FAC159/1/51

Letter: from Richard Dillingham at No 21 Kite & Balloon Section RFC Camp, [France] to Christine Dillingham at Kings Road, Flitwick - writer has moved to another camp and is settling in, although it is not as comfortable as the last; - notes he is pleased not to have gone into billets again, "That means going into some old broken down barn." but comments "That is where most of the poor fellows in the in the infantry are put"; - notes they sleep on bare ground but "The only thing I hate is the rats, you can feel the beggars run around you after lights are out"; - notes the camp is situated in a wood with a stream running close by and thinks that it is the continuation of an old French Chateau, "In the summer would be a very pretty place"; - comments they are having some miserable weather, "nothing but cold wind, rain and fog and plenty of mud"; - is glad that Min has stayed with her; - wishes he was at home with his wife and children; - is sorry to hear about Mr Neale; - notes that he is pleased to here that Ben is better "But I should keep on with the Emulsion if its doing him good"; - notes he has had a letter form Alice and that she had sent the boys some airballs; - asks is Emily, [Christine Dillingham's sister] staying down home now?; - tell mother I will send a letter in a few days;

November 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

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Dillingham, Richard,
Dillingham, Christine,
Dillingham, Ben,
Neale,
Dillingham, Emily

rats, rain, wind, fog, Royal Flying Corps, FLITWICK, France