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Ursula and Frances Valentine on a beach
Ursula Valentine is sitting on a towel on a beach with toddler Frances Valentine standing in front of her. Behind them rocks. In the background sea and on the far side land with buildings.
Ursula and Frances Valentine on a beach
Ursula Valentine kneeling on a sandy beach with toddler Frances Valentine sitting on her laughing. In the background sea with land and buildings on the far side.
The Offensive Phase
A continuation of Peter's thesis on electronic warfare during the war.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Reports arrival of medicine which he hope will resolve sense of taste issue. Little recent mail but believes many enroute.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 55 (112). Writes that only one letter from her in the month has arrived but some parcels have come. Asks her to thank senders as his letter allowance would not allow him to send thanks. Mention weather in new camp is shocking. Still has no…
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 59-116. Writes that life is monotonous but encouraged by news. Getting in practice on violin but lacks strings. Mail is still not regular.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 61-118. Mentions no mail and no news. Recent good weather but now unpleasant again. Still practising violin but hampered by lack of music and strings. Discusses future clothing requirements.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 62-119. Writes that he has increased his pay allotment and transferred all his available credit to her. Also gives sanction for her to access joint accounts. Reports weather atrocious.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 64-121. Reports her letter with photograph arrived. Tells her not to worry about a house but suggest she stays with her parents until his liberation. Details scheme for numbering and dates for sending letters so she will know if any missing.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 66-123. Writes that he is still awaiting update on house purchase and about problems with his violin.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 68-115. Will continue to write top previous address until new one available. Writes of disappointment over house and problems with violin.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 69-125. Reports arrival of letter and thrilled to hear of her efforts. Mentions receiving music and condition of violin. Unsure why she is not getting all his letters.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 72-129. Details addresses for mail and parcels. Thanks for recent parcel with music and violin strings. Writes of other items needed. Still awaiting news of house hunting.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 74-131. Sympathises over house hunting issues and comments on sporadic mail. Discusses financial matters and send thanks for books parcel. Comments on weather.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 75-132. Writes he is managing to practise violin but still having problem with instrument. Sense of taste now back for two months and awaits letters and news of house purchase.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 76-133. Writes of his dislike for his prisoner of war camp but that he keeps busy with an increase in his fiddling hours, classes in book keeping, music, history and Dutch. He also mentions the daily routine of clothes washing and housekeeping…
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 77-134. John tells her of his pension situation and that his father is not sending more tobacco until contact resumed. He also tells Ursula that he gets tired and longs passionately for her.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 79-136. Writes that mail is falling off and comments on weather, allotment of hut for theatre and four rooms for classes. No hope of place to practise violin. Looking forward to more photographs of her and daughter. Asks will 1944 see then…
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 80-137. Complains about lack of mail and parcel that had arrived at previous camp but not yet with him. Comments that has lost sense of taste again and has glued violin back together,
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 82-139. Writes wishing her a happy birthday and thanking her parents for lending them money for a house.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 84-141. Gives results of recent music exams. Weather turned mild and back to slush. Asks to see if she can get recompense for missing Red Cross parcel. Awaiting details of house.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 86-143. Send love and greeting for new year. Awaiting news of moving to new house. Comments on winter weather.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 145-2. Awaiting news of progress with house. Writes of preparing his daughter for eventual liberation. Comments on atrocious weather. Recent arrival of tobacco parcel.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 146-3. List her letters that have arrived. Anxious for news of new house. Mentions weather and seeing British medical officer. Feels fit despite lack of exercise.