From Andrew to Isabel
Title
From Andrew to Isabel
Description
An aerogram written when Andrew was training in South Africa at no. 75 Air School, Lyttleton Camp, Transvaal. He writes that the food and accommodation are good and he hopes to visit her cousin Bill who lives near by.
Creator
Date
1942-05-21
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One aerogram letter
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Identifier
EBainABainID420521
Transcription
MISS I.D. AITCHISON,
31, STIRLING DRIVE,
BURNSIDE,
RUTHERGLEN,
GLASGOW,
SCOTLAND..
658930 LAC A. BAIN,
No75 AIR SCHOOL,
LYTTLETON CAMP, TRANSVAAL, S.A.
21/5/42
Dear Isabel,
When I arrived here a few days ago I sent you and Mother a cablegram each. Please let me know either in letters or by airgraph when you receive each airgraph. I shall try to send some more but they will not interfere with the letter numbering. This is a grand place and I am thoroughly enjoying myself – plenty of marvellous food and comfortable brick huts. Jack, Clem, and I have managed to keep together so we are happy about that. The 3 of us have a pass for this week end so we are going to the address of Cousin Bill which you gave me, this being 36 miles to the south of here. I shall write to him and perhaps see him later as we shall have more similar passes. J. Prentice must be somewhere in this camp and I hope to trace him. We are not doing any flying here but effect to do so soon in accordance with the [deleted] [/deleted] I sent in my 3RD letter, but you should use this address now. I am looking forward to you first letters and you are in my thoughts as much as ever. Regards to the family especially your Mother hoping she continues to progress.
Yours, Andy.
31, STIRLING DRIVE,
BURNSIDE,
RUTHERGLEN,
GLASGOW,
SCOTLAND..
658930 LAC A. BAIN,
No75 AIR SCHOOL,
LYTTLETON CAMP, TRANSVAAL, S.A.
21/5/42
Dear Isabel,
When I arrived here a few days ago I sent you and Mother a cablegram each. Please let me know either in letters or by airgraph when you receive each airgraph. I shall try to send some more but they will not interfere with the letter numbering. This is a grand place and I am thoroughly enjoying myself – plenty of marvellous food and comfortable brick huts. Jack, Clem, and I have managed to keep together so we are happy about that. The 3 of us have a pass for this week end so we are going to the address of Cousin Bill which you gave me, this being 36 miles to the south of here. I shall write to him and perhaps see him later as we shall have more similar passes. J. Prentice must be somewhere in this camp and I hope to trace him. We are not doing any flying here but effect to do so soon in accordance with the [deleted] [/deleted] I sent in my 3RD letter, but you should use this address now. I am looking forward to you first letters and you are in my thoughts as much as ever. Regards to the family especially your Mother hoping she continues to progress.
Yours, Andy.
Collection
Citation
Andrew Bain, “From Andrew to Isabel,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 30, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/16770.
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