WW II Letters Home – Robinson / Marsh Family
From: Pte. A.L. Robinson A4509
Sig’s Platoon Admin Wing
Royal Canadian Regiment
Canadian Army Overseas
To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh
Date of letter: November 18, 1942
Envelope
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Postmark: Orderly Room, Royal Canadian Regiment, 5 Nov 1942, Field Post Office 310 To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh, Dresden, Ontario, Canada
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Wed. Nov. 18/42
Dear Sister;
A few lines in answer to your letter which I received yesterday. I was glad to hear from you. Well, you never sent me a feather from that duck that you got. I was up to London last weekend and saw some of my relations. One of my cousins has a little girl by the same name as Pat (Patricia Ann). She is 3 years old. I had some chocolate bars that I had just got from Laura. I gave her some of them and she thinks that I am just it.
Well, I suppose that you are all done with the beets by now. The parcel that you sent me was just fine. There was nothing broken in it and was packed just fine. I ran into one of these English fogs when I was up to London and when you get fog and the blackout mixed – well, I guess you can imagine what it is like trying to find your way around London.
Well, I suppose JC has left Chatham by now. I wonder when he will be coming overseas. I don’t suppose it will be for quite a while yet. Is he in any regiment or is he just a buck private without a regiment yet? I had a letter from Jean Ball the other day. I was kind of surprised to hear from her.
It is getting quite cold over here now and the weather is so damp that you really notice it. I have got my woolies on now and they are not a bit too hot either. I am sending the face of your envelope back. I want to see just how many times it will cross the ocean, so when you get it on the back of it you will see the date I received it. So, you put on the date you receive this under mine, and send it back to me in your next letter, please. Well, I will close for now. Hoping to hear from you and be with you soon.
Love to all, Allan
