Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Tag: Gladys

Artifact 1940-10-26 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Jan 3, 2022

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January 15, 2023

in 1940, Aldershot, Gladys, Letter, Military Police, Miscellaneous, Pat Burling

Air Raid, Gladys, Glen, Hospital, hospitalization, Johnny Burns, laundry, pallbearer, Pat Burling, Pat Burlings' death, Winchester [UK]

“I suppose by the time you receive this letter. You’ll have heard about Pat Burling”
Artifact 1940-10-19-b – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Jan 2, 2022

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Camp Bordon (UK), Eva Robson, Gladys, Letter, Miscellaneous, Onnellee Reive, Pearl, Pearl’s Cousin

bus, Canadian Broadcast Corporation, CBC Truck, cigs, cousin, Gladys, La Verne, Onn [Onnellee Reive], Pearl, sister, tonsils, train, winchester [cigarettes]

“I was down to the bus depot yesterday aft. waiting for Eva to come in from London”
Artifact 1940-09-20 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Apr 26, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Aldershot, Canada, England, Essex Scottish Regiment, Frances Newman, Gladys, La Verne Woods (née Manchester), Letter, Military Police, Ruthven, United Kingdom, United States

Aldershot, Canada, cigarettes, dinner, Doublemint Gum, England, Gladys, grain, Hospital, La Verne, London, major, on duty, Peggy, Pipe Tobacco, police, Regiment, scheme, Sgt. [Sergeant], souvineirs, United Kingdom

“The boys that don’t smoke pipes use the same kind of tobacco & roll the butts into another cigarette. There is very little tobacco wasted over here.”
Artifact 1940-06-21 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Feb 8, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Borden, Camp Borden, Frances Newman, Letter, Ruthven

Aunt Clara [Hutzel], Aunt Lena, Bob, Cottam, Dot [Dorothy], Elton [Newman], gas respirator, Gladys, Glen Piper, Great Coats, Jeff, Johnny Burn’s wife, La Verne Woods [née Manchester], Peggy, Ross [Reive], Wilbur

“We heard from Jeff & he said he had a car accide…”
Artifact 1940-06-06 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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Editor One

Feb 7, 2020

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January 22, 2022

in 1940, Angus, Camp Borden, Frances Newman, Letter, Ruthven

Advance Party, Bob Diamond, Charlie [Charles Manchester], chicks, Elton [Newman], England, farming, Gladys, La Verne Woods [née Manchester], Mrs. H., Murray, Onnellee [Reive], pullets, scheme, Windsor [Ontario]

“The advance party left for England to-day. That is the whole division. About 50 went from our Regt.”