Letter from Pat Hogan to Miss Marie Hogan

Letter from Pat Hogan to Miss Marie Hogan

Comments on reliability of mail lately. Mentions leave and activities in Edinburgh with other members of crew. Writes of family issue with Kevin. A large part of this letter is damaged and unreadable.

1945-08-31

Four sided handwritten airmail letter

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A436464 P/O P. HOGAN
RAAF AWSPO
LONDON
31/8/45

Dear Marie,

The mail services seem pretty good these days, don’t they? I was recalled from leave yesterday & have one from you dated [indecipherable word] . Got back from a rifle shoot last Friday & was told I was on leave. Having little time for preparations we went up to Edinburgh – 7 of us. 4 from my own crew, Jack Moran [indecipherable word] pilot Keith Anderson & another pilot Bev McVicar. We had fairly good [indecipherable words] it was raining in England. Went up to Dundee for [indecipherable words] last day I was doing a little shopping & was amazed [indecipherable words] stopped me in the street to find it was Mr Tom Adamson [indecipherable words] Dalgety. Unfortunately we’d just got our [indecipherable words] but I’ll look him up again [indecipherable words] London.

[indecipherable words] fountain pen while on leave. Still [indecipherable words] until I can [indecipherable word] up something better. As [indecipherable words] , although I wouldn’t mind going [indecipherable words] this station who are already home & [indecipherable words] about [indecipherable word] didn’t [indecipherable word] to a [indecipherable words] forbidden yesterday – a blank one [indecipherable words] of wrapping [indecipherable words]

Jimmy [indecipherable words] up here recently & got [indecipherable words] & will post it home [indecipherable words] you’ll see it eventually. It contains a few of my [indecipherable words] photo. Just something else to put away [indecipherable words]

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I’m sure it would be for Kev’s own benefit to go away to College next year. Incidentally how is the balance these days.

Well, Marie, after leave & this present rush I’ve got some work to do so I’d better get cracking. Sure the few days rest after [indecipherable word]. (sorry [indecipherable word] out your way wasn’t it) did your ‘flu a lot of good & hope you had no after effects.

[deleted] Well [/deleted] Regards best wishes & love to all at home

Pat.

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BY AIR MAIL

AIR LETTER

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Miss M L Hogan
[indecipherable word] Chapel [indecipherable word]
Bendigo, Vic
Australia