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, C.M.F.
To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh
Date of letter: September 22, 1943
Envelope
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Postmark: (unreadable); Chief Field Censor To: Mrs. Clarence Marsh, Dresden, Ontario, Canada
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Sept 22/43
Italy
Dear Sis,
A few lines to let you know that I am still kicking round the world somewhere, although not the part of the world that I would like to be kicking around. By the time that I get home again I will be speaking Italian. I had a couple of letters from Leola last night and one from Alex and Shirlie, with pictures of Alex and the big boy, and also of Shirlie’s mother and Roy.
We are living under the olive trees and the clear blue sky somewhere in Italy now and still getting some awfully hot weather. The ants and mosquitoes are thicker around here than they generally are at a Sunday School picnic. I got 300 fags from the Rod and Gun club a week or so ago. I was talking to Archie Blackburn the other day for about two minutes and “Chuck” Breaton is in the same company as I am with now and also one of the Tiffin boys from around Kent Bridge.
I suppose everyone is pretty busy around there now, with the tomatoes and threshing and so on. Is Olive still working at Weese’s? I suppose Helen is still going to school and Roy is getting fat yet. Do you see much of Dad any more or does he stay at home all the time?
Well, I will close for now. Hoping you are all well and hoping to see you soon.
Love, Allan