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thing was that I had a letter from David  he is in the \u201cGreat Western Dessert\u201d Egypt.  it was written 13-8-40 so it has taken 3 months to get here  it was a very cheerful letter. but he did so want news from us knowing England was being bombed.  he didn\u2019t know whether we were still alive or was happen to his Father, Der OK Lionel well we\u2019re all in the front Line I guess & all doing well.  perhaps David in fact I\u2019m sure he is worse off than either of us reading between the lines of his letter I should say that he was short of rations.  he said his crowd had blown Fort Cappossa<\/a>\n<\/span>\n to bits. [See map]<\/a>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2nd 8.15 AM.  Another peaceful night after a most hectic day  6 raids the first at midday yesterday  They dropped their Bombs wide at or rather along the Porchester Road on the plain earth  then Mrs Ford & I went shopping but did very little  got to Marks & Spencers in Commercial Rd when the Sirens sounded   we were turned out to go to shelters but Mrs F & I decided to go to Woolworth\u2019s the only place that kept open but discovered on Gun fire the closed & once again we were turned out  we went to a Shelter but stayed outside & watched a most thrilling air battle  it\u2019s a sight worth seeing  our planes can shift  the sky was not too cloudy just those little White one that float around & the sun was beginning to set  it look as though one was looking into a fish pool & there we a crowd of beautiful silver fishes because as the planes streaked here & turned there they left a white trail from their exhaust which tapered  they dropped another couple<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[10th page \u2013 November 1940, in ink] thing was that I had a letter from David  he is in the \u201cGreat Western Dessert\u201d Egypt.  it was written 13-8-40 so it has taken 3 months to get here  it was a very cheerful letter. but he did so want news from us knowing England was being … <\/p>\n

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