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List of photographs numbered up to 70 with descriptions of participants and some activities.

Set of contact prints of head and shoulders portraits of young daughter Frances Valentine wearing checked dress. On the reverse "To W/O J R M Valentine, British P/W No 450. Stalag Luft III, Lager A Germany, From Mrs Valentine, Felmersham, Bottrell's…

Set of contact prints of head and shoulders portraits of young daughter Frances Valentine wearing checked dress. In some she is holding a stuffed toy. On the reverse "To W/O J R M Valentine, British P/W No 450. Stalag Luft III, Lager A Germany, From…

Set of contact prints of head and shoulders portraits of young daughter Frances Valentine wearing checked dress. On the reverse "To W/O J R M Valentine, British P/W No 450. Stalag Luft III, Lager A Germany, From Mrs Valentine, Felmersham, Bottrell's…

Set of contact prints of head and shoulders portraits of young daughter Frances Valentine wearing checked dress and holding stuffed lamb toy. On the reverse "To W/O J R M Valentine, British P/W No 450. Stalag Luft III, Lager A Germany, From Mrs…

Mentions sending him a parcel and writes of activities and daughter's health. Thanks him for letter and hoped he enjoyed sergeants and officers dance.

Writes that she has many things to do before her journey and is sorry that his Boxing Day activities were so beery. Mentions that Mrs Stenzel left that morning. Comments on weather and baby.

Discusses plans for future to join him. Thanks him for telegram. Says she has booked taxi to station and mentions failure to contact gardener. Comments of recent Churchill speech.

Reports arrival of mail and birthday parcel from India. Mentions gardener and provides news of her daily activities and that she will now be alone on Christmas day.

Writes of daughter Frances teething and thanks him for phone call. Mentions she will be coming on 1st January and she will let him know train times. Asks that he does not do anything risky and wishes him merry Christmas and happy new year.

Writes about trying to ring previous evening and eventually getting hold of him. Hopes clothes she send arrive in time and arrangements will not fall through. Mentions Christmas presents from family and catches up with local news and gossip. Writes…

Writes that she has been considering how to solve problem of travel on Christmas leave by him nor wearing uniform and as a result she will send him civilian clothes. This still left the problem of getting out of camp. Catches up with family news,…

Writes of correspondence preventing her being able to garden and cancelling a journey due to poor weather. Mentions sending a photograph of daughter Frances. Catches up with family Christmas news. Mentions arrival of vacuum cleaner and not being able…

Writes it is a bad show if she cannot live with him after his next leave. Comments on his health issues and provides reasons for not writing previous day. Reports immanent arrival of vacuum cleaner and gardeners work. Catches up with news of family…

Writes describing at length taking daughter to welfare clinic including story of children bitten by a dog. Tells of selling flags for Red Cross. Concludes with news of damage by Mrs Stenzel.

Notes not much to write about and hopes he had a pleasant journey back. Continues with talk of with daily activities.

Writes of shopping in West End and that she is longing to see him. Comments on Japanese entry to the war and hopes they do not get into India.

Writes saying she is longing to see him and hopes nothing interferes with his upcoming leave. Mentions doctor visit to see daughter who has heavy cold. Catches up with family news and mentions that billeted WAAF has returned. Comments on Japanese and…

She writes that her letter to John in Halton had been returned and she enclosed it with this letter. She also thanks him for ringing her the evening before and the prospect of getting accommodation near him; his health and possible operation at…

Lists bicycle accessories and mentions gardening and her birthday activities.

She writes about the birthday presents she has received and thanks him for the ones he has sent.

Writes about weather and hopes he will be able to fly so he can come home for a time. Mentions trying to obtain cycle accessories which she will send. Continues with domestic issues and obtaining electrical equipment. Writes that she would not be…

Writes about a motorbike he might be interested in and her gardening activities. Catches up with family news and comments on daughter's cough. Concludes with news of savings group and making Christmas cards.

Writes of sending bicycle, which she rode to Paddington station to dispatch to Oxford. Records recent expenditure and arrival of 10/6 for billeting a WAAF, Asks about possible accommodation for her and daughter near his current location so she can…

She writes about the gardening, weather, family, neighbours, and his bicycle which has been repaired.