Letter to Mrs Wareing from P. R. Sherlock

Letter to Mrs Wareing from P. R. Sherlock

He writes that he has just been repatriated from Germany where he was in the same camp as her husband. He reports that her husband is well and he has put on some weight and the burns on his hands have now healed. He also reports that one of her husband’s crew members was at the same camp and that another had managed to return home. He thinks the war may be over soon and hopes that she sees her husband before long.

1945-02-24

One page handwritten letter and envelope

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Mrs J. Wareing,
56, West Common Gardens,
Scunthorpe,
Lincs.
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[inserted] Replied 28/2/45 [/inserted]
C & H Ward,
RAF Stn. Hospl.,
Kirkham,
Lancs.
24.2.45.
I have just been repatriated from Germany, where I was in the same camp as your husband. I am glad to be able to give you first hand news of him, & tell you that he was fit & well & in good spirits when I last saw him.
We were both on the same squadron & when I first saw him in Germany I noticed that he had lost weight. He also had burns on the hands. By the time I left, however, the burns had cleared up & he was putting on weight again. F/Lt. King, the navigator was also there & F/Lt. Hill (as no doubt you know) got home. I have no news of the other members of the crew.
It seems as tho’ the war may be over soon, so I hope you will be welcoming him home before long.
With best wishes, Yours sincerely,
PR Sherlock