Letter to Victor Rosser from his old engineer

Letter to Victor Rosser from his old engineer

Explains why he took so long answering letter. Writes that he had been demobbed and was back in the police. Relates news from old squadron of the loss of a colleague when his aircraft exploded. Asks how Vic was settling into civvy life.

1946-03-26

One page typewritten letter and envelope

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ESpencerGRosserLV460326

62 South End Close,
Hampstead. N.W.3.

26th. March 1946.

Dear Vic.

I am sorry to have been so long in answering your letter, but quite a lot has happened since I received it.

Shortly after Christmas my wife was taken seriously ill with appendicitis, luckily I was home at the time and managed to get her into a Hospital where they operated on her straight away. Luckily there were no complications and the operation was successful and she was soon on the road to recovery. While I was at home I ran into my Superintendent and he advised me to return to the Police as soon as possible. When I got back to the Squadron I put in an application for my Class B release and it came through within a week. I was demobbed on the 1st. February and am now back in the Police Force.

I am night duty at the moment and being a bit slack for once am taking this opportunity of writing to you. I have been back over three weeks now and am just beginning to settle down.

I had a letter last week from one of the lads on the Squadron he was telling me about poor old Johnny Cantrell. I expect you have heard but in case you havn't [sic], he and his crew went up on an air test and for some as yet unexplained reason the kite blew up. They were at 10,000 ft. at the time and none of them survived. I was sorry to hear about it. Johnny was one of the nicest chaps on the Squadron, and Patne his Engineer was a very decent chap too.

Well Vic how are you settling down to Civvy life. are you back in the Library or have you found yourself another job.

Well Vic I must close as someone has just found me some work to do

Hoping to hear from you one of these days

Your old Engineer

George

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9.45 AM
27 MAR
1946
N.W.B. [/post mark]

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Mr. V. Rosser,
30 Oatlands Road,
Oxford

[inserted] George?
ex – Engineer [/inserted]