Letter from Arthur Bailey to Doris
Title
Letter from Arthur Bailey to Doris
Description
He complains of the cold weather. He writes about his wedding. He asks about the wedding photographs then complains he has little news.
Creator
Date
1941-02-02
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One double sided handwritten sheets
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Contributor
Identifier
EBaileyAWSellickD410202-0001, EBaileyAWSellickD410202-0002
Transcription
749748 L.A.C. Bailey
“A” Flight.
72. Squadron.
Acklington
Sunday. 2nd February. 1941.
My Dear Doris,
Hello sister, how are you today, very well I hope? I must apologise for not writing before, but since returning here from my embarkation leave I have had a difficult job to keep up with my correspondence & really it has been so very cold for writing & now I have my old trouble, throat trouble, & when I am better again the M.O. is going to arrange for me to have my tonsils removed.
Since my wedding Doris, I have written that number of letters that I hardly remember if I thanked you for the wonderful present you & Arthur gave us; gosh we are pleased with it & I saw it last week-end, while on a 48 hr pass. I have written Arthur, thanking him & do hope he has conquered his course & trust he does well.
Doris have you any of our wedding photos, if not mother will in all probability be sending them to you, as I am having nothing to do with them, my wifes doing that job. hah hah sounds good doesn’t it?
Well, news from this front is somewhat scance, [sic] & I hope all is well where you are, seems old Jerry is saving up his bombers for some
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reason or other. Doris I am not feeling too good this evening, as you can guess; very little voice, rotten throat & head, never mind I’ll soon throw it off & then get rid of my tonsils, once & for always. So for present cheerio, & keep smiling & I wish you all the very best. Remember me to Arthur & hope to be seeing you all soon. Cheerio!
Your Loving Brother,
Arthur.
“A” Flight.
72. Squadron.
Acklington
Sunday. 2nd February. 1941.
My Dear Doris,
Hello sister, how are you today, very well I hope? I must apologise for not writing before, but since returning here from my embarkation leave I have had a difficult job to keep up with my correspondence & really it has been so very cold for writing & now I have my old trouble, throat trouble, & when I am better again the M.O. is going to arrange for me to have my tonsils removed.
Since my wedding Doris, I have written that number of letters that I hardly remember if I thanked you for the wonderful present you & Arthur gave us; gosh we are pleased with it & I saw it last week-end, while on a 48 hr pass. I have written Arthur, thanking him & do hope he has conquered his course & trust he does well.
Doris have you any of our wedding photos, if not mother will in all probability be sending them to you, as I am having nothing to do with them, my wifes doing that job. hah hah sounds good doesn’t it?
Well, news from this front is somewhat scance, [sic] & I hope all is well where you are, seems old Jerry is saving up his bombers for some
[page break]
2/
reason or other. Doris I am not feeling too good this evening, as you can guess; very little voice, rotten throat & head, never mind I’ll soon throw it off & then get rid of my tonsils, once & for always. So for present cheerio, & keep smiling & I wish you all the very best. Remember me to Arthur & hope to be seeing you all soon. Cheerio!
Your Loving Brother,
Arthur.
Collection
Citation
Arthur Bailey, “Letter from Arthur Bailey to Doris,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 15, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/45100.