Letter from Frank Claydon to Evelyn
Title
Letter from Frank Claydon to Evelyn
Description
He thanks her for her letter and 'enclosures'. He is not feeling happy and wants to quit.
Creator
Date
1944-01-11
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One double sided handwritten sheet and envelope
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EClaydonFEKnightEMM440111-0001, EClaydonFEKnightEMM440111-0002, EClaydonFEKnightEMM440111-0003
Transcription
[postage stamp] [post mark]
Mrs. E. Knight.
12 Hillside Ave
Friern Barnet
London N.11.
[page break]
11.1.44
R.A.F. Kirmington
Nr Ulceby Lincs.
Dear Evelyn
Thanks very much for your letter and enclosures. I was in luck last week having had 3 parcels! Can you ‘phone Violet and ask her to send me Derick’s address as I have mislaid her letter which gave it and I can then write to him.
I hope you wont misunderstand me but I feel just a little unhappy about accepting these presents from you both because if D. is having to pay for them I feel I ought to reimburse him but if I tell him that he probably wont like it!
[page break]
Although I am temporarily grounded I have had far more work to do than is normally the case!
Pape has now been definitely grounded and sent away as a ‘breakdown’ case so that once again it looks as if I shall be on the move. This will probably mean going to Lindhome once again – for the third time – as I am pretty ‘fed’ about it – even to the extent of saying I've had enough but am afraid the war wont be won that way,
Well cheerio and thanks once again. love to all
Frank.
Mrs. E. Knight.
12 Hillside Ave
Friern Barnet
London N.11.
[page break]
11.1.44
R.A.F. Kirmington
Nr Ulceby Lincs.
Dear Evelyn
Thanks very much for your letter and enclosures. I was in luck last week having had 3 parcels! Can you ‘phone Violet and ask her to send me Derick’s address as I have mislaid her letter which gave it and I can then write to him.
I hope you wont misunderstand me but I feel just a little unhappy about accepting these presents from you both because if D. is having to pay for them I feel I ought to reimburse him but if I tell him that he probably wont like it!
[page break]
Although I am temporarily grounded I have had far more work to do than is normally the case!
Pape has now been definitely grounded and sent away as a ‘breakdown’ case so that once again it looks as if I shall be on the move. This will probably mean going to Lindhome once again – for the third time – as I am pretty ‘fed’ about it – even to the extent of saying I've had enough but am afraid the war wont be won that way,
Well cheerio and thanks once again. love to all
Frank.
Collection
Citation
Frank Claydon, “Letter from Frank Claydon to Evelyn,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 20, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/43413.