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Letter from A D Boldy to controller of accounts, air forces, pay section Anbala concerning receipt of memo concerning account of David Boldy and requesting that this money be donated half to the Royal Air Force benevolent fund and half to the Red…

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Squadron Leader A N Banks, Station Intelligence officer, RAF Foulsham notes that the station was engaged on special duties with two squadrons, one of Halifax and the other Mosquito. Halifax was used for dropping window and the Mosquito with radio…

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Starts with suggestion that a recent news film of daylight operation to Le Havre, which he was on, gives a good idea of what bombing is like. However as most of his operations were at night he goes on to describe these. Describes emotions and…

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EGrayHMGray[Wi]440703.pdf
Opens by expressing concern over wife’s health issues. Goes on to give news about upcoming leave. Mentions crew outing to Scunthorpe. Provides details of tenth operation which was a successful daylight operation. Mentioned that the crew had now…

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EGrayHMGray[Wi]440707.pdf
Begins with slight admonishment over wife’s letter writing regularity and discussion of progress on wife’s health issues. Provides details of 11th operation which involved an extremely long sortie, taking off in daylight and recovering next…

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EGrayHMGray[Wi]440715.pdf
Expresses concern over regularity of wife’s letters and length of time that letters take to get through. Mentions that they might not be able to depart on leave until Tuesday as the might be on operations Monday night. Recounts that planned 13th…

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EGrayHMGray[Wi]440801.pdf
Starts with thanks for letter number 3 but complains about lack of letters for a couple of days particularly as he had been on operations. Sets up times for future phone calls. Noted that the crew’s original aircraft had been lost while being flown…

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EGrayHMGray[Wi]440806.pdf
Starts with complaint that phone calls from wife are replacing letters which he does not like, but did enjoy hearing his wife’s voice. Letter is then a long explanation of why he cannot answer her last letter as it is in his locker at the squadron…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Starts with a conversation about the high rainfall for the year, then discusses having been in trouble with the police, regarding an…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Discusses The Olympics, particularly the boxing match between Gunboat Jack and Freeman. He enjoyed a day’s holiday; swimming, going…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Discussion is given to the sports David and his brother Steve took part in and the prizes won. Mentions other weekend activities,…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Requests his father to cancel the boat-train, so that he can visit Bombay to see friends and to tell the tennis shopkeeper that he…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father about the weather in London, a future trip to the seaside and meeting up with friends. Hoping to play tennis with old friend Henry, at Wimbledon. Discusses the prices of annual membership at various tennis clubs.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father about his daily activities at Hastings, and then at Torquay. Comments on the French government, mentions a meeting with Cecil and cadet training

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Letter from Leading Aircraftsman David Boldy to his father about his mother and Steve, driving a friend’s Buick and Cynthia and Lisa getting engaged. They went to Mussel Bay for New Year’s, and tried surf riding. He has sent, and will send more…

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Letter from Leading Aircraftsman David Boldy to his father about becoming a qualified air gunner, his celebrations on qualifying and now he and the five others are awaiting posting, so he is spending some time with his friends and his girlfriend…

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Letter from David Boldy to his parents. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to test scores, the books he is reading, sports and pastimes.

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Letter from David Boldy to his parents with general conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling.

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Letter from David Boldy to his parents. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to food, sport and parties.

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Letter from David Boldy to his parents. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to his brother Stevie, the books they are reading, sports and a school play.

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Letter from David Boldy to his parents. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to schoolmates having beetles, quarantined pets, and new watches.

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Letter from David Boldy to his parents. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to test scores, the books he is reading and wants to read, sports and pastimes.

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Letter from David Boldy to his parents. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, with references to test scores, pets, sports and pastimes. Some lines have been added by his brother Steve.

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Capstan 25 yards shooting target, with five shots taken, scored 48/50. On reverse, 'Don't worry about me when I get in Dave'.

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Letter from David Boldy to his mother and brother. He let them know that he has moved from Hastings to Torquay and includes some of his observations on his new posting, with references to girls evacuated from London.

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