Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Category: George Woods

Artifact 1940-11-08 – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

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Editor One

Jan 14, 2022

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January 15, 2023

in 1940, Aldershot, Essex Scottish Regiment, Frances Newman, George Woods, Hants, Highland Park, Jimmie Woods, La Verne Woods (née Manchester), Letter, Onnellee Reive

Chase & Sanborns coffee, cold and fever, Corporal of police, Franc [Frances Newman], George [Woods], Jimmie [Woods], Onnellee [Reive], sister, sunk in a ship

“…I can’t say much to-nite. But I do wish I were back home.”
Artifact 1940-09-24 – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

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Editor One

Apr 26, 2020

Last Modified:

January 22, 2022

in 1940, Aldershot, Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.), Canada, England, Frances Newman, George Woods, Highland Park, Jimmie Woods, Letter, London, Michigan, Military Police, Ontario, Pearl, Pearl’s Cousin, United Kingdom, United States, Windsor

ambulance drivers, Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.), bomb damage, cooks, Eleanor, George Woods, girl from London, Grace Hospital, Hospital, ironing, Jimmie [Woods], laundry, Military Police, nurses, Packard [Automobile], Pearl, Pearl's cousin, Woods family

“I never saw so much military work done in my life before & I hope I never see it again”