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Postcard sent from Jerusalem during the war....

Now Be a Good Girl!icon for Story with photo

Now Be a Good Girl....

Letters Homeicon for Story with photo

My brother would send letters home during the war....

Letters Sent Home From my Brothericon for Story with photo

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A Letter to Home 1942icon for Story with photo

Christmas 1942, a letter home to loved ones....

Letters Homeicon for Story with photo

My brother sent letters home during the war....

Letter Homeicon for Story with photo

A copy of a letter sent home from family....

Thoughts of loved onesicon for Story with photo

Thoughts of loved ones...

Letters to my father 1 of 4 -1942 to Feb 42(transcribed from the originals he kept)icon for Story with photo

Cheerio, and all the best Walter By Air Mail Date 5/9/42 Passed by Censor 4158 15/08/42 To:- G. H. PARSONS...

Too tired to write home?icon for Story with photo

He refers to ‘Pop’, the gentleman for whom his mother kept house, to his sister Annie, to Gwen,...

My mother's ve day letter from the Isle of Manicon for Story with photo

It was lovely for Glenda to see you during the Easter holiday, and for you to be able to have a peep...

Dear Mom and Dad,...icon for Story with photo

In this note uncle René says that he's been arrested at the railwaystation of 's Hertogenbosch...

Love binds forever faithful heartsicon for Story with photo

Worse than hell at times So many don't realise Spending a well-earned penny Friends together A real...

Remembering John Shaw Part 2.icon for Story with photo

Remembering John Shaw Part 2. A second ‘Airgraph’ is in my Grandmother's familiar writing...

One to keepicon for Story with photo

Worse than hell at times So many don't realise Spending a well-earned penny Friends together A real...

Cards to Mothericon for Story with photo

Worse than hell at times So many don't realise Spending a well-earned penny Friends together A real...

Remembering John Shaw Part 1icon for Story with photo

My Mother, Kitty Carew was a teenager living in Evercreech,Somerset when she met Liverpudlian Private John...

Greetings from Indiaicon for Story with photo

This enclosed my first Christmas card, received from my Father, Bill Abbott, who was serving in India....

To My Friend at the Fronticon for Story with photo

To George From Tom. To Ernie and George, with my best love and kisses from somewhere in France, and be good...

Greetings from the Middle Easticon for Story with photo

My Dearest Rose, Mary and Cynthia, wishing you all a very happy Xmas. The envelope in which it came is a...

A Christmas card from Europeicon for Story with photo

A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year To Eliza, Fred and Sheila from Jim xxx....

Uncle Kenicon for Story with photo

In his letter dated 12th December 1945, to my Aunt Alice Taylor my uncle, 2512003, sgt Taylor, K R 41 sec...

Postcard homeicon for Story with photo

Postcard home...

Soldiers Card.icon for Story with photo

Soldiers Card. A card from a grateful soldier who had received a goody pack through the post from Margaret...

Collection of lettersicon for Story with photo

Collection of letters...

Letter From My Brothericon for Story with photo

My brother sent letters home during the war....

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