Part of letter to Kathy

Part of letter to Kathy

Catches up and reminisces over past good times. Mentions previous boy friends and current one.

Two page handwritten letter

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[underlined] Thursday [/underlined] [missing word] Cpl [ missing word] hall
[missing numbers]5924
SM [indecipherable letter] Signals
RAF Kelston
Nr Louth
[underlined] Lincs [/underlined]

My Dear Kathy,

Yes dear it was a very nice surprise re ceiving [sic] a letter from you, I really thought you had forgotten me, all though Jay & I often talk over old times you know.

So you are near home Kathy, I [indecipherable words] very nice though dear, all though I shouldn’t think live billets are as good really, like you I should rather have a nissen – hut. yes we certainly had some good times at Waltham in hut 13, I’ll never forget them, and I know you wont Kathy, fancy [missing word] remembering our having supper in [missing words]

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I’ve got a nice [missing words] Kathy and nice girls, [indecipherable words] would love it dear.

So your old heart-throb still [indecipherable word] [deleted word], I’ve never heard from Ernie and don’t really want to, I’ve a new boy friend dear, he is very sweet, I met him at “Kelston” but unfortunately [missing word] moved with our SQDN to “Scampton” [missing word] I manage to see him once a [missing word], which isn’t too bad I guess. Do you ever see Trevor Kathy.?

Well Kathy I had a laugh when you said how lucky I was to look out and see the lovely [indecipherable word] Bless them, but I’m afraid we haven’t any now, neither as [sic] Waltham can
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