Letter to Mac from Geo Beaumont

Letter to Mac from Geo Beaumont

Colin's friend wishes him well and asks about his wife and children. He describes his new job and driving to Nottingham. Also mentioned are some RAF friends that he has come across recently.

Four handwritten sheets

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12. Bell Grove
Lincoln
December 14.
Dear Mac,
Don’t faint but I thought about you this morning because I had a shave with my hat on and I couldn’t help thinking of you dashing about outside the Wigwam on those cold mornings and dashing in again whe [sic] the whistle blew for the flag to go up.
How are you Mac! you old so and so. How’s the family too – the wife Barbara & John. I don’t suppose the wife grows much but I’ll bet Barbara and John have grown – I wonder if they are trying to persuade you to go back into the Service – I’ll bet life was much less complicated for them when you were only home on odd days.
There are so many questions to ask and quite a few to answer but first of all
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an excuse for not having written before. I have changed jobs twice and I really have been busy.
Did you start your own business? I hope everything is going OK with you I was pleased to hear that you had such good fortune in finding a house they are a problem at Lincoln at the moment.
What do you think about Sam leaving the R.A.F. Strikes me poor old Sam has had that shock you were always threatening him with I do hope he gets going “OK” he deserves a better return for his services.
Well things have been rather confused with me for some time but I hope at last I have got rehabilitated (I think that is the correct term).
Things were not too easy at the start I went back to my trade for three months and then became foreman and gradually worked my old job back.
I had applied for other jobs and had
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the luck to click for a job with the Ministry of Works this October. My office is in Nottingham and at the moment I am travelling backwards and forwards by bus. Cars are not popular with me at the moment I hit a Tractor last Friday I wished I had Olga! I think I could have sent that Tractor for six with her.
Have you got a car? if you ever come within range of Lincoln Mac – call in we shall be pleased to hear from you and to see you.
Heard anything from any of the other fellows – I haven’t heard from Charles I wonder if he got into B.O.A.C.
When I applied for this job I wrote for a Testimonial from G/Cpt Musen! and he sent me one together with a very nice letter he is now at Air Ministry and he mentions several of the old fellows that he still corresponds with
Well Mac! I shall be pleased to
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hear from you and if you write to any of the Chaps remember me to them.
I have seen Maxi Freeman. I met him at Manby I went to show the folks round the camp and young Maxi was in charge of the car park he was on a course there. He is staying in for four years and he said young Butch! was doing the same.
I also saw Foster-Bras – (remember him) at Birmingham he looked quite well but I hadn’t any time to talk to him.
I wonder how old Skinner etc is getting on I should like to meet them again.
Well cheerio and all the best for Christmas and the New Year
Cheerio for now
Geo Beaumont.