Dreams of Things That Were

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  • Artifact 1940-11-14-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 14, 1940

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    Aldershot Eng
    November 14/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Well I haven’t written you for a couple of days now. I still haven’t received any mail from you. But the mail man brought in 28 bags of mail to-nite So I expect a couple letters from you to-morrow. When he gets it sorted out. That seems like a lot of mail (28 bags) But then we haven’t had mail for 2 weeks & there is over a thousand men.

    Two of the police have gone on 9 days leave this morning. Jimmie Tweedale & Burdett. Burdett is the one I went with on my five days leave. Its making a lot of extra work for the rest of us. Altho’ we only have five prisoners now. I hope we don’t get any more either.

    I wrote to Onn. last nite & was going to write her again to-nite. But I’ll wait until to-morrow & I’ll get a letter from her (I hope) & then I can answer it. I’ll answer yours too. If I don’t have to work too late.

    We have had a grand day to-day. The sun shone all day long. I washed my pants to my oldest Battle dress uniform, yesterday & so I hung it out in the sun to-day & it dried real good. I’ll have to find time to press them to-morrow. It will likely rain to heat the old devil to-morrow cuz’ this is the first day we’ve had without rain for I don’t know how long

    Well I have just made some coffee & I told Glen to come over to the office & have some. I don’t know wether he’ll be here or not. I will write more when I get your letter & will close for to-nite

    As Ever

    Lovingly

    Harry

    P.S.

    I hope you can read it

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  • Artifact 1940-11-11-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 11, 1940

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    Aldershot England
    November 11/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Well here is another rainy nite.  It has rained all day long. & it’s so darn’d miserable to-nite.  Well it isn’t ever funny.

    I started to write you last night. But got discusted over not receiving any mail.  So I burned it. & I still haven’t received any.

    We really had a grand time to-day.  They wanted three truck loads of wood.  Well I took the detention men out to load it.  Well what fun. It was a long drive out there & we got the trucks loaded. & I drove one of these English trucks (Bedford) with a right hand drive, part way out. On the way back we stopped at a tea room & tooke the prisoners in for tea along with the truck drivers. Well you can imagine about about ten soldiers walking in a small tea room, laughing & joking. Well a young lady come in & didn’t seem very anxious to wait on us. So I pulled my 45 (revolver) from the holster & laid it on the table & said. We want service. & the poor girl nearly had a fit. Until all the boys started laughing. But it’s a good thing we have fun like that once in a while. Or we’d go nuts.

    But I still think we’ll go nuts if we don’t soon get some mail.

    Well I’m passing up Peg’s letter to-nite & I’m only writing to you. I’ll write you her again to morrow nite. Gosh you should see this table. There is every thing from pop bottles to sausage sandwiches all over it. Dirty cups & spoons & everything else.

    Well Franc. I can’t say much until I receive a letter from you. I know you won’t enjoy this letter. But then I guess I’m not in much of a mood for writing. So will close now.

    Lovingly
    Harry

    P.S.

    When are you going
    to send my pictures

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  • Artifact 1940-10-31 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – October 31, 1940

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    Aldershot Eng.
    October 31/40

    Dear Sister:-

    Well here it is Father’s birthday. I wonder how old he would be if he were living I’ve thought of him a lot to-day.

    I thought that money would come in handy. Thats why I signed it to you. However I want you & Elt. to make use of it for whatever you can

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  • Artifact 1940-10-11 – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

    Letter to Miss La Verne Woods – October 11, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    October 11/40

    Dear Sister:-

    I was so glad to hear from you this morn. I have been looking for a letter from you for so long. & I begin to think you had forgotten your little brother in England. I have written you about three times.

    Well I’ll start answering some of your questions. It’s a good thing you ask me things. Or I wouldn’t know what to write.

    Well the liking of England is wearing off now. “There is no place like home.” No mater what kind of a dump your home is. It is better than anyplace else.

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  • Artifact 1940-09-20 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – September 20, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Sept. 20/40

    Dear Franc:-

    I just finished writing to Mr. Allen’s & I thought I’d drop you a line or two before I shaved & had dinner.

    The whole regt. Has gone out on a scheme. They left at eight A.M. So I stayed in bed until ten. I don’t go on duty until 1.30 So I thought I’d better write some letters.

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  • Artifact 1940-09-13 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – September 13, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Friday Sept. 13/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Was so glad to know that you received my first letter okay. I have been thinking that you should soon get one from me. I hope Onn. got one too for her birthday. I got a letter from her a couple days ago & she said then that would be the best present she could get. She hadn’t received any from up until that time yet.

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  • Artifact 40-08-23-b – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – August 23, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Aug. 23/40

    Dear Sis:-

    Well I’ve finally got down to writing your letter. I’ll have to write bits at a time between work. I was going to write sooner, but I guess I didn’t take the time, while I was on my leave. I want to answer La Vernes letter too.

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  • Artifact 1940-08-23 – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

    Letter to Miss La Verne Woods – August 23, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Aug. 23/40

    Dear La Verne:-

    Was I ever glad to get your letter the other day. I got a bunch of them all at once. And yours was a little more welcome than either Franc’s or Peggy’s I think. Of course I guess I hear from them ofterner is why. But I’m glad to hear from them too as I can sure read a lot of letters over here.

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  • Artifact 1940-08-20 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – August 20, 1940

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    August 20/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Just a few lines to tell you I am enjoying my leave. Have been to London & bought these cards. I’m sending them home to keep. for me.

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