Letter from Dennis Batty to his parents

Letter from Dennis Batty to his parents

Reports his arrival at Castle Kennedy and comments on the state of the camp. Mentions he should be home in a month after course complete.

One page handwritten letter

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F/Sgt. D Batty.
SGTS MESS
CENTRAL GUNNERY SCHOOL
CASTLE KENNEDY
NR STRANRAER
[underlined] SCOTLAND [/underlined]

Dear Mother, & Dad,

Am pleased to say that I arrived OK yesterday & of course, I could have had another day at home ’cos [sic] no one knew that I was coming.

Well this place is terrible I am living in tents, there are 35 of us here & it seems that the Camp has only been made a fortnight & you can guess what it is like no shops for miles right out in the Highlands that’s why I am using part of my exercise books to write letters we cant get any writing paper, well I shall probably be home again within a month that’s all the course is. So all the best for now, Keep Well love to all,

Your loving Son

[underlined] Dennis [/underlined]

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