FAC159/1/11

Letter: from Richard Dillingham at RFC Camp, Farnborough [Hampshire] to Christine Dillingham, Kings Road, Flitwick - confirms he has received the cake from his wife and that they have a system where any food is shared between the men "I think it is a very good thing as there is never a night without something to share"; food shared includes bananas, cake, cigarettes and cigars - notes that two fellows in his tent have big businesses in the North, one a cotton mill and the other a wholesale merchant in Manchester and that when they get a late pass they are going for supper at the Queens Hotel; - asks whether his wife has received her money from him - comments that he feels sorry for poor old Tom Virgin and asks how did George Palmer get on at the Ampthill Tribunal? and how is Dave Roberts going on?; - asks for a copy of the Bedfordshire Times - asks general questions about the garden at home, "I should love to see the Sweet Peas, keep them well cut and they will bloom longer" - asks after the family, "does the baby still want a Gibbery"; - notes that there was a boxing contest in the camp with "some fine contests" - reports he has been on "Fatigue Duty" where he had to peel potatoes, prepare vegetables, cook them, clean the mess, scrub tables, wash plates and dishes;

June 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

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Dillingham, Richard,
Dillingham, Christine,
Roberts, David,
Virgin, Tom,
Palmer, George

Bedfordshire Times, boxing, peas, AMPTHILL, Manchester