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Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of several letters, one considered the most important of last batch. Glad he received most of her letters and comments on his new friend. Mentions having received over 40 letters from him at Laghouat. Mentions contents of various…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of 10 letters and discusses cables sent and received. Glad to receive news as was anxious about him over the summer with the intense heat. Writes of recent heatwave that had now ceased. Writes she understands reason for delay in…
Telegram to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of letters and cables. Mentions soap sent more to follow.
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Writes about the weather and how she feels. Mentions visit from acquaintance and passes on news. Second page has two areas blacked out. Catches up with other correspondence and mentions that it should be cooler when he gets this letter. Reminds that…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of two cables and news that a parcel had arrived safely with him. Glad he wishes them to start pre-paid cables. Reports arrival of latest letters. Catches up on news and gossip and mentions flowers in garden. Mentions books she is…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Comments on recent letter of how weary he must be of monotony and unchanging scene and how they are coping. Pity that the work for the camp newspaper has ceased. Mentions parcels not arriving and his report of spider. Comments on weather and recent…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of numerous letters over the week. Mentions content of cables they had sent him recently. Catches up with family news. Says his spirits might have been low due to great heat and how weary he must be of monotony and seclusion. Reminds…
Telegram to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrivall of letters and cables. Hopes parcel arrives. Both well.
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reminisces over past events and reports arrival of postcard from him. Mentions father on duty and going straight to work. Writes of new biscuit rationing system which would be the same as for sweets. Wonders if any parcels have reached him. Mentions…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of cable and tells of sorting out problems of pre-paid return cables with Cable and Wireless company. Writes about poor summer weather but the garden still looks good and about making jam. Mentions hoping that someone recently…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Writes of poor weather and harrowing news on radio. Glad to get recent cable but not expecting letters after latest batch of 18 with the last dated 23 July. Describes post and censorship marks on envelopes and postcards. Writes about their activities…
Telegram to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of cable and writing to London about cables. Special thought for him August 4th. Parcel dispatched July 28.
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Relief to receive cable. Long discussion on problems with receiver to pay telegrams which they said they had sorted out with Cable and Wireless. Comments on the weather and working in the garden. Reports arrival of another letter from him and says…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Writes of poor recent weather. Mentions reading of terrific heat in Egyptian desert and presumes similar conditions in Sahara. Reports dispatching his parcel previous Monday and hopes to hear news of its progress from the Red Cross. Comments on his…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Catches up with other correspondence from friend and passes on news. Writes of preparing his next parcel which she has to send to Red Cross in London where it is censored and repacked. Hopes that he will get it intact and describes items included.…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of sixteen letters and a postcard over last two weeks. Discusses picture on postcard. Still no news of friend missing in Malaya despite lists of Japanese prisoners published. Catches up with other correspondence and passes on news.…
Telegram to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of 14 letters latest dated 9 May, thirteen photographs, cable dated July 16, both well.
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of fourteenth letter of week. Mentions letters did not arrive in sequence and lists dates sent. Describes stamps on some letters. Writes of confusion over cables he sent possibly caused by delays to some. Mentions books she is…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports that had now received 13 letters from him over the last week and two cables. Mentions message requesting underwear, tooth brushes and other items. Hopes to get parcel away to him in the following week and would includes soap which she has…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of seven letters with eight photographs. Comments on photograph and lists dates of letters. Glad he gets pleasure from his journalistic activities and that he was over his stomach problem. Catches up with other correspondence and…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Writes that by the time he receives this letter he would have been in the RAFVR for three years and that many lessons of life had been learned in that time. Presumes weather had been hot in camp and hoped that his lodging would provide some shelter…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports receipt of letter and telegram which took six days to reach them. Mentions sending another cable and quotes content and explains how his cables will now be paid for. Says she will try and send items he requested in next Red Cross parcel. Says…
Telegram to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Cable received but no pre-paid reply to further cable. Letters dispatched will explain. Holiday week over, both well.
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports sending him a cable and quotes content. Explains that cables have been sent with pre-paid reply for him. Says it will be expensive and asks that he keep that in mind when composing messages. Mentions receiving a cable from him with account of…
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
Reports arrival of cable from him but a little puzzled by content but glad for news. Writes about her latest cable. Mentions father's visit to Cable and Wireless in Manchester to arrange for him to send cable through them and they will pay. Mentions…