Letter to Lewis Ellis from Gus Knox

EKnoxATEllisEL440913.pdf

Title

Letter to Lewis Ellis from Gus Knox

Description

Writes he is still on leave after three months and expecting word to move. Mentions possibility of going to Europe but unlikely. Comments on being posted as a crew and on waiting around and not on operations. Writes of activities including cycling, and building radio. Notes he had not heard from Lewis for four months. Catches up with news of friends, including one who was killed. Concludes with comments about son Lewis.

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Date

1944-09-13

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Format

Six page handwritten letter and envelope

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EKnoxATEllisEL440913

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Citation

G Knox, “Letter to Lewis Ellis from Gus Knox,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/43251.