WW II Letters Home – Robinson / Marsh Family
From: Pte. A.L. Robinson A4509
No. 1 Plat., H. Q. Coy
Royal Canadian Regiment
Canadian Army Overseas
To: Miss Olive Marsh
Date of letter: February 23, 1943
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Postmark: Field Post Office, B Company, The Royal Canadian Regiment, 25 Feb 1943 To: Miss Olive Marsh, Dresden, Ontario Canada
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Tuesday, Feb 23/43
Dear Olive,
Well, I received your letter about a week ago and this is the first chance I have had to answer it, I have been so busy. I was glad to hear from you and also glad to hear that you like the pin that I sent you.
Gee, you will soon be a rich old maid if you keep on working at the store. You will have all the boys running after you for your money. You will be just like myself – why when I walk down the street I have to carry a club with me to fight off the women, they seem to keep thinking I am Clark Gable or someone like that, I guess. (Alright – quit laughing). I wish I could get on a pair of skates like you were saying, that you had been doing a lot of skating.
We are living in some houses right now. Another fellow and myself are living in the kitchen. The only thing that is wrong is that we have to walk about a block to get our meals and you can imagine how that hurts me having to move out of the house at all.
Shirlie sent me a picture of the baby – I just got it yesterday. Gee, he is cute (I think he looks like me so he would have to be cute.). I had a letter from Leola also and she was telling me what a lot of snow you had been having. How about sending some of it in a letter as we hardly ever see any around here.
Well, I must close as I can smell the grub a-cooking. Well, say hello to Eileen Gibson or any of the rest of the old gang that you see and write soon. Here’s a big kiss for you. X
Love, Allan
