Letter from James Burnside to Kay
Title
Letter from James Burnside to Kay
Description
Commiserates over lack of available hotel but would not have been able to spend much time with her. State that he had to go for an interview with the AOC. Continues with domestic issues. Provides instruction for her to collect his car if anything happens to him.
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Date
1943-08-01
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Two page handwritten letter
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Identifier
EBurnsideJGBBurnsideKE430801
Transcription
Address as before.
Aug 1 / 43.
Kay Darling.
Your letter of Fridays to hand. I am indeed extremely pleased you have written to my People & sent them the snaps.
What a pity you couldn’t have managed the weekend, but actually the Hotels are full[deleted]y[/deleted], I expect it is because of the Bank Holiday. Although I could have only seen you for half an hour, pretty busy lately.
I realized afterwards that it was the 3rd of Oct 35, but it was asked me over the phone & for a spur of the moment I couldn't think of it.
I will pay my bet next time I see you so we can bust the £1
[page break]
together.
Tomorrow my sweet I have to go for another interview with the A.O.C.! It looks as though at long last things might happen.
Yes. My Darling, have fixed a few for you.
Incidently [sic] I found my other coller [sic], but left my blue wool type shirt, will you kindly send it along with the one Ma is getting repaired.
One thing Dearest, I don’t like mentioning it, but if you have a wire saying I am U/S or something, you come over by train to Woodhall and see the Adjutant, who will give you the necessary permission to take the car home, 10/1 it will be on the Car Park at the Flights.
Good bye Darling & God bless you.
Yours always
[underlined] Jim [/underlined] XXX
Aug 1 / 43.
Kay Darling.
Your letter of Fridays to hand. I am indeed extremely pleased you have written to my People & sent them the snaps.
What a pity you couldn’t have managed the weekend, but actually the Hotels are full[deleted]y[/deleted], I expect it is because of the Bank Holiday. Although I could have only seen you for half an hour, pretty busy lately.
I realized afterwards that it was the 3rd of Oct 35, but it was asked me over the phone & for a spur of the moment I couldn't think of it.
I will pay my bet next time I see you so we can bust the £1
[page break]
together.
Tomorrow my sweet I have to go for another interview with the A.O.C.! It looks as though at long last things might happen.
Yes. My Darling, have fixed a few for you.
Incidently [sic] I found my other coller [sic], but left my blue wool type shirt, will you kindly send it along with the one Ma is getting repaired.
One thing Dearest, I don’t like mentioning it, but if you have a wire saying I am U/S or something, you come over by train to Woodhall and see the Adjutant, who will give you the necessary permission to take the car home, 10/1 it will be on the Car Park at the Flights.
Good bye Darling & God bless you.
Yours always
[underlined] Jim [/underlined] XXX
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Citation
J G B Burnside, “Letter from James Burnside to Kay,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/37829.
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