Recent news
Title
Recent news
Description
Roly writes to his mother about the recent bombing in Croydon. He describes meeting friends and visiting the theatre and working on his motorbike.
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Date
1940-08-27
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One stamped envelope and four handwritten sheets
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Identifier
ERobertsRFJacksonTW400827
Transcription
Scampton,
Lincs.
27/8/40
Dearest Ma,
My letters have been a bit irregular of late but I will make an effort to get back to the old system.
Croydon certainly seems to be getting a hammering at the moment, but you must always remember that we are doing exactly the same to them. In any case this intensive bombing will not bee [sic] possible in the winter months.
Life at Scampton is the same as ever with twice as much time off as [indecipherable word] which is a good thing.
Last night I went to the theatre in Lincoln and saw quite a good show. It is always very crowed [sic] and they must make a fortune [deleted] of [/deleted] out of it. It certainly makes a change from other entertainments.
I went to lunch with Johnnie on Sunday and had a very pleasant meal.
It was a bit of a rush to get back to camp again though, especially as I was due to play football that afternoon. Imagine playing after a big meal.
Will you please cash a cheque for me and put it in my savings (war). As you see, it is from the insurance company and is for a couple of quid.
I am still working on the bike by the way and soon it will be in fine fettle.
Take care of yourself and don’t get careless about taking cover,
Your [underlined] Very [/underlined] [underlined] loving [/underlined]
[underlined] Roly [/underlined]
XXXX
[page break]
[postmark]
[stamp]
Mrs. E. R. Jackson,
6 Haling Court,
Haling Park Road
[inserted] Surrey [/inserted]
S. Croydon.
Lincs.
27/8/40
Dearest Ma,
My letters have been a bit irregular of late but I will make an effort to get back to the old system.
Croydon certainly seems to be getting a hammering at the moment, but you must always remember that we are doing exactly the same to them. In any case this intensive bombing will not bee [sic] possible in the winter months.
Life at Scampton is the same as ever with twice as much time off as [indecipherable word] which is a good thing.
Last night I went to the theatre in Lincoln and saw quite a good show. It is always very crowed [sic] and they must make a fortune [deleted] of [/deleted] out of it. It certainly makes a change from other entertainments.
I went to lunch with Johnnie on Sunday and had a very pleasant meal.
It was a bit of a rush to get back to camp again though, especially as I was due to play football that afternoon. Imagine playing after a big meal.
Will you please cash a cheque for me and put it in my savings (war). As you see, it is from the insurance company and is for a couple of quid.
I am still working on the bike by the way and soon it will be in fine fettle.
Take care of yourself and don’t get careless about taking cover,
Your [underlined] Very [/underlined] [underlined] loving [/underlined]
[underlined] Roly [/underlined]
XXXX
[page break]
[postmark]
[stamp]
Mrs. E. R. Jackson,
6 Haling Court,
Haling Park Road
[inserted] Surrey [/inserted]
S. Croydon.
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Citation
Roly Roberts, “Recent news,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/50564.
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