Chippenham, Wilts
Wednesday
My Darlingest,
Many thanks for the letter which I have just received. I'm replying instantly as I have one stamp between me and starvation. I drew 30/- this week, but as I was endeavouring to influence the C.S.M. and as we met Pete, it all went by Saturday evening. The more I draw the less far it seems to go.
Well, Honey, you don't mention anything re FWC*. I see that your letter was written from work. I hope everything turns out all right, as you certainly deserve it.
You seem to be having a pretty hot time now. I wish I could say the same for myself. Things are very dull here. On occasion we go out and drown our sorrows but that's all it amounts to. We very seldom seem to get very merry.
I hope you won't go and fall for a Guardsman. They are a trifle smarter than the Dorsets you know. Have a good time by all means, but don't forget your little Dicker whatever you do, as I'm afraid you're vital to me now.
Pete and Co are on an NCOs’ Cadre at the moment. That's a course of sorts. I did my best and got out of it as I much prefer to go away on a pukka course. Local courses sound alright but amount to very little. This particular one is being taken by an old Sergeant, who fondly imagines this is 1914. He's very smart but lives in the past as so many old soldiers do (Pa for example).
At any rate nothing can be done, until I get back to duty. Then the sparks will fly, and I don't mean maybe.
There's going to be a pretty good change in about a fortnight's time. Everyone is going to be switched around in platoons and companies. I'd like a change from ‘K’ as I'm pretty fed up with it. We've got a new CEO now who is rather a ----. He stripped a Cpl in ‘D’ for coming in an hour late after he'd been to a dance. I'm glad I'm not still in ‘D’ as I'd have been finished by now.
Commissions are still on the horizon, but are approaching gradually. Nil desperandum.
I'm writing this in an old theatre, in the wings. We use it for P.T. this weather.
Went to see ‘ Convoy’ last night as I’d missed it before. Then we had a raid here. I should think that half the Jerry Air Force were up. Plenty of bombs came down, but not too near.
Well, I must close now and do some work. The CSMI is on a course, which leaves me in charge of PT for 300 men!
So long, Honey
your devoted
Dicker
P.S. Remember what I said about that Guardsman ....
* Chotie’s place of work, which was closing down.
© Chotie Darling, 2010
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