Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine
Title
Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine
Description
Writes thanking him for letter and news that operation are held up. Presumes he was on Rostock operation previous night. Wishes they would give him leave as she misses him.
Creator
Date
1942-04-24
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Format
Two page handwritten letter
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Identifier
EValentineUMValentineJRM420424
Transcription
No 17 Lido, Friday 24.4.42
My darling Johnnie thanks for your letter of the 22nd. It is a pity that operations are held up for a bit, but maybe you went on the raid to Rostock last night. If so, I hope you didn't have any trouble. There's really nothing much to write about today. I'm sending off socks & torch batteries & collar stiffeners probably today. I just long for you all the time & try to fill in the dreary weeks that must elapse
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as usefully as possible. But everything seems so pointless without you. I do wish they'd buck up & give you leave. I'm glad you've had the second lesson in the agriculture course. Will it be possible to send it on to me, or must you return the papers to them?
All my love to you my dearest. I wish the days wouldn't drag so when you're not here & rush past when you are! Yours for always, Ursula
My darling Johnnie thanks for your letter of the 22nd. It is a pity that operations are held up for a bit, but maybe you went on the raid to Rostock last night. If so, I hope you didn't have any trouble. There's really nothing much to write about today. I'm sending off socks & torch batteries & collar stiffeners probably today. I just long for you all the time & try to fill in the dreary weeks that must elapse
[page break]
as usefully as possible. But everything seems so pointless without you. I do wish they'd buck up & give you leave. I'm glad you've had the second lesson in the agriculture course. Will it be possible to send it on to me, or must you return the papers to them?
All my love to you my dearest. I wish the days wouldn't drag so when you're not here & rush past when you are! Yours for always, Ursula
Collection
Citation
Ursula Valentine, “Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 23, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/19879.
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