WW II Letters Home – Robinson / Marsh Family
From: Pte. A.L. Robinson A4509
No. 1 Plat.
Royal Canadian Regiment
Canadian Army Overseas
To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh
Date of letter: April 18, 1943
Envelope
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Postmark: Field Post Office 310, The Royal Canadian Regiment in the Field, 21 Apr 43 To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh, Dresden, Ontario, Canada
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Sunday, April 18, 1943
Dear Sister,
A few lines in thanks for the letter, picture of the sleigh ride and the lovely parcel. I have been awfully busy the last few days. I was working in the canteen yesterday and did some washing in the afternoon and then I did some more today, so tonight I thought I had better get busy at some writing as I have got about ten letters to answer. I had one from Dad yesterday, one from Lyla Henderson who used to work in the store at Dover Centre, and one from Ruth Ward and I received a thousand cigarettes from the I.O.D.E. in Thamesville, and the other day I got a pen and pencil set from the people around Wabash. I was sorry to hear that Dad is not feeling so good again and was sorry to hear that Gramma Ellis had died, she was getting to be quite an age though and hasn’t had an easy life either. Perhaps she is better off than working for and looking after a bunch of her grandchildren all the time, for there was always some of them there with her.
Tell Helen not to make too much maple syrup or she will swamp the market with it. I had some pancakes and maple syrup last weekend. I was up to London and they always have pancakes and syrup at the Beaver Club up there, it is just off Trafalgar Square. I see by the papers where they are starting to ration you on meat over there. You will have to raise another pig or a few more chickens this year. I suppose the men are back working on the land and the town by now. I had a telegram from J.C. the other day saying that he had landed over here and I want to get up and see him as soon as I can. He is quite a-ways from here though and I guess it will be a week or two before I can get around to it. Well, some of the fellows are starting to come in now and as few of them are feeling pretty good and making a lot of noise, I guess I will sign off for now. Write soon and thanks again for the parcel.
Love, Allan