Letter to David Donaldson from his brother Norman
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Letter to David Donaldson from his brother Norman
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Offers some general banter about life and new baby. Goes on to describe aspect of his current life and activities while training in the Army.
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Date
1942-11-22
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Two page handwritten letter
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EDonaldsonGNDonaldsonDW421122
Transcription
22/11/1942
Pte Donaldson,
63 Platoon, Y Coy,
5 P.T.C.,
Catterick Camp, Yorks.
Dear Willie,
Apologies for not writing before to thank you for the b.p. The chocolate was very welcome, & I spent a pleasant week-end eating it solidly; and I've grown quite attached to the Prune family. [deleted] Theye [/deleted] Their continued existence seems to me a complete proof of the efficient working of the process of Natural Selection.
I'm afraid I've lost your letter; but I hear that Frances is the biggest infant ever – you'd better send her photo to the Daily Express for “Believe it or Not”. Life is not all bad, especially since we've got rid of the objectionable Corporal in exchange for a very mild, elderly Green Howard. We even have a Domestic Servant – a Room
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Orderly, to be precise, though he hasn't done very much so far. We've just been vaccinated, though the effects have not yet come into action; they will doubtless do so at some particularly inconvenient stage of our training. It's getting pretty cold up here, but there's a silver lining, since they have to give us hot water to prevent the pipes freezing up; & we hope to get it some time this week. Also, of course, the late dawns mean late parades, as you have doubtless found yourself; or perhaps bigwigs like you [word deleted] appear when you please – certainly we see very few officers, even mere one-pips about [deleted] before [/deleted] during the early hours.
Love to Joyce & Frances, & I hope [deleted] are [/deleted] they are both getting on O.K.
Yours.],
[underlined Norman [/underlined]
Pte Donaldson,
63 Platoon, Y Coy,
5 P.T.C.,
Catterick Camp, Yorks.
Dear Willie,
Apologies for not writing before to thank you for the b.p. The chocolate was very welcome, & I spent a pleasant week-end eating it solidly; and I've grown quite attached to the Prune family. [deleted] Theye [/deleted] Their continued existence seems to me a complete proof of the efficient working of the process of Natural Selection.
I'm afraid I've lost your letter; but I hear that Frances is the biggest infant ever – you'd better send her photo to the Daily Express for “Believe it or Not”. Life is not all bad, especially since we've got rid of the objectionable Corporal in exchange for a very mild, elderly Green Howard. We even have a Domestic Servant – a Room
[page break]
Orderly, to be precise, though he hasn't done very much so far. We've just been vaccinated, though the effects have not yet come into action; they will doubtless do so at some particularly inconvenient stage of our training. It's getting pretty cold up here, but there's a silver lining, since they have to give us hot water to prevent the pipes freezing up; & we hope to get it some time this week. Also, of course, the late dawns mean late parades, as you have doubtless found yourself; or perhaps bigwigs like you [word deleted] appear when you please – certainly we see very few officers, even mere one-pips about [deleted] before [/deleted] during the early hours.
Love to Joyce & Frances, & I hope [deleted] are [/deleted] they are both getting on O.K.
Yours.],
[underlined Norman [/underlined]
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Norman Donaldson, “Letter to David Donaldson from his brother Norman,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 13, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/14905.
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