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John Haworth Drewry Letters

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he either got lost or had trouble with his engine and was forced to land in Hunland for we were working well east of the lines as we usually do. Of course I told Mrs. Blomfield all that, so she won't, I hope, jumpt to the conclusion that the lad is killed.
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he either got lost or had trouble with his engine and was forced to land in Hunland - for we were working well east of the lines as we usually do. Of course I told Mrs. Blomfield all that, so she won't I hope, jump to the conclusion that the lad is killed.
  
I feel somewhat lost without him. We have been together so long that we were practically inseparable in fact the Major had dubbed us "the Heavenly Twins."
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I feel somewhat lost without him. We have been together so long that we were
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practically inseparable - in fact the Major had dubbed us "the Heavenly Twins".
  
 
May 27th
 
May 27th
  
I was interrupted here by the expected call and yesterday was too busy to write. We did two long jobs and after a job one feels too tired to do anything but eat, and sleep till the next one.
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I was interrupted here by the expected call and yesterday was too busy to write. We did two long jobs and after a job one feels too tired to do anything but eat, and sleep, till the next one.
  
I don't understand why my letters written in March had not reached you though perhaps one was delayed owing to the semi-confusion
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I don't understand why my letters written in March had not reached you - though perhaps one was delayed owing to the semi-confusion
  
BC Archives, 93-6553, Box 4, DREWRY FAMILY, Selected correspondence, 1917 – 1919.
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BC Archives, 93-6553
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Box 4
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DREWRY FAMILY
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Selected Correspondence, 1917 – 1919.

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he either got lost or had trouble with his engine and was forced to land in Hunland - for we were working well east of the lines as we usually do. Of course I told Mrs. Blomfield all that, so she won't I hope, jump to the conclusion that the lad is killed.

I feel somewhat lost without him. We have been together so long that we were practically inseparable - in fact the Major had dubbed us "the Heavenly Twins".

May 27th

I was interrupted here by the expected call and yesterday was too busy to write. We did two long jobs and after a job one feels too tired to do anything but eat, and sleep, till the next one.

I don't understand why my letters written in March had not reached you - though perhaps one was delayed owing to the semi-confusion

BC Archives, 93-6553 Box 4 DREWRY FAMILY Selected Correspondence, 1917 – 1919.