Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]450211.pdf

Title

Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father

Description

Writes that he was enclosing crew photographs. Says they were doing a lot more flying and their rear gunner was in hospital again and they had to fly with a spare gunner. Mentions that they were expecting leave soon and they were going into Grimsby that evening. Writes about happy birthday being sung over the intercom, spending most of the day in bed and going to camp cinema.

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Date

1945-02-11

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Format

Three page handwritten letter and envelope

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]450211

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Citation

E L Ellis, “Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 27, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/43124.

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