Letter from A C O'Donovan to Corporal Field

Letter from A C O'Donovan to Corporal Field

Apologises for purloining procedures book which is being returned. Explains that he is training as a 'tec' instructor which might amuse some of his colleagues.

1942-10-27

Two page handwritten letter

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1651517 A.C O’DONOVAN.
BLOCK 332 ROOM 7.
A SQD. H.Q. WING.
R.A.F CRANWELL
LINCS.

27/10/’42

Dear Cpl Field

Please accept my profound apologies for “purloining” your procedure book which I return herewith. I’m glad you obtained my address though [underlined] how [/underlined] I can’t imagine.

It rather looks as though I am doomed to be tec’ instructor as that is what I’ve been training for these past

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3 weeks. Apparently we were “shanghied” [sic] here as we weren’t even given an option when we arrived. This no doubt will amuse some of my friends in the Comm section at Compton – particularly Cpl Sanderson. If you see him you might give him my best regards.

Sincerely Yrs.

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