Letter from Ron Witty to his mother, father and siblings
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Letter from Ron Witty to his mother, father and siblings
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Looking forward to Christmas and speculates on food. Catches up with family and other news and mail. Concludes with family banter.
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1942-12-20
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One page handwritten letter
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EWittyARWitty[Fam]421220
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MR. & MRS. H.A. WITTY,
63 FARNDALE AVENUE,
SOUTHCOATES LANE,
HULL, YORKS.,
ENGLAND.
779819
Sender’s Address: 1520694 L.A.C. WITTY A.R.,
48 AIR SCHOOL,
WOODBROOK,
EAST LONDON,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Date: 20/12/42
NO. 3
Dear Mum, Dad, Norman and Hazel,
It’s getting very near Christmas now and we’re all wondering what it’s going to be like. The food part of the question should be answered quite satisfactorily as all the essential ingredients are obtainable. We shall also make sure of getting in a good supply of fruit, nuts and chocolate. I don’t suppose the shops and cafés will be open on Christmas Day, but if they are, I shall certainly try to get some strawberries with ice-cream. Would you like some?
Congratulations, Norman, on winning your “Sparks,” though by the time you receive this you will no longer “feel” their presence on your sleeve but will be quite accustomed to it. I got this news from one of dad’s letters. It arrived 2 days ago addressed to my A.P.O. No. and posted 29/10/42. Dad makes fun of my Blackpool “laundering practice.” That was nothing. Here, I do all my own washing in preference to sending my things to the laundry. It’s surprising how quickly clothes get dirty when you have to wash them yourself. I seem to be always washing. Well I’ll have to close this strange mixture of food and washing. Hope you’re all well. I am. Cheerio, Ron.
63 FARNDALE AVENUE,
SOUTHCOATES LANE,
HULL, YORKS.,
ENGLAND.
779819
Sender’s Address: 1520694 L.A.C. WITTY A.R.,
48 AIR SCHOOL,
WOODBROOK,
EAST LONDON,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Date: 20/12/42
NO. 3
Dear Mum, Dad, Norman and Hazel,
It’s getting very near Christmas now and we’re all wondering what it’s going to be like. The food part of the question should be answered quite satisfactorily as all the essential ingredients are obtainable. We shall also make sure of getting in a good supply of fruit, nuts and chocolate. I don’t suppose the shops and cafés will be open on Christmas Day, but if they are, I shall certainly try to get some strawberries with ice-cream. Would you like some?
Congratulations, Norman, on winning your “Sparks,” though by the time you receive this you will no longer “feel” their presence on your sleeve but will be quite accustomed to it. I got this news from one of dad’s letters. It arrived 2 days ago addressed to my A.P.O. No. and posted 29/10/42. Dad makes fun of my Blackpool “laundering practice.” That was nothing. Here, I do all my own washing in preference to sending my things to the laundry. It’s surprising how quickly clothes get dirty when you have to wash them yourself. I seem to be always washing. Well I’ll have to close this strange mixture of food and washing. Hope you’re all well. I am. Cheerio, Ron.
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A R Witty, “Letter from Ron Witty to his mother, father and siblings,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/32368.
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