Herbert Huie Armstrong -Letters and Postcard -1941-1943 - Part 7

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MIT LUFTPOST

BIS NORD AMERIKA
M^rs. H.H. Armstrong
30 Cavendish St
Concord West
Sydney
N.S.W.

Australia

** from HHA Jnr 23/8/43

Received 18/12/43

ansd by HHA 19/12/43**

Bde. HH Armstrong

27251

1/9/43

Dear Mother & Dad. I had a nice surprise yesterday. Fred

arrived back in Stalag. There are quite a lot of the Regit.

here now. I hope you are all well at home, as I am.

Last week I sent you £200 do with it as you think

best, as I had over £300 in my pay book I thought it

as well to send some home. Fred has had a parcel

from home & one from M^rs Grimmitt, so I should get one soon.

Best Love to all

Red

ENGLISH

MIT LUFTPOST

BIS NORDAMERICA

AIR MAIL U.S.A.

Mrs H.H. Armstrong

30 Cavendish St

Concord West

Sydney N.S.W.

Australia

Bdr. HH Armstrong

27251

13/9/43

Dear Mother & Dad I had a letter from you yesterday

the first one I've had for a long time. Thanks

for the information about the parcels, I have not

receive^ed any of them yet although Fred has had

2 from home & 1 from Mrs Grimmitt, I have had 2 cig.

parcels, whether from Mrs G or A. House I dont know.

I dont need no chin rest & the worse things ^ are the less I need one.

Best of Love to all

Red

ansd by HHA 6/2/44

ENGLISH

MIT LUFTPOST

BIS NORDAMERIKA

AIR MAIL U.S.A.

Mrs H.H. Armstrong

30 Cavendish St

Concord West

Sydney N.S.W.

Australia

Bdr. HH Armstrong

27251

Received by HHA probably about 10/1/44

No. 24

19/9/43

Dear Mother & Dad, I hope you are both well. I

wrote last week, a post card & wanted to send

it air mail but was told that post cards do

not go air mail now. Either it is something new

or I have been misled as this is the first time

 the money has been returned. I hope it is the

former, if not it is going to be a long time

before you get many letters as quite a lot I

have written have been postcards. I got a letter

from you yesterday in which you told what 

had been done about the land. I hope that Bill

& John also go in for it. I quite relise how they

feel about settling down, I feel the same possibly

more so than they do after having lived for 14

months in a place where I could go where & when

I pleased with no one to say me ney, & never any

need to stay in one place for a day if I did not

want to. And then to ^ be cooped ^ up there where I cant

move however much I want to. The contrast is

very great & not at all pleasent. But I also realise

that if a man does not get in & make something

for himself in the first few to years after the war

the opportunity will be gone ^ & he will most likely

be working for wages for the rest of his life.

And I dont want to that. Very best of Love

Red

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MAIL    MIT LUFTPOST

S.A.      BIS NORDAMERIKA

Mrs H.H. Armstrong

30 Cavendish St

Concord West

Sydney

N.S.W.

Australia

** From Red 19/9/43

Received 18/3/44**

Bdr. HH Armstrong

27251

27/9/43

Dear Mother & Dad. I hope you are both well.

I'm not getting much mail, but I got a letter

from Joan yesterday. She had just heard from

Bill & John & says they are both well. She always

writes me a very nice letter & I'm very glad to get them

I have only had one letter from John & none from

Bill so far. I have had 3 cig parcels from England

but no clothing parcels yet. Wish all our friends & 

relations a Merry Xmas & happy New year from me.

It is impossible to mention all the names it would

take up most of the letter, but you know them all.

I cant write everyone because of the shortage of

cards but I would ^ not like them think I've forgotten them.

Next month it will be getting cold here, but I

have plenty of warm clothes & a good pair of boots

that are to big for me, so I can wear two to three

pairs of socks. It was a very mild winter last

year for this country, the coldest we had was 25^o

below zero. However I dont feel it much now, it

is nearly as cold now as winter at home & I'm ^ still going

about in shorts & shirt & having cold barthes. I had

hopes that I would be home before this winter

but it ^ looks as though we will be spending it here

now. But I expect to be home soon after & I recon

the day I get off the boat will be the best day of ^ my life

Best of Love from

Red