Herbert Huie Armstrong -Letters and Postcard -1941-1943 - Part 3

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Bdr. H.H. Armstrong
 27251

No. 8
22/2/43
Dear Mother & Dad There one chap here out of the 2/3^rd
he had a letter Today in which he had news of
quite a lot of chaps we knew & nearly all of 
them are Sgt's. or going to O.T.C. it made me
quite envious, because if I had got back I would
have been one of the first for promotion. I am
in very good health & hope all at home are the same
Lots of Love to all
Red 

LUFTPOST VIR

NORDAMERIKA

ENGLISH
Mrs H.H. Armstrong
30 Cavendish St.
Concord West
Sydney N.S.W.
Australia
NX3112 Bdr.  H.H. Armstrong
27251

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M^rs H.H. Amrstrong
30 Cavendish St.
Concord West
Sydney
N.S.W.
 Australia

Bdr. H.H. Armstrong

27251

No. 9
8/3/43
Dear Mother & Dad
I am quite well & hope you are the same. I hade a
from M^rs Grimmitt & she is me a parcel, but can
not the 3 monthly one as that to be sent by next
of kin, so please send them, when you have
3 dont send any unless I ask for them as I dont
think W we will be here long. Cheerio Best Love
Red 

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LUFTPOST VIR
NORDAMERIKA
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M^rs H.H. Armstrong
30 Cavendish St.
Concord West
 Sydney N.S.W.
Australia
[*From HHA Jnr dated 8/3/43
Received 6/7/43*]
Bdr. H.H. Armstrong
27251
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Bdr. H.H. Armstrong
Australian P.O.W. 27251
Stalag VIIIB 2452
12/3/43 Germany
Dear Mother & Dad
I received your first letter
tonight & also one from Billie. It is 16 days
short of 2 years since I got the last one
& you can gess how pleased I was to get them,
as I'v been quite worried about how things
were going over there, & I never knew untill
tonight if John got away from Crete or
not. I am very glad to hear that he & Bill
have both been home, & that ^you are all well.
I'm ^also very glad to hear that Billie is going
to marry Frank at last, as I know she very
much wanted to, & I think in ^a case like that
it is the best thing to do without worring
about whether it is a good match or not.
14/3/43 Lew was very lucky to get away & I'm glad 
that he did, when he left us I was very
nearly going whith him but I decided against
it, I wish now that I had gone, but it cant
be helped & there might be another chance
some day. I have great hope's of being home
before Xmas, & there will be some partys then.
I got two years to make up for. Tell everyone
that can to write to me, there is no limit
on the number of letters we can receive.
Cheerio Best Love to all
Red 
 

[*From HHA Jnr dated 12^th & 14^th Mch/43
Received 7/7/43*]

M^rs H.H. Armstrong
30 Cavendish St.
Concord West
 Sydney
N.S.W.
Australia