CASF England
27 Sept 40

Dearest Ma,

While listening to some beautiful fire works to-night, I want to tell you something about our boys of the R.A.F today.

As you probably have heard on the air already, the boys got 122 German planes to-day.  We lost only a few, and most of [...]

CASF England
26 Sept.40

 My dear Ma & Junie

To-night for a change I took in the movies; I saw Bing Crosby in If I Had My Way, sure enjoyed it very much.  I never get tyred at looking at any of Crosby’s.  Have you seen it.  I wish you would, the [...]

[The following letter was forwarded from Emilia Blais to Laurette.  Letters sent to Canada were not reviewed by the censor.  Written in French, below is a rough translation.]

C.A.S.F.
England
24 Sept 40

Dear Emilia

Thank you very much for your cable of the other day.  Here not [...]

C.A.S.F. England
Sunday 22 Sept 40

Dear Ma & Junie.

Well I think I’ve received all your letters from Montreal, Que. and T.M.   I am surely pleased that you had a good trip and enjoyed the food down there.

My vacation was fine, went to shows, while the bombardment was on, had a [...]

10 Sept 40

Dearest Ma.

Your cable from Great Barrington received to-day.  I am absolutely astonished at you promoting me to Lt. Col. Where did you get the information, nevertheless it’s coming, don’t know when, but may be soon.  Although I have been commanding, since two months, my C.O. is still here for [...]

7 Sept 40

Darling,

Don’t you think this snap is awfully good of me.  The serious speaker.

Lots of love

Dad

[No photograph was found in the envelope.]

6 Sept 40

Dearest Ma;

Back in Camp after a week of rest in London.  Air raids and all did not stop me from having two baths a day and seeing a good show every night.

I also had some real good meals.  My postman tells me to-night that a cable from you [...]