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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 suffering with a bit of a cold but is pleased to hear that Ben is better again and hopes she wont have the same trouble with Richard; - "We have been moving again today and travelled by train in the usual first class infantry style in box wagons"; - notes they are billeted in tents about 6 to 8 men and as such have a bit more room; - comments he is pleased to have been shifted from the last place as he didn't want to go back to that part of the line again; - notes the weather has turned cold with rain most days, "As you may guess its none too warm in tents but it wouldn't be so bad if they would only give us blankets especially at night-time"; - comments that she says they will have to get women to finish it as there will be no men left; - notes that her money should stay the same as he was compulsorily transferred; - thinks that she should let the major have his turn with the cesspool; - notes he has received George and Ede's parcel, [Richard Dillingham's brother and sister in law] and that he and a pal had a good feed; - notes he carried a cake with him from the parcel which ended up on the floor after they were shelled by the Germans, "we had to get where we could into shell holes and the next morning I found it lying in a big pool of water";

16 November 1917

From: 1917 To: 1917

English

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Dillingham, Richard,
Dillingham, Christine,
Dillingham, George,
Dillingham, Ede,
Dillingham, Ben

letters, Lincolnshire Regiment, weather, rain, Germans, FLITWICK, France