Letter from David Boldy to his father
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Letter from David Boldy to his father
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Letter from Leading Aircraftsman David Boldy to his father about being on leave from the Royal Air Force with his brother Steve and Peter, a friend who was wounded in the Navy. He has completed the initial course and awaits posting to navigation school. He sends a photo in flying kit. Steve is more than half way through his medical training, and they got to play tennis in Torquay.
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1940-08-28
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Two page handwritten letter
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EBoldyDABoldyAD400828
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From D. A. Boldy.
D Flight, No 3 Squadron,
No 5 I.T.W.
R.A.F. Torquay.
R.A.F. Torquay.
28th August. 1940.
My darling Dad,
Thanks for your letter. I am glad to hear you are back at work & hope you have a successful season.
About ten days ago I came back from my week’s leave. I had a wonderful time & thoroughly enjoyed myself. Steve also took a week’s leave. Peter my friend who had joined the navy was also in London on 28 days sick leave as he had been wounded. He is quite allright [sic] now. All of us felt terribly tired out when we got back as we had hit the hay, but it was worth it.
I have finished the initial course & now await posting to a navigation school. My average for the whole was 90%. At the moment we are still doing the same as before, drill, P.T. & lectures. I am enclosing a photograph of myself in flying kit, I hope you like it. It is rather a good one. I haven’t been up yet but will go up at the next place.
The weather has been very good. I have have [sic] had some very good tennis & won two
[page break]
mixed doubles tournaments at the Torquay Club. I got 5/- each time. We swim now & again. I had a good swim yesterday. We still do a lot of work though & seem to feel perpetually tired. [indecipherable word] everyone remarked how fit I looked. We have had several warnings since I have been back & [deleted] Lodon [/deleted] London is having a number. They don’t worry us at all, we can take it & some day the Jerries are going to get a mouthful they won’t be able to swallow.
I only realised a short time ago that Steve had got through more than half his course. Another two years & he should be a qualified Doctor. Good for him. I have now been over 4 months in the R.A F. I am an L.A.C. (Leading Aircraftsman) & earn, £3 10s a fortnight. No more Today.
God bless you
[underlined] Love Dave. [/underlined]
D Flight, No 3 Squadron,
No 5 I.T.W.
R.A.F. Torquay.
R.A.F. Torquay.
28th August. 1940.
My darling Dad,
Thanks for your letter. I am glad to hear you are back at work & hope you have a successful season.
About ten days ago I came back from my week’s leave. I had a wonderful time & thoroughly enjoyed myself. Steve also took a week’s leave. Peter my friend who had joined the navy was also in London on 28 days sick leave as he had been wounded. He is quite allright [sic] now. All of us felt terribly tired out when we got back as we had hit the hay, but it was worth it.
I have finished the initial course & now await posting to a navigation school. My average for the whole was 90%. At the moment we are still doing the same as before, drill, P.T. & lectures. I am enclosing a photograph of myself in flying kit, I hope you like it. It is rather a good one. I haven’t been up yet but will go up at the next place.
The weather has been very good. I have have [sic] had some very good tennis & won two
[page break]
mixed doubles tournaments at the Torquay Club. I got 5/- each time. We swim now & again. I had a good swim yesterday. We still do a lot of work though & seem to feel perpetually tired. [indecipherable word] everyone remarked how fit I looked. We have had several warnings since I have been back & [deleted] Lodon [/deleted] London is having a number. They don’t worry us at all, we can take it & some day the Jerries are going to get a mouthful they won’t be able to swallow.
I only realised a short time ago that Steve had got through more than half his course. Another two years & he should be a qualified Doctor. Good for him. I have now been over 4 months in the R.A F. I am an L.A.C. (Leading Aircraftsman) & earn, £3 10s a fortnight. No more Today.
God bless you
[underlined] Love Dave. [/underlined]
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David Boldy, “Letter from David Boldy to his father,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/505.
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