Postmarked: 9:45 am 30 Jan 1940 Sheerness, Kent

29/1/40

Dear Ma,

It is now this picture of myself terrible.

You can keep it in the back of your log

Will have better ones soon.

Love

Daddy

Postmarked 9:45 am  30 Jan 1940 Sheerness, Kent Senior Officers School Sheerness

Monday night
9:00 pm
Jan 29. 1940

Dear Lauretta

Your letter #2 dated Jan 8th just arrived to-day.

Why don’t you tell me what two cks you received.

Once more in December you were to [...]

Senior Officers School Sheerness

Letter to my wife
E.A.B.
Royal 22nd Regt
Aldershot Eng

Saturday noon.
Jan 26, 1940

Dear Lauretta,

Well everyone has flown away for the week end, only a few of us remained here (reason study).  However the school Commondont has invited me to tea & dinner to-night [...]

Jan 21.1940

I found this menu amongst my papers to-day, so forwarding the old thing to you.  It is now 2:00 am.  I have been studying all night.

Miss you very much -

Lots of love darling

Dad

….from Feb the 18th on.

I’ll pay for some of his college and with 151.75 per m. [...]

Senior Officers School Sheerness

Sunday Jan 21.40

My darling wife

While I am having my sherry before my Sunday dinner I’ll write you the doings of the week.

First of all we are now in Winter, plenty of snow, and real cold weather. I am spending most of my day in the open so you [...]

Postmarked: 11:45 am 17 Jan 1940

Senior Officers School Sheerness

Wednesday
Jan 17 1940

Dear Ma.

Your letter #1 just arrived to-day. -

I have written you at least twenty letters since. On one of my previous letter, that was about 10 pages I told [...]

Postmarked: 5:30pm 17 Jan 1940 Senior Officers School Sheerness

Tuesday night
Jan 16. 1940

Dear Lauretta,

For the last two days we have been in the midst of a beautiful winter scenery.  I never was so cold in Canada, as I was here to-day, snow and cold wind all day.  They tell [...]

Postmarked:
9:45 PM Jan 14 1940

Royal Fountain Hotel
Canterbury

Sunday
Jan 14

Hello Ma

Had dinner here today

Now going to Canterbury Cathedral.  The boys are waiting.

Love Dad

Senior Officers School,
Sheerness

Saturday noon
Jan 13

Dear Ma,

Well my first week at College is over.  It sure was quite strenuous, but got over it with flying collars.

The school commandant dished out compliments to-day, Blais highly intelligent, et un bon soldat.  After this [...]

Postmarked:
7:45 pm 13 Jan 1940
Sheerness, Kent

Friday night

Dear Ma.

I just saw George Vanier & Pauline receiving Gen McN. in France — you remember them.

Dad

Postmarked:
9:45 AM  13 Jan 1940
Sheerness, Kent

Senior Officers School
Sheerness

Friday noon

Jan 12

Lunch time –

Hello darling –

Just came in, and have a few minutes for lunch.

Sonnie [...]

Postmarked:
Sheerness, Kent
6:30 pm
9 Jan 1940

 Senior Officers School
Sheerness

Tuesday Jan 9. 40

Dear Ma

Well I have settled at school, and find it darn hard to concentrate.  It is now that I find how bad a reader I [...]

Postmarked
London
6 15 pm  7  Jan 1940

Saturday night
Jan 6, 40

Dear Ma

I came here Thursday night to finish (complete) my equipment for the Continent, also to take two days rest as I got the darndest cold & cuff you ever saw.

It is [...]

Aldershot  1 Jan 40
9.00 pm

Dear Ma & Kids

Well this has been a busy day for me, as we had an open house, and all I did all day was to greet my fellow officers from my division.  Last night I attended a new year’s eve concert by [...]