Letter to Ken Gill from J Derbyshire
Title
Letter to Ken Gill from J Derbyshire
Description
Letter from colleague who was an instructor at Syerson. Glad to hear that Ken was settling down at Woodhall Spa and catches up with news and gossip of friends and family.
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Date
1944-10-19
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Four page handwritten letter
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Identifier
SGillK1438901v30051
Transcription
[post mark]
F/O. K. Gill
Officers' Mess
R.A.F. Station
Woodhall Spa
Lincolnshire.
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OFFICERS' MESS
R.A.F. STATION
SWINDERBY
LINCOLN
19 Oct '44
Dear Ken
I was very pleased to receive your letter & learn that you are settling down at Woodhall. I only wish that we were having our second stab together – but for heavens sake if you should see my wife don't tell her that I said that! I'm supposed to be a very staid training type again!
I have'nt seen Freddy for a little time, but you will be pleased to hear that he is now [underlined] Mr [/underlined] Parsons – his W.O. came
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through a short time ago. He'll make a good Warrant Officer too, for he's been in long enough to know what that rank used to mean.
Sorry to hear that your little chap has been a bit off colour – but it looks as though you are raising a heavyweight. By the time he is about 15 I guess that you'll have to be careful what you say to him if you don't want knocking about! My babe is coming along very nicely but we are expecting squalls in the near future as she, also, is showing signs of teething. I'm hoping to have my little family with me by the end of
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the month as I've been promised a furnished house in Collingham. If the teething starts then I'll probably take refuge in the mess again!
Give my Salaams to Paddy Armstrong & tell him that the Bridge at Durham is still standing.
The very best of luck old Ken. If you give your new Skipper the sort of courses you gave me, he should have nothing to complain about. All the best
Yours sincerely John Derbyshire
F/O. K. Gill
Officers' Mess
R.A.F. Station
Woodhall Spa
Lincolnshire.
[page break]
[crest]
OFFICERS' MESS
R.A.F. STATION
SWINDERBY
LINCOLN
19 Oct '44
Dear Ken
I was very pleased to receive your letter & learn that you are settling down at Woodhall. I only wish that we were having our second stab together – but for heavens sake if you should see my wife don't tell her that I said that! I'm supposed to be a very staid training type again!
I have'nt seen Freddy for a little time, but you will be pleased to hear that he is now [underlined] Mr [/underlined] Parsons – his W.O. came
[page break]
through a short time ago. He'll make a good Warrant Officer too, for he's been in long enough to know what that rank used to mean.
Sorry to hear that your little chap has been a bit off colour – but it looks as though you are raising a heavyweight. By the time he is about 15 I guess that you'll have to be careful what you say to him if you don't want knocking about! My babe is coming along very nicely but we are expecting squalls in the near future as she, also, is showing signs of teething. I'm hoping to have my little family with me by the end of
[page break]
the month as I've been promised a furnished house in Collingham. If the teething starts then I'll probably take refuge in the mess again!
Give my Salaams to Paddy Armstrong & tell him that the Bridge at Durham is still standing.
The very best of luck old Ken. If you give your new Skipper the sort of courses you gave me, he should have nothing to complain about. All the best
Yours sincerely John Derbyshire
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Citation
J Derbyshire, “Letter to Ken Gill from J Derbyshire,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 22, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/35815.
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