Letter from C L Fackrell to his daughter Margaret

Letter from C L Fackrell to his daughter Margaret

Writing for Christmas and the new year. Recalls news of her that mother had passed on to him. Mentions it is cold where he is and mentions the photograph he has of her. Mentions he has a dog and sends seasons greetings.

1944-12

Two page handwritten letter and envelope

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BY AIR MAIL
AIR MAIL LETTER CARD
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Miss M. Fackrell
Milford House,
108 Main Road.
SIDCUP, Kent
England.
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Fackrell
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[underlined] R.A. Depot Deolali [/underlined]
My Darling Margaret,
Once more I am writing you a letter for Christmas & the New Year & once more I must say that ever such a lot of things have happened since I wrote the last one.
Mummy has told me all about your holiday with Auntie at Wootton & says you were very good & went to Sunday School & that you sing very nicely.
Do you like your dancing class? I hope you will dance nicely for me when I come home.
I am glad you are a happy girlie: I have learnt that one of the most important things in our life is to be [underlined] always [/underlined] happy & bright, & to make other people happy. Keep smiling and only do good things.
It is cold here now and lots of poor people have no warm clothes to put on & we feel very sorry for them: I hope you have some nice woolly clothes.
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The postman is waiting to take this – he says it must go now or it will not get to you in time for Christmas – so I cannot write much more.
Everyone who sees your photo says what a nice girlie you are & I tell them that you look nice because you are always good. You know, there were once two little girls: one was naughty & bad-tempered & did not obey her Mummy and so she grew up very ugly & nobody liked her; the other was kind & happy & always helped her Mummy and she grew up very beautiful & had lots of friends.
We have got a nice big doggie here now: he is like an Airedale & is brown. He likes cakes & buns & shakes hands with you. He is a nice dog & trots along behind his master’s bicycle.
What do they have in your shops now? I expect all the shop windows
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will be very bright for Christmas with sweets & toys & coloured lights; I hope that next Christmas I shall be able to come with you & look at all the shops and we will have a good time together with Mummy & Gran’ma.
Till then, my pet, goodbye,
and God Bless you
From your loving
Daddy.
Xmas 44.
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Written in English
Sender’s
No. 11168
Rank Lieut
Name Fackrell.