his chest.
Our Charlie is here with me now he as been a[missing letter]
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3/
home all week bad we have just been watching a Lancaster going over then wheeling round and coming back we had a Manchester on Tuesday night just skim the slates we have never had one so low before every one turn out holding their heads on, it did cause a real sensation.
Our Sidney was playing for the second team yesterday he was playing in shoes a size too small so you can guess what kind of a game it was he lost his dinner ticket so he went up to Bents Green and brought two teacakes’ a round of scone’s so did not [indecipherable word] Auntie Clara
[page break]
as just arrive to fetch the usual menue [sic] and is going to post this at the same time she sends all the best from all of them and hoping to see you soon Dad Rene and Sidney send their love
All mine dear
Love Mother x.
1238597
Sergt. L. Ellis
12 Flight
B110 Intake
Hotel Majestic
Harrogate.
[inserted] 23 OCT 1943 [/inserted]
[page break]
[blank page]
[page break]
54 Wulfric Rd
Sheffield 2.
Dear Lewis
You will think me a long time answering your welcome letter we received last Saturday morning, but with you saying you was writing at the weekend and nothing as [sic] come up to press we thought you must be getting posted. Any way I thought I would just drop you a line then write again later
[page break]
2/
every one calling me for not writing before we were all disappointed of you not being able to get last week end Dad was real in the dumps’ so he went fire watching on the Saturday night only 6.30 while 10.30.
How is your cough and cold Lewis I do hope they are better Dad as [sic] had a bad one this week I expected him coming home one day this week as it had got on his chest.
Our Charlie is here with me now he as been a[missing letter]
[page break]
3/
home all week bad we have just been watching a Lancaster going over then wheeling round and coming back we had a Manchester on Tuesday night just skim the slates we have never had one so low before every one turn out holding their heads on, it did cause a real sensation.
Our Sidney was playing for the second team yesterday he was playing in shoes a size too small so you can guess what kind of a game it was he lost his dinner ticket so he went up to Bents Green and brought two teacakes’ a round of scone’s so did not [indecipherable word] Auntie Clara
[page break]
as just arrive to fetch the usual menue [sic] and is going to post this at the same time she sends all the best from all of them and hoping to see you soon Dad Rene and Sidney send their love
All mine dear
Love Mother x.
Collection
Citation
H Ellis, “Letter to Lewis Ellis from his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 17, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/43157.