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Apologises for not writing and commiserates over her illness. Writes that he hopes to be home for the weekend. Mentions being on water guard duty and going into Chippenham.

Thanks her for sending shoes but he had to give dance ticket away as he was on guard duty. Comments on her illness. Provided details of travel home and plans for weekend.

Thanks her for cakes and asks her to send him his encyclopaedia of wireless. Comments on good weather and being confined to camp over not handing in pass. Catches up with news and mentions a pilot who had been killed.

Writes of meeting fellow student who also lived in Cookham (where grandmother lives). Mentions upcoming six words a minute test and consequences of failure. Writes of plans to visit Bath and a little about his training.

Written from RAF Yatesbury. Describes getting flu and his journey from North Coates to Yatesbury. Describes camp and facilities. Mentions that he has 6 days Christmas leave.

Written from RAF North Coates. Describes camp location and aerodrome. Points out that location is closest in country to Germany. Describes air raid shelter and accommodation. Mentions E.N.S.A. concert.

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Ian in RAF uniform sitting on a lawn. Information supplied with the collection identifies the location as Cookham.

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The Hay's home, Coruisk, in Cookham.

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Three images of Rhona Hay as a toddler. Identified as Cookham in information supplied with the collection.

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Rhona Hay and her mother on a dinghy with a black and white dog.
Identified as Cookham in information supplied with the collection.

An invoice and receipt from a Cookham ironmonger for charging a battery, a cooker wick and oil.

RAF Form 543 with details of Ian Hay's service record.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father, thanking her for her letter and telling her that he was bringing chocolate cream and preserved cherries home for her.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He tells her he has bought her a doll and is pleased to hear she is starting to write.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he received her letter which arrived within two days, saying he liked the picture of Gourdon and that he had sent some photos via letter.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He writes that he only has 9 days left in France and then will be home when they will be getting ready to go to Scotland.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he received his release book that morning and that he had posted a parcel to her.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He writes that he has just got back to Cannes from Marseilles. He also says that he tried to go along the road to Gourdon but could not as the bridge of Abime had been blown up.

Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he has only four weeks left, about the weather, going sailing and bathing and going to Paris the following Tuesday.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He writes that he has been to the Gorge du Loup, about the weather and that birds have arrived on their way to England.

Postcard to Rona Hays from her father. He writes thanking her for the sweets she sent and telling her he is going to Cannes for a week.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He writes that he was in Gourdon the previous week and will be going back in two weeks’ time.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He writes that he has been to Gourdon, about the weather and that the flowers are now blooming and that he is going to Paris the following week.

Postcard to Rona Hay from her father. He tells her he has bought her a doll and that he has been sailing.