Soldat Paul May

EMayDMayP420430.pdf

Title

Soldat Paul May

Description

Writing to 'my darling Teddy' Dorothy gives Paul news from home and her difficulties in obtaining some goods including toilet paper and asks if Paul can obtain curry powder. She mentions new railway tracks being laid, a cannon being built and news from refugees from towns suffering from attacks. Dorothy gives news of friends including one whose nephew has been sent to Russia. She expresses her resignation to not seeing Paul for sometime and urges him to 'keep smiling'; signing off 'your loving little Mog'.

Creator

Date

1942-04-30

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Language

Format

One envelope and eight hand written sheets

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EMayDMayP420430

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Citation

Dorothy May, “Soldat Paul May,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 12, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/56894.