Letter from Ron Witty to his mother, father and siblings

Letter from Ron Witty to his mother, father and siblings

Reports arrival of mail and catches up with news of friends including one killed. Writes about grandfather being ill. Mentions he is getting on well on the course so far, three weeks gone and six to go. Catches up with other family news.

1943-02-14

One page handwritten letter

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MR. & MRS. H.A. WITTY,
53 FARNDALE AVENUE,
SOUTHCOATES LANE,
HULL,
YORKS.,
ENGLAND.
109861
Sender’s Name and Address: 1520694 L.A.C. WITTY A.R.,
R.A.F., 48 AIR SCHOOL,
WOODBROOK,
EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA.
Date: 14/2/43
Dear Mum, Dad, Hazel and Norman,
During the week I have received only one airgraph (from Norman) and no letters etc. Norman’s airgraph took just 3 weeks to arrive. I’m very sorry to hear about Cyril and I expect his mother will be heart-broken over this. She was so very proud of Cyril. It doesn’t seem so very long since Cyril and Stan came round to see us during my last leave. He seemed so happy in the R.A.F. I wonder how Stan’s going on?
In a letter addressed to my A.P.O. number, Dad [deleted] he [/deleted] told me about grandfather being very ill. I hope he recovered. I expect that he did as there was no mention of him in the airgraph I’ve received recently.
I [sic] getting on very well with the course so far. We have now completed the first 3 weeks so in about 6 weeks’ time we shall be posted from here. Keep writing to this address though as all the letters are sent on from here to wherever we’re posted ([underlined] if [/underlined] we get through our exams.)
Hazel is learning to play the piano, [underlined] is [/underlined] she??? Thank heavens I can’t hear! If she keeps at it her playing should be just about bearable to the ears by the time I arrive home. I hope you’ve all come through the winter in good health (I expect you’ll receive this about 7th or 8th March.) You’d love to be out here: it is lovely weather now and has been for the last 2 weeks apart from one or two days when we had a very strong wind. Yours affectionately,
Ron.