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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 just received tow letters form his wife dated the 12th and 14th of November; - notes he is pleased to hear that she and the children are getting on alright although he thinks she is worrying herself too much; - notes he is always wondering how she is getting on and what she is doing; - longs for the time when he can come home again to see her and the boys; - thinks they should wait till the spring before having Ben's adenoids out; - is sorry that she is having trouble with the drains and cesspool but is glad that it has been emptied at last, "I don't think it is much use seeing old Hawtin about it"; - "What a lucky beggar Dave Roberts is to stay at Nottingham all this time and be able to have his wife and children stay with him for 6 weeks; - notes it is no place for a woman out here; - comments that he thinks it is funny that Bert Barker has been able to get another months leave, but thinks on e day he will be drafted out there; - asks if Dottie [Dorothy Brittain] doesn't get on very well with Will Tookey [farmer at Moat Farm, Greenfield] whilst she has been staying at Greenfield; - notes he has received another parcel from George and Ede [Richard Dillingham's brother and sister in law], the parcel contained "some big mince pies, a big cake, some oxo tablets and some small cakes"; - notes he has not had time to write them a letter as he is moving to another camp; - notes that he thinks the job at the baths has fallen through; - comments that he thought he was going to get a job helping to put up huts; - asks her to tell Ben he is a good boy after he sent him such a nice drawing; - wishes he could see her and the children and expects they would have a lot to tell him; - notes his pal that he has been with since last Christmas has gone on leave for a fortnight, "He has been out here nearly 18 months. I feel lost without him today as we have always been together since we left the RFC"; - notes that he comes form Yorkshire close to Keighley and not far from Skipton; - thinks he will get his leave before very long as he is only about 20 from the top of the leave list and hopes it will be in the next two to three weeks; - hopes he will be back for Christmas; - asks to be remembered to her father and mother and all at home; - asks her not to worry if she does not receive a letter for about a week as they are moving but will let her know how he is getting on if possible; - "With my very best love and kisses to you and the children from your ever loving husband"

November 1917

From: 1917 To: 1917

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Dillingham, Ben,
Dillingham, Christine,
Dillingham, Ben,
Dillingham, George,
Dillingham, Ede,
Tookey, William,
Brittain, Dorothy,
Barker, Bert,
Roberts, Dave

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, letters, Greenfield Moat Farm, Christmas, Royal Flying Corps, FLITWICK, France, Skipton, Keighley, Nottingham, Yorkshire, Greenfield