Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents

Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents

Writes about recent weather. Catches up with other correspondence and passes on news that a friend was reported missing. Mentions plans to visit friend in Skipton. Describes local of money raising event. Writes that his last cable was unintelligible and she needed to get it re-sent from Laghouat. Concludes with gossip,

1942-03-22

Two page handwritten letter

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191 Halifax Road
Nelson Lancs.
England.
March 22nd/42
My dear Douglas.
Sunday morning again, but a very different one to last week when we had lovely Spring sunshine. This morning is grey & dull with a bitter wind & still one or two drifts of snow along the walls in the hollows. I had a letter from Mrs Holmes yesterday & she had heard a prophecy that we were to have still heavier falls of snow with drifts of ten feet before this month is over.
Mrs Holmes’ letter brought very distressing news which has caused great grief & I know you too will be grieved to learn that Ted Hole is reported missing. I told you in a previous letter that he was in India & though I have no definite news it is not difficult to [deleted] to [/deleted] visualize the rest. My heart aches for Mr & Mrs Hole in their great anxiety & I am just keeping on praying all the time that he may be safe. You may be sure I shall let you know as soon as possible when the good news comes through. I have arranged to go to Skipton on Thursday next to see Mrs Holmes for a few hours but shall return on the train 3.30 p.m. from Skipton. I shall call to see Mr & Mrs Hole. Poor souls!! I do hope they have reassuring news by that time. I have just written to ask Uncle Walter & Auntie Una to come here for Easter
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but I do not know if they have made plans to go away. It is not much fun travelling these days & we just wonder all the time what the day may bring. Yesterday War-Ship week started in Nelson who are trying to raise £300,000 & Dad & I arrived in town just as the procession was dispersing. There were all sorts & conditions of folk & I was very touched to see the young Air force cadets & the tiny Scout cubs & brownies. Talking of Brownies (think they should have a capital B. or shouldn’t they?) reminds me of Fullers – you remember Eileen & how thrilled Mrs Fuller was when the child acquired a uniform. Wonder where they are now. She – no doubt – is in one of the services!! The cable which arrived on Thursday afternoon was very disappointing & quite unintelligible so I took it down to the G.P.O. at Nelson & they will try to have the message repeated from Laghouat. I keep on trying to visualize the place in the Spring & wonder if you have Spring flowers & birds as we have here. What a wonderful story to be told one day & I wonder if we may possibly in happier times revisit some of the places in which you have lived. Now love I must say Goodbye again. I am always hoping for news & all our love & thoughts & prayers are ever with you & we hope so earnestly that next Spring we may be together again.
Mother & Dad.
755052 Hudson
Camp Militaire
Laghouat
Algerie
Afrique du Nord.