Letter and mail despatch receipt relating to William Charles Warwick, August - c. September 1945

Dear Dad,
After three and a half
years Dad, up I pop again and
although I have been looking forward
to the day when I could write a
full length letter, I find now I am
somewhat tongue tied.
I have to hand, many of
your letter cards which were very
welcome indeed, as they came to
hand in many cases when conditions
were just so-so, and my only
worry was the fact that I could
not write more often to you.
I am in Changi EX P.O.W
Camp on Singapore Island where
I have been since returning
from Thailand on the 6^th Dec.
1943. I have been working for
the last eighteen months and
have been fit and reasonably
well all the time, although
a bit light on as you can
imagine.
Dave Humphries went
on a working party to Borneo
about the same time that
I went to thailand and I
have had no news of him
whatever. You may pass this on
to Marjorie please Dad.
Well Dad I have much to
tell you and much more to find
out but that can wait till our
meeting which should not be
long now as things are moving
along nicely.
You might remember me to
all the boys Dad and tell
them I wish them all the
best and hope to knock over
a jug or two with them
in the very near future.
Please remember me to Babs
and tell her I will write at
the first opportunity.
We have a Radio Set
in the camp plus amplifiers
and speakers and right now
we are listening to some
local numbers produced by
our Changi A.I.F. concert
party.
The camp has been a
revelation Dad as everything
from needles to anchors have
been made including real 

hollow ground razors.
I just realised that the hut
I am in at present is the quietest
I have ever heard it as everyone
has their head down and are
writing flat out. You will
have to excuse the pencil
writing Dad as ink is a
very scarce commodity at present.
Many happy returns
for the eighth of Sept Dad
and I hope I'll be celebrating
it with you very shortly.
The days are spent pleasantly
enough here, with swimming
or hiking in the morning, only
general army fatigues being
done at present, and we have
quite good radio musical
& news programmes at night,
the afternoon being spent on
the backs down.
Well cheerio Dad with
love to all at home be
seeing you Soon  Bill 

EX PW MAIL.
MR W.A. WARWICK
161 Cumberland Rd.
AuburN
N.S.WALES.
AUSTRALIA
R.A.F.
CENSOR.

474
[[EG?way Lieut.?]]
THIS LETTER IS FOR THE USE OF H. M. FORCES ONLY
Written in ENGLISH. (Language)
No. NX 25895.
Sender's} Rank. CORPORAL.
                } Name W.C. WARWICK
Sigs 8 AUST. Div 

LETTER BILL.
AIR MAIL FOR SYDNEY FROM SINGAPORE CIVILIAN
INTERNMENT CAMP. BEING THE FIRST DIRECT MAIL
DESPATCH SINCE THE RELIEF OF SINGAPORE FROM THE
DOMINATION OF THE JAPANESE.
TOTAL - One Bag.
(Registered Articles - Nil.)
Despatch made up by - Signed W. Gilliam.
Controller of Posts,
Singapore.
29/8/45.