Spring in Yorkshire

Letter Form from Chotie written Friday23^rd March 1945

W/242328 Pte. Williams B.E.,

“B’ Troop. O.F.C. A.T.S.,

462 Hy. (M.) A.A. Bty RA.,

Fort Godwin,

C.  G.P.O Easington,

Nr. Hull, Yorks

Friday 23^rd March 1945

My darling,

                        Have just returned from a lovely walk along the beach.  It is decidedly better up here, now that Spring is here and, if we have any warm weather, well, I shall not grouse.

            Edie, came with me, the girl whose husband is in the Recce.  She has just returned from seeing him, in a hospital in Surrey, as he has come back wounded in the leg.  Rather badly too, so things are not very happy with them.  I do hope that he will soon be better.

           

I am enclosing a cutting I found in the paper today.  Surely, it’s your Uncle’s school, isn’t it?

           

Nan is insisting that she gives us a wedding present, darling.  Probably, a table lamp – won’t it be nice? She was quite thrilled about the boys who wanted to write to her.  I am hoping to get a pass next week, to go home with her.

            I have managed to scrounge some choc. so I am sending it to your Mum.  Also a ration card that I did not use.  Just to help things a bit.  Must write to her tonight.

           

This is very brief, my dearest, but I will write again tomorrow.

            How’s the ‘tache growing.  Must be, at least 4” long before you come home, - make it soon, precious.

                        All my love, darling

                                                Chotie x.

© Chotie Darling