Thursday 20th May 1943 – “she gradually calmed down and finished up by telling us how marvellous we were, giving us lemonade and biscuits and a bob to get some fags!”

14400541,
etc.

20/5/43

Dear All,

Just one of my short notes to let you know everything is O.K. Continue reading

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Monday 17th May 1943 – ” The war news is certainly good now and some big things are sure to happen pretty soon”

14400541,
Sigm. Moore. J.T. etc.

Monday
17 May/43

Dear All,

Just a few more lines from your “overworked” son! Continue reading

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Wednesday 12th May 1943 – ” The smartest man on guard mounting parade gets let off and has the next day off so it’s worth going for!”

14400541 etc.

Wed night
12/5/43

Dear All,

Nearly lights out so no time for more than a page or so Continue reading

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Sunday 9th May 1943 – “somebody said “That’s one of our fighters!” but it wasn’t, it was a Junkers and at that moment it dropped a bomb”

14400541,
Sigm. Moore J.T.,
2 Company,
12 Corps Signals,
Home Forces.

Sunday
9 May/43

Dear All,

The parcel arrived safely on Friday and I was pleased to get it. I must send my dirty underclothes home in a day or two Continue reading

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Wednesday 5th May 1943 – “All last night I was sleeping in the office with the phone on the floor within an inch or two of my head!”

14400541,
Sigm. Moore J.T.,
2 Company,
12 Corps Sigs.
Home Forces.

5 May/43

Dear All,

As I said in my letter of Sunday, I am writing again ready for posting tomorrow.

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Sunday 2nd May 1943 – “and all through the sermon he was groaning and sighing”

14400541,
Sigm. Moore J.T.
2 Company,
12 Corps Signals,
Home Forces.

2 May 1943

Dear All,

I only posted a letter yesterday but I am fire watching tonight and I am getting a bit bored Continue reading

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Friday 30th April 1943 – ” They are nearly all very snobbish and seem to think we are the scum of the earth”

14400541,
Sigm. Moore J.T.,
2 Company,
12 Corps Signals,
Home Forces.

Friday dinner
30/4/43

Dear All,

I am starting a letter now but I don’t suppose I shall finish it till tonight because we are on parade again in half an hour. Continue reading

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Tuesday 27th April 1943 – ” Then we had to take the respirators off just to prove that there was gas present!”

14400541,
Sigm. Moore J.T.,
2 Company,
12 Corps Sigs.,
Home Forces.

27/4/43

Dear All,

Hope you get the letter I wrote on Friday O.K. Continue reading

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Friday 23rd April 1943 – ” don’t bother to send me chocolate unless you’ve got an extra special lot because we do fairly well”

14400541,
Sigm. Moore J.T.,
2 Company,
12 Corps Signals,
Home Forces.

8 p.m.
23/4/43

Dear All,

Just a few lines to let you know we move today according to plan Continue reading

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Wednesday 21st April 1943 – “We’ve all got to wear best battledress tomorrow and there are dozens of things which we’ve got to do or not to do”

Wednesday night
21/4/43

Dear All,

A very brief and hurried note – the last letter you’ll get from me at this place Continue reading

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