Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
Title
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
Description
He has been collecting POWs from Juvaincourt. He has been flying low over south England and describes changes to spots they have visited. He is expecting to get nine days leave.
Creator
Date
1945-05-16
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Two double sided handwritten sheets and envelope
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Contributor
Identifier
EDarbyCAHWellandJ450516
Transcription
[postage stamp] [postmark]
Miss J. Welland
7. Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey
[inserted] 16.5.45 [/inserted]
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F/o. C. Darby, 154676
R.A.F. Station
Stradishall
Nr Newmarket
Suffolk.
Tuesday
My dearest Jean,
Thanks so much for your letter received yesterday after I had returned from Juvincourt with P.O.W's. On the journey out we crossed over the North Foreland and I noticed our pillbox was still there although it looked rather lonely.
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in the morning sun, they have moved all the iron tank traps from the beach at Broadstairs and there seemed a few people on the front, did'nt see Aunt Lill or Uncle George althought [sic] could see their house, we came back over Eastbourne then along past Brighton and Worthing to Ford near Littlehampton, there we dropped our passengers and got back to Base at 7 o/c. makes quite a long day.
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Glad to hear the building effort is going O.K, if you have'nt ordered the paint I believe Dad knows a firm that sells quite good enamel, still if you are getting it cheap I would carry on, as regards the colour, well I'll leave it to you.
By the way, my holiday has been put forward to 2nd June, it will be 9 days this time, we are having a VE 48 thrown in, this should give me two weekends.
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4/
Enclosed are two snaps Jack has taken with his camera, he found an old film at home. we are negotiating [sic] with the camera section for some films but don't think we will have any joy.
I can get some more towels if you need them perhaps you will mention in your next letter, hope the list was O.K.
Well, dearest, this is all for now, only another fortnight and I'll be seeing you, remember me to Mother & Dad.
All my love darling,
Yours Jack.
Miss J. Welland
7. Queens Drive
Surbiton
Surrey
[inserted] 16.5.45 [/inserted]
[page break]
F/o. C. Darby, 154676
R.A.F. Station
Stradishall
Nr Newmarket
Suffolk.
Tuesday
My dearest Jean,
Thanks so much for your letter received yesterday after I had returned from Juvincourt with P.O.W's. On the journey out we crossed over the North Foreland and I noticed our pillbox was still there although it looked rather lonely.
[page break]
2/
in the morning sun, they have moved all the iron tank traps from the beach at Broadstairs and there seemed a few people on the front, did'nt see Aunt Lill or Uncle George althought [sic] could see their house, we came back over Eastbourne then along past Brighton and Worthing to Ford near Littlehampton, there we dropped our passengers and got back to Base at 7 o/c. makes quite a long day.
[page break]
3/
Glad to hear the building effort is going O.K, if you have'nt ordered the paint I believe Dad knows a firm that sells quite good enamel, still if you are getting it cheap I would carry on, as regards the colour, well I'll leave it to you.
By the way, my holiday has been put forward to 2nd June, it will be 9 days this time, we are having a VE 48 thrown in, this should give me two weekends.
[page break]
4/
Enclosed are two snaps Jack has taken with his camera, he found an old film at home. we are negotiating [sic] with the camera section for some films but don't think we will have any joy.
I can get some more towels if you need them perhaps you will mention in your next letter, hope the list was O.K.
Well, dearest, this is all for now, only another fortnight and I'll be seeing you, remember me to Mother & Dad.
All my love darling,
Yours Jack.
Collection
Citation
Jack Darby, “Letter from Jack Darby to Jean,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 8, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/40143.
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