Miss Barbara Chalkley
The Hollies
Commercial Rd
Parkstone, Poole,
Dorset
Salisbury
Saturday
Darling Chotie*,
I’m terribly sorry I haven’t been able to write before but have not had a moment to spare. I’m trying to write on a window-sill at the Drill Hall at Salisbury, as the Sergeant has gone out. Had a rather stiff medical, with eight doctors. I could have kidded one, but eight was too much. Unfortunately I passed A.1.
I left Weymouth at 2pm Friday afternoon for Salisbury. Arrived here at 4.30 approx. and was given tea by Sergeant of the guard. We are at present under canvas in the heart of the country about 2 miles from Salisbury. It is only a temporary camp of about 30. We are moving to a larger camp sometime next week. At the moment I have no number nor address, but will let you know immediately I get one.
I must close now as the Sergeant is coming and try to get some stamps.
Bye bye darling
Your devoted quack-quack
Dicker
* Hindustani for ‘Little One’
© Chotie Darling, 2010 22nd June 1940 was the day France fell to Nazi Germany and signed the armistice. Broadcasting from England, in French, General de Gaulle asked all free Frenchmen
“to continue the fight, wherever they are and by whatever means they can.”
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