Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife

Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife

Writes of his arrival and training at Babbacombe, Torquay. Writes of weather, accommodation, other nationalities and that he has been appointed orderly for his section.

Six page handwritten letter

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1024298 ac/2 Wynn I. A.
3 B. Flight
32 Intake N [underlined] o [/underlined] Rec’ Wing
R A F
Babbacombe
Torquay
[underlined] Sunday [/underlined]
Darling,
Just a line or two [underlined] in haste [/underlined] Well I landed at Torquay Station at 1.50PM yesterday & spent the rest of the day doing tedious inspections etc [sic] [words missing] very glad to
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I was sound asleep by 9. PM and didn’t even hear the Sergeant come into the Room.
The weather & Place is Glorious. There is about 1500 of us & we are all billeted at Posh hotels which the RAF have taken over.
Last night I had share a room with 3 other fellows
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(1) a youngster 19 from Glasgow University
(2) a Solicitors Clerk from Morcombe [sic]
(3) an Insurance agent from LPool [Liverpool]
Today we have to split up & go into 2 Bedrooms. On the whole they all seem a very nice crowd of fellows.
There are several [underlined] S Checks [/underlined] & Poles here also some New Zealanders now for the next 14 days we are under Strict Training & are not
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allowed any passes out etc.
A week on Saturday I shall be moved from this unit so do not write to me after next weekend until I send you my new address. It may still be in Torquay or it may be Newquay in Cornwall.
I have been appointed Orderly for our section I.E. Responsible for their
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good behaviour & Early Rising, Lights out & Blackout etc [sic]
The food here is very good in fact it is excellent Well I have to fall in in a few minutes to get some more equipment Give my love to all & tell David that is daddy is an airman now
Love for always
Ian.
P.T.O.
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When you get D’s Birth cert forward it to the enclosed address Quoting my [underlined] No, Rank [/underlined] & official address as at present)
Ian