Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife
Title
Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife
Description
Writes of winter weather and life on camp. Catches up with family news and dealing with estate.
Creator
Date
1942-12-03
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two page handwritten letter
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Identifier
EWynnIAWynnK421203
Transcription
Letterhead] The Salvation Army Crest [/Letterhead]
[deleted] ON ACTIVE SERVICE
with the
CANADIAN FORCES [/deleted]
[underlined] Wickenby [/underlined]
3rd Dec, 1942.
My Dearest
Just another line or two to tell you that I am (O.K. but frozen. Every where [sic] & things around here is ice bound: we have had two days now. Tonight we are holding a dance & Cabaret in the mess as a sort of House warming party most of the fellows have invited girls up from Lincoln. I wish you were coming, it would then be quite enjoyable then.
I [smudged] was [/smudged] expecting a letter from you today. I hope my parcel of laundry arrives tomorrow or I shall miss the laundry here again. Have you seen any more of Bert? Dont [sic] forget to let me have his address will you. I will write him occasionally anyway. Last night I wrote to Rex. It is getting tim [sic][time] the estate was cleared up now, and in any case I would like to know what is going on & what is happening about the Garage Rent
[page break]
The boys in the billet have just been having short discussion on "Morals in war time" The Canadians have a very poor opinion of the morals of English women. (So have the Americans) It is fairly obvious that they (morals) have certainly gone to the dogs during the [corrected] war [/corrected] It will take a long [corrected] while [/corrected] after to get normal again.
Well darling I must close now with all my love for you & the Boys.
All yours
Always
Ian.
[deleted] ON ACTIVE SERVICE
with the
CANADIAN FORCES [/deleted]
[underlined] Wickenby [/underlined]
3rd Dec, 1942.
My Dearest
Just another line or two to tell you that I am (O.K. but frozen. Every where [sic] & things around here is ice bound: we have had two days now. Tonight we are holding a dance & Cabaret in the mess as a sort of House warming party most of the fellows have invited girls up from Lincoln. I wish you were coming, it would then be quite enjoyable then.
I [smudged] was [/smudged] expecting a letter from you today. I hope my parcel of laundry arrives tomorrow or I shall miss the laundry here again. Have you seen any more of Bert? Dont [sic] forget to let me have his address will you. I will write him occasionally anyway. Last night I wrote to Rex. It is getting tim [sic][time] the estate was cleared up now, and in any case I would like to know what is going on & what is happening about the Garage Rent
[page break]
The boys in the billet have just been having short discussion on "Morals in war time" The Canadians have a very poor opinion of the morals of English women. (So have the Americans) It is fairly obvious that they (morals) have certainly gone to the dogs during the [corrected] war [/corrected] It will take a long [corrected] while [/corrected] after to get normal again.
Well darling I must close now with all my love for you & the Boys.
All yours
Always
Ian.
Collection
Citation
Ian Archer Wynn, “Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/11736.
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