A/B Dirty Dick
(crossed out and written D Saunders) FX 83787 HMSLCI185 C/o GPO London 14/9/43 Dear Mother, Your picture has arrived at last with the birthday card and a letter from ‘Ding Dong’. Well its the best picture I ever seen as far as pictures go. I’ve shown it all round the ship, even the Old Man and the 1st Lt have had a deko. And passed it O.K. (The Old Man with a fartherly look) I’ve put it in my book of photos right next to Phils kids. Old Jim looks really as if he understood it all and is says ‘well it all in a cat’s life’ Well, heres the local gossip. By now you ought to know where I am. Now dont go worrying your old head off about me, as its me who has to do that ‘sides I’ve a long life line and what with your ring and a pair of lucky ( ) boots, I ought to do ok. You know for one, I always get out of scrapes, any how its a cake walk out here. The Italians welcome us with open arms. A packet of fags buys anything. In one town the people have to wash every day before we give them their grub. The ‘huns’ left them without any grub, soap, or clothing at all, and I think the silly buggers are daft, for keeping on with the war as they have. If the MPs would let them they would have ( ) drunk every night on board ship but as 905 of the wine is whisked away, its impossible to smell a drink. I’ll go daft when I see the Old English pint again. Well, I’ll stop just here as the censor might cut out the lower half of its last page. All my love to you and the family David Ps No socks or fags yet [the top address and date cut off] PSS I’ve got all I need just at the present time Comments are closed.
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