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: Mrs. Clarence Marsh
Date of letter: April 5, 1943
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Postmark: Field Post Office 310, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Administration Wing, 7 Apr 1943 To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh, Dresden, Ontario, Canada
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Monday, April 5, 1943
Dear Sis,
A few lines in answer to your most welcome letter which I received while we were out on a scheme.
Well, I suppose you are having some pretty nice weather by now. The weather has been pretty nice over here lately although it is cold at nights yet. I am glad to hear that Bill C. is back with Dad again for I don’t like to see him out there all alone.
I just came off leave a week ago yesterday. I was up to Scotland again and had a very good time. I want to get a weekend as soon as I can and go up to London to see some of my relatives. They will be getting sore at me if I don’t soon go up to see them. The last time I was up there, there was nobody at home.
I can always use coffee and milk as we can’t buy it over here and we can always make it in our mess tins on the stove here in the hut.
I would like to see the play that you are in now, I’ll bet it is really good. I went to see the show “Babes on Broadway” last night, with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, they had it on in the canteen here and it was really good. I saw the show “Immortal Sergeant” when I was on leave and it was really tops. If you get the chance to see it you should for it is really worthwhile.
I was sorry to hear that Gramma Ellis was so sick but I suppose she is getting so old you can hardly expect her to get better.
If you think some fried down pork would keep while it was coming over, I would sure like to have some and if you happen to have some of those old-fashioned cookies like Mother used to make, when you are sending me something. If you made some about the size of an old baking powder can and packed them in something like that I think they would carry okay. I am sending you a picture that was taken of me when I was on a scheme a short while ago. This is the only copy I could get of the picture. The fellow with wireless set on his back is Bowman, one of the boys in the signals platoon. We had just carried that set about 14 miles when this was taken and they weigh about 35 lbs, so you can imagine about how we felt. Well, I have got to close and go to bed as it is midnight and I am getting sleepy. I have been washing clothes all afternoon.
Well, so long for now. Write soon.
Love, Allan
P.S. Let me know if you hear any more about JC coming over here and I will look him up as soon as I can.
