Multi-line poem relates story of crews arriving back at fog bound airfield from operation to Berlin. Aircraft crashed and 18 aircrew were lying dead in medical centre. Laments hoping they did not die for nothing.
Ode to a local village girl whose mother took in washing from aircrew. Refers to 100 Squadron. Two versions both annotated 'Kathryn Reid, (half pint)' and other notes.
Writes that crew had just arrived back in the billet. States that she was one of the grandest straight forward WAAFs he had had the pleasure of meeting apart from his sweetheart.
Several sectioned letter. Long description about how he feels in himself possibly over breakup. Feels sorry for himself. Talks of his dreams and relates his feelings through the war. Continues philosophising at length. Writes a lengthy story about…
From a relation of Bernard [Heaton] who had been killed. Asks for names and address of crew and talks of burial and expresses her feelings on loss. Thanks her for comforting letter.
Describes and evening out in Palestine including meeting prostitutes. Philosophises on Palestine being a wonderful country for broadening the mind. Mentions taking a dip before breakfast and leaving Tel Aviv by train back to Cairo. Mentions food…
Describes train journey through Egypt and Palestine/Transjordan. Detrains at Kantara (El Qantara) Mentions seeing Australians, Transjordan and Palestine police and that country is cleaner that Egypt. Leaves train at Lydda and describes activities…
Relates going to a store and choosing a salesgirl of similar size in order to get item of clothing for her. Asks what she does with her time and about boyfriends. Second page is torn and text missing. Seems to be proposing agenda for evening out.…
General philosophising about men and women. Continues with gossip about boy and girl friends. Hopes they are safe from air raids. Says there was nothing to worry about at his end of the globe. The boys out there were quite confident that they defeat…
Writes about films and perceptions of England and America. Comments that thousands of GIs who would want to return to England in peace time because they had grown to love it. Mentions what was on radio. Second page torn and some text lost. Lists…