Individually Contributed Letters

Letter : Christmas Dinner in Armagh

Over the next 3 years, the war took him from India to Iraq, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Sicily, Italy, Egypt,...

Walter McElvain’s Letters From World War II: Crossing The Atlantic.

Walter McElvain's Letters From World War II: Crossing The Atlantic. 4, went on board ship in Boston...

Evacuee's Letter Home

The 2 boys are now in bed, eight o'clock, having wandered round the deck ship etc. By the bicycles that...

1945 End of the War

Eddie Bowen is in London, and will be visiting B.L.E.U. next Thursday, so I think it would be worth while...

Marsh's Letter Home - 'Worse Than Hell at Times'

So many don't realise Spending a well-earned penny Friends together A real rough diamond Labelled Love...

Bill Murchie on Feeling English

My contact with the English has been limited and I can give little on my reactions to either them or...

Dad's Letter from Okinawa 1945

My dad, Charles Hladky, was on the AOG-36 Ontonagon which was a Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker. This is an...

Letter : Crieff Hydro

Over the next 3 years, the war took him from India to Iraq, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Sicily, Italy, Egypt,...

No Burma Star

I got the 1939-43 Star for being in Calcutta - Street fighting in Charringhee - it being the main shopping...

To My Dear Mum and Dad

To/ My Dear Mum and Dad Many thanks for your birthday card, also the 10/fod which will come in handy on my...

Letters Home from an R.A.F. Officer - 2

I.R. REDMAN, R.A.F. Ismailia, M.E.F. Flight Lieutenant Irwin Russell Redman was killed on air operations in...

Posted to France - The Consolations of Food and Wine

I have just started receiving letters from Normandy from my son, Lieutenant G.W. Myrddin-Evans of The...

Letters from India

These extracts are taken from letters that my father sent whilst in India. A lovely job I must say and one...

Postcards from a loving son, Algeria.

Postcards sent to Johnny Webster's mother during the second world war. I am fine and hope you and all...

National Fire Service discharge letter

Divisional Headquarters, The Grange, Church Lane, UPTON BY CHESTER. G.2.W, or to any Fire Station nearer to...

Letter from a Wounded Gunner

Love, John. John Cowan via Dundee Central Library....

A Life Cut Short

He served in the 2nd Arm Batt and was the tank driver for Major James Bowes Lyon, who was the queens...

Letter to my Husband Christmas 1940 by Brenda Lees

We were told later a plane was brought down on Old Trafford Cricket Ground and one on Exchange Station,...

A postcard from Egypt to Whitehaven by Pat O’Brien

This article has been submitted on behalf of Pat O'Brien from Whitehaven, Cumbria. Pat served in the...

My mother's letters from the Isle of Man - chapter one

Do drop me a line — especially Glenda, who is very proud of you being in France. One of her friends...

The postcard we sent on our way out to Egypt

My early years were the war years The P&O Turbo-Electrical Ship “Victory of India”, 20,000...

Letter from South Africa.

This is a letter sent from E. Risborough to Mrs Warren from South Africa. Reproduced by Ipswich Museum with...

The Kindness of Strangers

I was brought up at Portsmouth, and went to Stamshaw school, my father is a naval pensioned. He's an...

Letter from Young Soldier in Africa

Letter written by Leslie to his older brother... Well L I hope you manage to write a letter to me In the...

Love Letters From a Flight Leiutenant

He trained at Falcon Field in Phoenix, Arizona in 1942 and I now live in Tucson, Arizona... He sailed to...

Walter McElvain's Letters From World War II

Walter McElvain was drafted and inducted into the U.S. Army at Bloomington, Indiana in 1943... Private...