Dinton
Wilts
Thursday
My Darling Chotie,
Have just received you letter, for which many thanks. I am replying immediately, as usual ….
I started P.T. instructing this morning and hope to get a stripe soon. Toni got one this morning, but as he’s had a lot of previous military training this is to be expected. I went for an interview with the C.O. - quite satisfactory, apparently. I get every afternoon off, and have been excused all parades, etc.
The P.T. instructor is quite a decent sort of bloke. He’s getting married in a few weeks time, poor chap. I hope she can cook … He says he will sign a pass (week-end) for me almost anytime I like, so I think I can manage to get home on my birthday (ie about two weeks time).
I’m just going to have some tea now. More later.
Having had 2 pieces of bread & jam comprising tea, I feel a little more contented.
It’s the helluva job to get anywhere to write in this camp. I’m writing with the pad supported on my lap. (That’s where you ought to be …) All the camp had the afternoon off. There was a crowd of W.A.T.S* at the gate for some time. Most of the boys trooped down but I wrote to my little Cho-Cho instead. I think I deserve a big kiss. How about it?
Hughes' fiancée has recovered quite a bit according to the doctor, but has no memory yet. Hughes is going to see her next weekend after his brother’s wedding – hope he bungs back a bottle or two.
I forgot to tell you that George turned up on Monday night – just after I posted your letter. He’s getting on very well in ‘G’ Company with Hughes. George and I won our first game of darts together on Tuesday night. We hope this will be the first of many victories.
Give my love to Pete’s Barbara the next time you see her and tell her, I already have one Barbara, and as she’s rather a handful, I have all my work cut out to keep her under control without any more.
I hope you will give my wishes to Betty** & Leslie for perfect marital bliss in the future and all possible happiness.
There’s a bloke with a wonderful voice in this tent singing “At the Balalaika***”.
Je t’aime encore****
Bye, bye, darling,
Dicker
PS Write soon (or needn’t I say that!)
* Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service
** Chotie’s eldest sister who married Leslie Hall in 1940
*** Song from the popular 1939 film based on Posford and Grün’s operetta ‘Balalaika’.
**** "I love you always"
© Chotie Darling, 2010.
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