Letter to Lewis Rosser from A Rosser

Letter to Lewis Rosser from A Rosser

Writes that it would probably better for him to stay where he was which he was now enjoying. He says was likely to remain there for the duration and the situation was generally good with plenty of leave and good trains. Catches up with news of friends.

1943-10-15

Four page handwritten letter and envelope

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ERosserARosserLV431015

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15 OCT 43

745193
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W/O Rosser L.V.
[inserted] Sergeants Mess. [/inserted]
[deleted] c/o 139 Knareborough Road [/deleted]
[inserted] R.A.F. Station
Edge Hill [/inserted]
[deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted]
[inserted] Nr. Banbury. [/inserted]
[deleted] OXFORD [/deleted]

[inserted][underlined] ART [/underlined]
FORWARD PLEASE [/inserted]

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1602458. SGT. ROSSER. A.
SGTS. MESS.
R.A.F. STATION.
WEST FREUGH
NR. STRANRAER.
SCTOTLAND. [sic]

Friday

Dear Lew,

Its about time you answered my letter, I suppose you have been much to [sic] busy catching the train from Banbury to Oxford and vice versa, lucky bastard, wish I had the same chance.

As you say it probably is much better that I stay where I am, I have no particular desire to stick my head out, and to be perfectly frank I am beginning to enjoy

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it here.

It took me almost a couple of weeks to get organised, but I eventually succeeded in doing so and at the moment I am having a wizard time.

From what I can gather there is every possibility that I shall be stationed here for the duration, I was having a chat with a couple of old hands a day or so ago, they have been here for 2 years and are likely to stay for another couple, so you see, my chances of being posted are very remote indeed.

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Personally I don't mind how long I stay, leave is quite good, 14 days every eight weeks, and strangely enough the train service is absolutely wizard, I can book a sleeper on the boat train at Stranraer and sleep all the way down to London, I believe it takes 14 hours to get there, but as there are no changes, and I can sleep all the way its a piece of cake.

I beleive [sic] Bert Price is coming on leave soon, if you are home and you see him, take him out on the ale, I know he would

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welcome a night out on the piss, so if you called for him one night it would be the opportunity he has been waiting for.

All for now.

Cheers

Ant.