Letters of David Francis Smith, July 1941- February 1942 - Part 7

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PAR AVON

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NO. 2780

Mrs. D. F. Smith

c/o Mrs H. Watts

Symonds St

Queens-cliff

Victoria

Australia

PASSED BY CENSOR No. 2780

TEStane 

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'Dale with her

Suppose by this you have had a 
trip up to town, did  you stay out at

Ollies for the week end & how did you 

put your time in, what are the photos like,

 am waiting to get my copy. 

That chap would be able to have 

a fair garden at our place, after all the 

hard work I put in on that stone, maybe 
we will find a place ready for us when 

I get back.

Afraid I'm not much good having 

a yarn on paper, sincerely hope its not too

long before we will be able to get along 

without this letter writing.
Well Darling I cant find any 

more news to tell you at present so, I'd

better clue up 

"Cheers''

With all my love & Kisses 
Frank xxxxxxxxxxx 

Give my regards to all at home. Noel &

Robbie Send their regards.

TEStane                

 

BY AIR MAIL

AUST BASE P.O.

17JA42

26.

Mrs. D. F. Smith

C/o Mrs H. Watts

Symonds St

Queenscliff.

Victoria

Australia

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JSandaine

 

 

VX25593.WO". D.F.Smith

Signals 8 Aust Div

A.I.F.

Malaya.

 

 

No.68

VX25593

W.O". D.F. Smith

Signals 8 Aust Div

A.I.F.

Malaya

5.2.42.

My Darling Rene,

Just a few lines to let you

know that I'm O.K, & still getting along

fairly well, hope this finds you & all at

home in the best of health, & that you are

still able to knock out a fair time.

I'm still anxiously awaiting some

where round about half a dozen letters of

yours, surely I'll click shortly. Sincerely hope

that your mail hasnt been similarly held

up.

I received about one dozen Sporting Globes

of yours yesterday, will have to make do

on that for the time being.

Guess you are wondering & perhaps

worrying just how we are making out these

days, am afraid all I can say is that

up to date we are quite O.K, & getting

along rather well under the circumstances,

as a matter of fact a cobber & myself are

living in better quarters than we have

 

 

.2.

had up to date, a decent wireless set, get

a lot of overseas stuff, including quite a

few sessions from our "Gals" which always

manage to give us a fair laugh but on

the other hand tell us a lot that is

quite true.

As far as the war is going here

reckon that I cant tell you anything

youd be well & truly advised by your

papers & wireless, if they reckon things are

tough over here, they are about the only 

ones that do, the troops here dont seem to

be aware of it.

Have rather a decent mate these days, 

he's married, his cheese lives in Melbourne, we

get along rather well, both anxious to get

back to something we were mugs to ever 

leave, heres hoping its not long before we

catch up.

There has been rumours that the

Air Mail to & from Australia has been

diced, but according to the wireless

tonight it's still to continue, reckon I'm

of the opinion that it stopped over a 

month ago, judging by the results that

I'm getting, didnt think I'd be able to

 

.4.

Bill's letter, afraid I'll have to ask you for

the address again, I still owe him a letter.

I am wondering if he still persisted for that

transfer of his.

Reading those Globes I see that a few

50 to 1 shots rolled home, maybe Ma managed to

get in to one of them, how are they treating

her these days.

Well Sweetheart I'm afraid it's the usual

cry I cant find any news to tell you for the 

present, so I'd better clue up. I do Fine & miss

you more than ever.

Your loving husband.

Frank xxxxxxxxxxx

Regards to all at home, tell them not to forget

to write occasionally.

JSandaine

 

 

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Mrs. D.F. Smith

c/o Mrs H. Watts

Symonds St

Queenscliff

Victoria

Australia

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