John Haworth Drewry Letters
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I have just finished writing to Mrs. Blomfield one of those letters which are a task and a tax on anyone. Poor little Tommy D.-B. failed to come back from patrol last Tuesday so of course I wrote to his aunt and told her of the squadron's loss. Fortunately the circumstances under which he was lost lead us to believe that | I have just finished writing to Mrs. Blomfield one of those letters which are a task and a tax on anyone. Poor little Tommy D.-B. failed to come back from patrol last Tuesday so of course I wrote to his aunt and told her of the squadron's loss. Fortunately the circumstances under which he was lost lead us to believe that | ||
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| + | DREWRY FAMILY | ||
| + | Selected Correspondence, 1917 – 1919. | ||
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No. 12
In the Field
May 25, 1918.
Dearest Mother,
To-day is another of those cloudless days that spells work for us and I am sitting in the shade of a hut, in my short-sleeves expecting to be sent up in a job any minute. In the meantime I am writing you, though in all probability I won't be able to finish before going up.
I have just finished writing to Mrs. Blomfield one of those letters which are a task and a tax on anyone. Poor little Tommy D.-B. failed to come back from patrol last Tuesday so of course I wrote to his aunt and told her of the squadron's loss. Fortunately the circumstances under which he was lost lead us to believe that
BC Archives, 93-6553 Box 4 DREWRY FAMILY Selected Correspondence, 1917 – 1919.