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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "England--Cookham"

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A postcard to Mrs JV Hay from her husband. He describes driving up to 6000' in a jeep.

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

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband telling of going into Spain and spending a few hours there where they were well received by the locals.

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A postcard to Mrs VJ Hay from her husband. He describes his trip along the coast, visiting St Tropez.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he has been to Toulouse but not a good trip as the hotel had no hot water and no lighting. He is now in Bordeaux where conditions are much better.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes describing the picture on the postcard and that he will be going to Nice and Monte Carlo next.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he drove a lorry and that he has received a lot of mail.

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Postcard to Mrs VJ Hay from her husband. He writes about the weather and of having been out in a boat off the coast.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he is going to Cannes, has no particular news at the moment and hoping to be home in two weeks time.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hays from her husband. He writes about breaking down east of Toulouse, the weather and going to Nice, La Tuchie and Monte Carlo where they went to a casino and had a look at the gambling tables.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband who writes that he had a hectic drive covering 100 miles and about his sailing.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that the weather is warm, going to Cannes for the weekend and leaving for Paris on the following Monday. He also provides an address for her to write to.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he has been to Gourdon but was not able to see the Gorge du Loup because of cloud cover and that he had been to St Raphael the previous day.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes that he is packing and leaving Marseille for Paris that evening, that he went out in a boat the previous day and about the weather.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes about his activities and the weather.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He describes the picture on the postcard as having originally been a Phoenician fortress.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband. He writes of his journey from Paris to Cannes, the weather and the flowers and trees coming into bloom.

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Postcard to Mrs J. V. Hay from her husband who writes about the weather, being at the beach and visiting Gorge du Loup and the village of Gourdon.
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