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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 has been on fatigues, scrubbing and cleaning one of the dining rooms, as his company is the duty company; - asks to be sent another writing pad; - comments how he longs for the time when he can return home; - is surprised to hear that Father is poorly again; - is glad Alice is staying at home with mother; - notes he has received a snapshot of her old home to remind him of the happy times; - notes there is little chance of leave; - is sorry to hear that Ben got stung; - asks how the boys are getting on, whether they still carry on as badly as ever and if they have got any more of Majors apples; - is pleased to hear Ben has started school and that he has taken to it better; - asks if the boys still want to know why he doesn't come home, "What a good job the poor little chaps don't understand the reason"; - is surprised to hear about Bert Barker and Mary Crawley being married, "perhaps he has been playing with the fire and got caught"; - thinks the war will be the means of breaking up thousands of happy times; - notes he saw an account of Aggie Odell's wedding in the paper but thinks it is very silly of them at a time like this to get married and then come out here; - asks if Mrs Fowler was surprised when you told her that he had met Daniel; - asks have the boys taken Mrs Fowler any more worms; - comments he is longing to see her again and prays to God that he will take care of her and the boys while he is away and bring him home again to them all;

September 1917

From: 1917 To: 1917

English

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Dillingham, Richard,
Dillingham, Christine,
Dillingham, Ben,
Barker, Bert,
Crawley, Mary,
Fowler,
Odell, Aggie

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