Letter to Lewis Rosser from A Rosser
Title
Letter to Lewis Rosser from A Rosser
Description
Writes that he arrived at an awful place after long journey of 14 hours. Mentions making enquiries about a transfer but not holding out much hope. States that he is instructing on wireless and describes activities and thinks he might be able to do the same at Lewis's station. Continues with domestic matters and writes about future leave.
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Date
1943-10-01
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Five page handwritten letter and envelope
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ERosserARosserLV431001
Transcription
[inserted] Ant [/inserted]
[postmark]
STRANRAER
WIGTOWNSHIRE
1 – PM
1 OCT 43
745193
W/O Rosser L.V.
Sergeants Mess.
[deleted] c/o 139 Knareborough Road. [/deleted]
R.A.F. Station
Edge Hill,
[deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted]
Nr. Banbury.
[deleted] OXFORD. [/deleted]
[inserted] PLEASE FORWARD. [/inserted]
[page break]
1602458 SGT. ROSSER A.
SGTS. MESS.
R.A.F. STATION.
WEST FREUGH
NR. STRANRAER
SCOTLAND.
Friday.
Dear Lew,
Arrived at this bloody awful place a couple of days ago, after a binding journey of 14 hours, honestly its the most horrible hole I have ever met up with, and I am doing my utmost to obtain a posting.
About this transfer, I have made a few enquiries and nobody knows sweet fanny adams about the necessary forms etc., so if you could let me know the
[page break]
number of them, I could get cracking, but from what I can gather the chances of it coming off are very remote, you see I have never been to an O.T.U. therefore it is very improbable that they will consider me becoming an Instructor at one. At the moment I am supposed to be instructing on 'wireless', which consists of flying with the pupils, and helping them to become familiar with general working conditions in the air, also I shall probably be called upon to do some ground instructing, if
[page break]
you think I can do the same job or something similar at your station, then there is a definate [sic] possibility of my transfer becoming effective, if not, then I shall have to 'gen' up on Gunnery and see what can be done in that respect.
When you are home again, you might ask our ‘Ma’ to forward on the R.A.F. slacks I left at home, I intended the 'Old Man' having some which were at the bottom of my kitbag, and when I have the ones I left at home, I can forward the other
[page break]
ones on, don't forget, because I have to walk about all day in my best bags, and I want to save them as much as possible.
If I have the misfortune to stay here more than a couple of months I may be having some leave, at the moment it is booked from Dec. 3rd to Dec. 17th, which as you can see just misses Christmas, I have tried to get it changed, but as you know, a new arrival can't do much, nevertheless I am doing my best, and in the long run may be able
[page break]
to do something
All for now.
Cheers Ant.
[underlined] P.S. [/underlined]
No idea of your address, shall have to forward to the 'old homestead.'
[postmark]
STRANRAER
WIGTOWNSHIRE
1 – PM
1 OCT 43
745193
W/O Rosser L.V.
Sergeants Mess.
[deleted] c/o 139 Knareborough Road. [/deleted]
R.A.F. Station
Edge Hill,
[deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted]
Nr. Banbury.
[deleted] OXFORD. [/deleted]
[inserted] PLEASE FORWARD. [/inserted]
[page break]
1602458 SGT. ROSSER A.
SGTS. MESS.
R.A.F. STATION.
WEST FREUGH
NR. STRANRAER
SCOTLAND.
Friday.
Dear Lew,
Arrived at this bloody awful place a couple of days ago, after a binding journey of 14 hours, honestly its the most horrible hole I have ever met up with, and I am doing my utmost to obtain a posting.
About this transfer, I have made a few enquiries and nobody knows sweet fanny adams about the necessary forms etc., so if you could let me know the
[page break]
number of them, I could get cracking, but from what I can gather the chances of it coming off are very remote, you see I have never been to an O.T.U. therefore it is very improbable that they will consider me becoming an Instructor at one. At the moment I am supposed to be instructing on 'wireless', which consists of flying with the pupils, and helping them to become familiar with general working conditions in the air, also I shall probably be called upon to do some ground instructing, if
[page break]
you think I can do the same job or something similar at your station, then there is a definate [sic] possibility of my transfer becoming effective, if not, then I shall have to 'gen' up on Gunnery and see what can be done in that respect.
When you are home again, you might ask our ‘Ma’ to forward on the R.A.F. slacks I left at home, I intended the 'Old Man' having some which were at the bottom of my kitbag, and when I have the ones I left at home, I can forward the other
[page break]
ones on, don't forget, because I have to walk about all day in my best bags, and I want to save them as much as possible.
If I have the misfortune to stay here more than a couple of months I may be having some leave, at the moment it is booked from Dec. 3rd to Dec. 17th, which as you can see just misses Christmas, I have tried to get it changed, but as you know, a new arrival can't do much, nevertheless I am doing my best, and in the long run may be able
[page break]
to do something
All for now.
Cheers Ant.
[underlined] P.S. [/underlined]
No idea of your address, shall have to forward to the 'old homestead.'
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Citation
A Rosser, “Letter to Lewis Rosser from A Rosser,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/36683.
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