Letter from Arthur Bailey to Doris
Title
Letter from Arthur Bailey to Doris
Description
Part of a letter to Doris. He has moved from Coltishall to Leuchars.
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Date
1940-12-04
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Format
One handwritten sheet
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Contributor
Identifier
EBaileyAWSellickD401204-0001
Transcription
749748 A.C.1. Bailey
“A” Flight.
72. Squadron.
Leuchars.
Fifeshire.
Scotland.
4th Dec 1940.
My Dear Doris.
Well “Lou-Lou” how are you, quite O.K. I hope, & very many thanks for your letter you wrote me at this address, it is 2 weeks old but it succeeded in awaiting my arrival here, & am so pleased to hear you are doing O.K. I am sorry I didn’t answer your last letter but when it arrived at Coltishall we were about to move up here.
Thanks very much for Art’s address I’ll write to him this evening, do hope he is getting use [sic] to the R.A.F. life & can grin & bear it.!! I trust he will be
“A” Flight.
72. Squadron.
Leuchars.
Fifeshire.
Scotland.
4th Dec 1940.
My Dear Doris.
Well “Lou-Lou” how are you, quite O.K. I hope, & very many thanks for your letter you wrote me at this address, it is 2 weeks old but it succeeded in awaiting my arrival here, & am so pleased to hear you are doing O.K. I am sorry I didn’t answer your last letter but when it arrived at Coltishall we were about to move up here.
Thanks very much for Art’s address I’ll write to him this evening, do hope he is getting use [sic] to the R.A.F. life & can grin & bear it.!! I trust he will be
Collection
Citation
Arthur Bailey, “Letter from Arthur Bailey to Doris,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 10, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/45095.
