Herbert Huie Armstrong -Letters and Postcard -1941-1943 - Part 6

Dear Mother & Dad  28/6/43

I was on the last party a week & came back

here to Stalag. I am in the N.C.Os compound & do

not have to go to work unless I wish to, so I expect

to be here quite a while. Fred is still on the 

party that I came in from but is trying to get

off it & come back here. Last night I met an N.Zer

that was caught with us on Crete. he has just come

in from a working party. There is a lot of our Regiment

here now, they arrived some time ago from

another Stalag & I _^have met a lot of the chaps that

were E Troop. A few days ago I also met a chap

out of John's company named Col Goodworth,

he said he knew John but not very well.

Fred had a cig parcel about a month ago &

there was no card with it so we dont know

who it was from, but I think it must have been

from Mrs Grimmitt. I have not had any yet, & I

have not had any mail for about 6 weeks.

I hope you are all well & that we will see

each other before XX long. Has Billie been

married yet. How are Bill & John getting on?

have either of had a rise in pay if so how

much. Not having any ^letters to answer its very hard

to fill a page & I'm _^afraid this is a rather a poor effort.

Best love to all

Red

72 Stalag VIIIB

Geprütt

 

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MITLUFTPOST

Bis NORDAMERIKA
M^rs H. H. Armstrong
30 Cavendish St
Concord West

Sydney

N.S.W.

Australia       

                                            

HHAJM                                

Dated 28/6/43                     

Received 14/9/43                                             

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Bdr H H Armstrong

27251

 

 

15/7/43

 

Billie Dear In my last letter from Home Mother

tells _^me you will soon be married.  I expect by now you

have been, anyway I was very glad to hear it &

hope you will be very happy.  I got my first letter

from John a few days ago, you might be able to guess

how glad I was to get it.  I have not heard from Bill

or Nan yet, but had a very nice letter from Joan last month

Lots of Love a Good wishes

Bert

 

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MIT LUFTPOST

Bis NORDAMERIKA
Miss L Knechtti              

Molesworth St   28 Vicars st

Hillston N.S.W.     COOGEE  

 Australia
 

 

 

30/7/43

Dear Mother & Dad I got a letter from John some

time ago, the first one I've had from him & very

glad I was to get it.  He tells me Bill is now getting

the same pay as I am which very good news & the

first I knew about it.  I miss you all very much

& hope it wont be to long before we see each other

again. I am quite well & hope all at home are _^the same
Best of Love
Red

ansdhyHHA14/11/43  
                                                                                                          

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 AIR MAIL       

 Mrs H.H. Armstrong

 30 Cavendish St

 Concord West

Sydney N.S.W.

 Australia

 

Bdr HHArmstrong

27251
 

13/8/43

Dear Mother & Dad How are you all at home.

I am quite well but have very little to write about.

I got a very nice letter from Joan last week & also

one from you but it was an old one. Joan tells

me she was nearly getting married last year but is

glad now she did not.  Who was the man do you know

Don't tell her I asked she might not want it menioned.

Cheerio Love to all

Red

 

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Mrs H.H. Armstrong

30 Cavendish St

Concord West

Sydney, N.S.W.

Australia

 

Bdr HHArmstrong

27251

 

Written 13/8/42

Recieved 1/12/43

            

 

 

No.21

23/8/43

Dear Mother & Dad Before I forget again as I

have been doing every time I write, would

you please cable Mrs Grimmitt £10 as she is

sending me parcels & it might run them short

 of money as I dont think they are to well

off.  I filled in a form to send them money

from here but they never got it.  I had a 

letter from Annette & also one from Aunt D a

few days ago.  Yesterday was Saturday & there 

was some quite good wrestling but the

main item of interest for us was a test

cricket match between Australia & N.Z.

which we won very easily the Aust first

innings 70. N.Z. 1st inn 65 Aust 2nd inn

6 down 204. N.Z. 2^nd inn 48. One of out bowlers

got 5 bowled, 1 lbw, 2 caught, 1 run out, making

9 out of the 10 wicketts.  Last week N.Z. played

England & got beaten badly, so there should

be a good match when we play England. 

I hope Bill & John ∧are still alright, I'm afraid

it does not improve my selfrespect or peace 

of mind to know they are still in the

thick of it while I'm a p.o.w. I know that

is unreasonable, because I'v not done anything to

be ashamed of, but that's the way I feel.  Am well.

cheerio Lots of Love

Red