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Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 41. Lists books that have arrived and ask her to thank donors. Planning to start agriculture course. He is continuing with violin and would like to master Dutch. Reports second parcel of clothing has arrived and he has most of what he needs…
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 40. He is concerned she is overdoing things by taking on another job, which she had mentioned in letter number 37. He is grateful for the chess set from Hamley’s and hopes to play some games when he has time.
Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 35. Lists letters and parcels (contents) received. Writes of nasal problems and relates issues of another prisoner, Frank Pepper who has been in interned for 2 1/2 years. Describes treatment of prisoners and reckons he is in best camp. Reports…
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 34. List letters and parcels that have arrived. News from home and glad daughter avoided measles. He has a streaming cold.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 24. Notes it is the 3rd anniversary of their engagement and he writes how lucky he has been since asking her to marry him. He has been for a walk and seen some of the outside world.
Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 23. No mail since last card. Is fit and has enough to eat. No exercise for two months but hopes to play soccer soon. Has had notification of books on their way but no sign of clothing food or tobacco parcels. Has joined newly opened Toc H…
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 22. Reports letters and photographs that have arrived and states that mail ration has improved. Sends thanks to others who have written. They have performed the first show in a theatre which they have built. Still studying German and violin.
Letter from Douglas Hudson to his parents
Comments that he has received no new mail. Says he is enclosing three photographs taken some time ago and describes content. Says he is only sending a few photos at a time in case letters go missing. Writes that dramatic society are producing "Snow…
Letter from Douglas Hudson to his parents
Lists letters recently received. Wishes his would to them would arrive sooner but hopeful as mail would now go by airmail via the consulate again and would take 6 weeks rather that the current 12-14 weeks. Comments on weather in England. Mentions…
Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 33. Wishes her happy birthday. Speculates on when he will be home. Mentions health and medicine issues. Writes about his Dutch room mates and another Belgian prisoners he likes. Describes multinational nature of prisoners in his block. Notes…
Notes for officers course
A note book belonging to Herbert O’Hara containing his notes on Royal Air Force rules and regulations, organisation and management.
Harold Warren's note book
Form 407, RAF Large Note Book, belonging to Harold Warren, and consisting of 90 pages of notes and drawings relative to his training.
1944 diary
Hand-written 1944 diary. Detailed entries of flying, camp life, the weather and letters to and from home. Many references to going to cinema. Last entry 17 July 1944.
Instrument course notebook
166 pages of instrument course including notes with details and hand-drawn colour diagrams of aircraft instruments and gauges including pressure gauges, warning systems, clocks, compasses, bomb and gun sights, flight instruments and telecoms…
Elizabeth Humphrey's training notebook
A notebook used by Elizabeth Humphrey during her training as an instrument technician.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother with general conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling. He writes about his marks in English and the marks of the other boys, the Rectors hockey match played by the under 11’s and the under 14’s.…
Letter from David Boldy to his mother and brother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother and brother. States his opinion on the latest Churchill’s speech; writes about his evening out with his friends and going to see a Bing Crosby film. He also writes doing Morse code and maths and about having no…
Letter from David Boldy to his mother and brother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother and brother. Exclaims the benefit French reinforcements after a peace treaty; discusses his financial affairs and mentions his daily routine and chores; he describes the taking of his ‘ghastly’ official…
Letter from David Boldy to his parents
Letter from David Boldy to his mother and brother. Discussed new cleaning task that he has been completing around; mentions two restaurants he visited and a date he failed to attend; showed interest in joining the aircrew and speaks about the…
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to different house points and where they came. He also writes about the house hockey matches and the final scores.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references school activities, scouts camping and sports.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, telling her of his activities and hobbies.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references school activities and sports.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to school sports and test results.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to daily activities and test results; also to his brother Stevie’s dental problems.