Letter from Jack Darby to his Wife

Letter from Jack Darby to his Wife

He reports that he travelled back safely but an hour late. He cycled from York to his base. He has very little work.

1945-11-13

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Mrs Darby,
7, Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey

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F/O. C. Darby, 154676
R.A.F. Station
Acaster Malbis,
Nr York
Yorks.

Monday.

My darling,

Just a short note to let you know that I arrived back at camp safely. I got through fairly quickly on the underground and arrived at Kings Cross at 11 o/c the 11-15 hadn't come in and although there was a large crowd I happened to be lucky and shot into a first class, after a bit of wangling I kept my seat and had a good sleep, as usual the

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train was an hour late and did’nt arrive in York until 4.30 am. I soon got the old bicycle out and was back and in bed by 5.15. of course the hut was cold and it was’nt very nice sleeping alone.

This morning as there was’nt much doing a [sic] ran down to York in the transport and bought two more Lancs, so I should have something to keep me busy, its turned out a miserable day and its started to rain, most damp and depressing, a typical Monday kind of weather.

As you will have probably guessed

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I'm writing this on the firm's paper in there time, thus nothing much doing, the dart board is at present working overtime and we only want a couple of crates of beer and some sawdust on the floor to make it a real pub.

Am not certain what will happen next weekend, shall probably have some more gen later on, shall have to see what can be done.

Well darling, not a lot more to write about, someone has just rung up from another station, they've lost one body presumably

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still alive and I'm just going to see what's happened to him.

Cheerio for the present, remember me to Mother and Dad.

Take care of yourself darling,

all my love,

Jack