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Letter from sergeant David Boldy to his father about life in a Royal Air Force station near Nottingham, going dancing and his first operations.

Letter from sergeant David Boldy to his father about seeing action in day and night operations. Mentions the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst battleship. He had some leave and went out to the Trocadero with Steve and Ajan.

Letter from sergeant David Boldy to his father about his lack of operations recently. Mentions daily life and pastimes with his crew members in Leicester. He is concerned about how close the Japanese forces are getting to his father’s location.

Letter from sergeant David Boldy to his father about the excitement of being in action again after a long pause. He saw his Mother in London and hopes his brother Steve completes his finals soon to become a doctor. Mentions daily life and pastimes …

Letter from David Boldy to his parents with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. David informs his parents that Steve has measles. He feels sorry for his grandfather, details College sports news, and his progress at…

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, briefly outlining his latest activities.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. He outlines his own and his brother's latest achievements at school.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. He provides details of sport activities and test scores.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling.

Letter from Sergeant David Boldy to his father, mentioning training and shooting.

Letter from Sergeant David Boldy to his father, regarding his initial training and visiting his mother at home.

Letter from Leading Aircraftsman David Boldy to his father, written whilst on the East London to Cape Town train. David provide details about leaving and being posted home.

Letter from David Boldy to his father about working on a farm in Ipswich with Ronnie, but sacking themselves over a labour dispute/strike; now they have moved to another farm near Colchester instead. They visited Felixstowe on a number of occasions.

Letter from David Boldy to his father about being on a new station. Describes the prospect of attending a gunnery leaders’ course. Enjoys working with his new crew. Misses South Africa and mentions two girl he met whilst there, Shirley (Cape Town)…

Letter form from David Boldy to his father about settling in with his friend as air gunners on the same crew. He misses his girl friend Babe, who he left in East London five months before. Thanks for the birthday wishes and the subsequent night out…

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, his mother visiting and a birthday party.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. Discusses his daily activities and refers to his brother Stephen and a visit from his mother.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. Mentions his sooner return home.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, his brother Stephen and his mother.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, particularly coming first in the music exam and winning a prize.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, referring to his brother Stephen.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. He is on summer holidays and visiting Mrs Gregory daily. Enjoying sports and receiving various exam results.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. Discusses school sports, especially the Newton Cup and the house sports league.