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Letter: from Richard Dillingham at No 21 Kite & Balloon Section RFC Camp, [France] to Christine Dillingham at Kings Road, Flitwick - writer is getting on alright and hopes his wife and the children are well; - comments that they are having a much easier time and hasn't got much to grumble about, "I think we have a lot to be thankful for compared with some of the chaps out here"; - notes that he went for a walk in the village and bought some postcards to send to the children; - comments that he went to a cafe and had some wine and "Jolly good stuff too " and "Its the only decent stuff you can get to drink here"; - asks if Ben has been sent to school yet, and to let him know how he gets on; - comments that he doesn't wonder that people are getting on at Bert Barker , "I cant understand how it is he gets off as he does"; - asks how is she getting on for firewood and cutting it up?; - asks if she has plenty of greens in the garden and whether the brussels have come through?; - asks how is the hedge getting on and expects it wants cutting again?;

April 1917

From: 1917 To: 1917

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Dillingham, Richard,
Dillingham, Christine,
Barker, Bert

wine, Royal Flying Corps, schools, postcards, cafes, Brussels, FLITWICK, France