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No salutation or signature and pages missing. Mentions learning to fly and service conditions at their camp. Comments on trip to London.

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Part of letter with salutation missing. Writes of various arrangements for sending items, Mentions they had been issued with uniform, describes accommodation and activities. Mentions visits in London.

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Reports that Edwin Jury was leaving school and comments on character, attendance and abilities.

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Appreciation for recipients service to King George's Jubilee Trust with sale of official programmes.

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Mr Jury membership number 3810. Handwritten notes on reverse.

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Edwin Jury, exemption from attending elementary school.

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A handwritten letter from Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Harris concerning his survey of land in Lincolnshire for possible aerodromes during the First World War.

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Colour drawing of Pinocchio and birthday greetings.

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Multi-coloured stylized dragon on a blue background. Newspaper cutting about Wembley football team's tour of Brittany and other matches.

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Drawing of an announcer in dinner jacket talking into microphone while German bomb drops. Captioned 'Carry on London, Ah! Here is an interesting item that has just come in'.

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Captioned 'A.C.R.C. Regents Park'.
Top: 48 men in uniform with half caps arranged in three rows on grass with trees beyond.
Bottom: Group of 43 men in uniform; 39 in half caps with white cap flash; two in plain half caps and two with officer caps.…

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Front shows drawing of Mickey Mouse leaning on a fencepost saying 'Five Huh'. Greetings from Stalag Luft 1. Inside birthday greetings and illustration of five ducks.

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Colour drawing of 'Pooky Rabbit' with birthday greetings text.

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Drawing of Donald Duck in a single engine fighter with flak. Greetings from Daddy.

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Drawing of palm tree and birthday greetings

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Card with drawing of a black shape with eyes looking out and text ‘Oh! Mr Smith! Puh-leeze!’ and 'Many a girl with negative personality has been developed in a dark room'.

This card was sent by Todd to his mother.

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Card with drawing of an airman with woman on lap, birthday greetings to Jess. Text 'He: - I'm just groping for words. She:- well you won't find them there'.

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Illustrated text 'Zum Geburtstage Herzliche Glückwünsche’ (Happy birthday). Addressed to Mrs J E Hawkins.

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Includes transcripts of the second part of letter 24 October 1944, card 30 October 1944, letter 12 November 1944 and first part of letter 27 November 1944 all from family.

Continues 24 October 1944. Writes of photographs and family gossip,…

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Includes card to Harry and Evelyn 26 December 1942, letter to family 27 January 1944, card to Harry and Evelyn 25 February 1944, Card to mum and dad 19 April 1944 and card from Reginald Grose 23 September 1944.
26 December 1942 - Thanks for letters…

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Compliments him on his letters and drawings. Asks if mother told him about puppy he would bring when he came home.

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Glad she had received extra allowance he made through AM. There would be more money when his promotion came through. Catches up with gossip.

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Received 30 January 1945. Glad to hear they had good holiday and waits to see photos of them. All well.

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Received 8 February 1945. Writes he was still receiving letters from her. Chat about future house, everything was fine.

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Thanks her for letter. Glad to know Todd was doing well but did not know his camp. Tells a little of his activities. Hoped to be home soon.

Reg Grose and his wife were friends of Jess Hawkins when she was working at Wembley Post Office. Reg…