Lt VR Pauline
No 91 Squadron
Chattis Hill
Stockbridge, Hants
Jany 17/18
Dear Aunty
I would have written you before, had I received your address sooner, but Mother sent it just the other day, so now I am going to try and make up for lost time. I should have paid more attention to my address book before leaving Victoria, but I did not have an awful lot of time, and Mother came out of the hospital the day before I left, then it was that I commenced to think about these things, when my book was finished no local addresses
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were such at all, ~~~~~ ~~~~~ for England,
As she already mentioned, of ~~~ having about addresses at, I must tell you something about myself.
I ~~~~~ my arrival in London, and which given ~~~ and of course, ~~~~~much to day out ~~~~~
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said is now taller than I am. I don’t expect I shall see George until I go to France but I keep in touch with him by letter, and last I heard he was “still going strong.”
I was on another plane leave last week and went up to B’ham to see Ben, who has a chunk of shrapnel in his hips, and also see Aunt Emmy, to say nothing of cousin “Hilda”, who is some “bird”. Grace and Renee are both married, so are not half so interesting.
Oh yea, I nearly forgot to tell you about Stockbridge, it is some “hole”, we are billeted in all the old houses, the one I am billeted in is called “Grosvenor House”, the name is
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not too bad, but I wish I could say the same for the “residence.” We have to walk about 2 miles to the squadron over those lovely Roman roads, you know, the kind you read about. I expect it’s a good stunt to get us ready for France.
I have been to London several times now, and can manage to find my way about fairly well, also check up the taxi drivers if they short change me, like they used to.
Hoping to hear from you in the near future.
Best to Uncle and yourself,
Your affectionate nephew
Victor
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