WW II Letters Home – Marsh / Robinson Family
From: Pte. A.L. Robinson A4509 R.C.R.
No. 6. Coy, No. 1 C.S.R.U (Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit)
To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh (Margaret)
Date of letter: September 6, 1942
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Postmark: No. 1 Cdn. Sigs. Rein. Unit, September 7, 1942 To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh, Dresden, Ontario, Canada
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Sept 6/42
Dear Sister;
Well, here I am again with a few more lines to let you know that I received your box last night and was it ever good. I almost made myself sick. I have had quite a few letters the last few days too. There has been a lot of mail coming in.
I went to the show last night and saw Lupe Velex and Leon Errol in “Mexican Spitfire at Sea”. I laughed until I had a pain in both sides. They also showed a newsreel of the raid on Dieppe. It didn’t show many close ups of the men though. I heard that some of the fellows that I know in the Essex Scottish were in on it but I haven’t heard anything about them yet.
Well, I suppose you are busy picking tomatoes now and the canning factory is going full blast. How is Dad getting along these days? Is Bill still in the house with him? Well, I just now got a letter from Mrs. Morley (Catherine), Airmail, and she told me all about you catching the 48-1/2 inch, 25 lb Muskie the other day and outdoing Art Jefferies, because your fish was 2-1/2 inches longer than his. I’ll bet you can’t get your hat on now after that!
Well, Tuesday is payday and I am going to try and get up to London next weekend again. Well, I can’t think of any more right now except of that candy, jam and the rest of those eats in that parcel that I got. I am afraid I am going to be sick yet before it is all gone. Well, I must close now. Write soon and tell Helen to write again too. If you happen to have any spare pictures taken lately don’t forget me.
Love, Allan
