Intelligence Section, HQ Company, 70th Dorsets
Fort Brockhurst, Hants, Nr Gosport.
My Darling Chotie,
Many thanks for the letter received this morning. Don't ever stop writing to me, Honey, as your letters mean so much to me. I also had a letter from home, and some drawing stuff I'd asked them to send.
Things here on the intelligence are still very nice.
We were out on exercise on Tuesday and Wednesday in the country about 20 miles from here. We slept in the barn of a farm - and what a farm! It was the home farm of the country estate and a pretty marvellous place believe me. You'd have loved it I know. Miles from anywhere, and all the estate thickly wooded. The House was Gothic style and covered with ivy. They also had some superb horses …. and thereby hangs a tale.
There were four of us - Johnny, Welsh, Sherman and myself. Welsh & Sherman come from Plymouth and are both rather tough. We happened along a chestnut mare - a beautiful animal, with a filly by her. We made friends with this hoss and decided to have a shot at riding her.
I got a leg up from John and I was no sooner on her, when she started -and when I say she started I don't mean maybe ... she tore round & round that field a couple of times, stopped dead and started bucking as though her life depended on it.
I hit the ground! No kidding! I hit the ground on that part of my anatomy where it hurts most. I had to sleep on my tummy that night....
However all is well now - my poor bottom having recovered from the shock.
As I'm writing this, we're all on another exercise, (Defence), inside the Gosport area, and as my duties for the next four hours are to sit in the Intelligence Office and listen for the phone, I have plenty of time to spare - for a change believe me.
We are on this stunt all the weekend and are all confined to billets. However, I've been out a few times during last week and as it's raining hard at the moment I'm not worrying.
I've recently seen “Mr & Mrs Smith” (very good), “ Honeymoon for three” and “ Spring Meeting”. All three were pretty good. I definitely advise you to see the first named as it will give you ideas to say the least.
Well I must close here as I'm out of paper.
All my love, Sweetheart,
Your adoring,
Dicker
PS. Du bist meine geliebte!* (German)
* You are my beloved!
© Chotie Darling
La France publication for 23rd Juillet, published in England to use in ‘French studies’
23rd July 1941 – Japan occupies all of Indochina under agreement with Vichy France.
26th July 1941 – US and British Commonwealth freeze all Japanese assets and the US suspends relations with Japan.
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