Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula

Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula

Number 19. Large quantities of Red Cross food were arriving at the camp. He suggested that Ursula and Frances could live, and help, on a farm until he gets home.

1943-04-08

Two sided handwritten postcard

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[underlined] NUMBER 19 [/underlined]
8-4-43

There is little or no fresh news. Large quantities of Red X food have arrived during recent weeks & our weekly parcel is assured for some time. In contrast to last month, the weather is most unpleasant – lots of sleet & cold winds. I seem to make negligible on the fiddle despite the hours I put in. Assuming your parents come home soon & after you have spent some months with them, what about your taking Frances to live on a farm till I get back & am demobbed. It would be grand for her & you could help with the farm work, learning a lot & also helping the war effort just as much as you do now, if not more. You could plough & sow, reap & mow, drive tractors milk cows & become quite a “land girl” or “land mother”. You would also find out if you really liked the life too, which would be a good thing. Let me know what you think. Love to both. John

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MRS U.M. VALENTINE
LIDO
TENTERDEN GROVE
HENDON
LONDON N.W.4
ENGLAND

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