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1. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   was my birthday and one last night which was Tuesday. They were given to me by some friends of mine ... that I have met just recently. I also got some birthday presents and two lovely cakes. Mrs. Robinson ... that you sent me is evidently missing (as are also some of the letters you forwarded on to me) because ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:11pm

2. Diary from Duffy, Reginald Carl Francis

   22nd. March I enjoyed the operation last night. Jerry has definitely moved some of his guns from the ... The more we crowd the Germans the more cunning tricks he pulls out of his bag. I have some 16 ops now ... like to retreat some distance if the Germans would follow them. This would enable us to cut the German ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 3:01pm

3. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   yesterday- that if I got hold of a bicycle it would be possible for me to cycle to Brighton and back some ... there might possibly have been some treachery somewhere. Considering the violent explosion caused by 10 ... route- about a 3 ½ mile walk- very pretty- some very interesting rock formations on the way. We found ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:31am

4. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   made of an egg substitute of some kind. We caught the one oclock train [?]- the one Poppy came home ... drawings not at all bad- the main picture a racing story- taken on Lord Roseberis estate at Epson- some ... very pretty backgrounds & some very interesting scenes with race horses as their main feature. At ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:31am

5. Letter from Andrews, Gerald Smedley

   with him to some friends of his who live in the nearby district. In the evening I have a dinner ... so long to reach you. There seems to be some talk of inaugurating a Westbound air letter service, and ... back and had a snack in the mess, the cook had kept some hot supper for me, for which he was rewarded ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 16 2021 - 2:18am

6. Letter from Robertson, Charles Eric

   some day it will no longer be a novelty to me. Captain Cox one of our instructors here is an aviator ... uniforms,—so: [drawing] I have been picking up some fine English slang. A “Hun” at an R.F.C. Training camp is ... day and Dashwood plays a violin so we have some music once in a while. Neil van Nostrand got his wings ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:17pm

7. Letter from Mercer, Richard William

   Dear Father & Mother:- Have not received a letter from you for a some time but expect they will all ... Worthington, caught numbers of the enemy infantry in the open, the Battery also engaged some enemy gun limbers ... undoubtedly have some bearing on the enemy's decision to retire during the night to his defences on the ...

   Editor - Nov 30 2021 - 11:12am

8. Diary from Dawkins, Arnold F.A.

   Sept 3, 1942: I went to Cottesmore this afternoon to collect some laundry and have my shoes repaired. ... to the Beaver Club where we met some Canadian airwomen. Supper at Albion Court and then to ... we went through Hyde Park stopping to listen to the orators. Some of them are quite good. A bit of ...

   Editor - Apr 20 2022 - 3:41pm

9. Letter from Rooke, (Robert, Charles, and George)

   I will not repeat. I will write from Ottawa, where I hope to hear from you, as we will be there some ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 10:42am

10. Letter from Fereday, Albert Henry

    arrangements in view I should like to call and see some of the Palmers Green folk on Saturday and of course you ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:13pm