Air Mail Letters to AC1 Douglas Cowlishaw 1943 to 1945
Air Mail letters and Forces letters to Douglas Cowlishaw while he was serving abroad with the RAF, from various family members. AC1 means Aircraftman 1st Class. [Forces letters were introduced in 1945 for writing to members of the armed forces serving overseas. They were at the reduced price of one and a half pence compared to six pence for the civilian air mail letter.]
Extent
30 Letters
Contributor
Philip Cowlishaw
Reference number
PCO/002
Records in this Group
Air Mail letter written on 11 Dec 1942 from Dad – Am afraid it is about 3 weeks – I went up to your shop on Wednesday afternoon and dressed the windows for Xmas. We have not had such a good week so far –
Air Mail letter written on 2 Dec 1943 from Mother – Many thanks for air mail letter written on Nov 23 and received last Monday. It had been very quick but how you would laugh if you saw it, it was so mutilated –
Air Mail letter written on 12 Dec 1943 from Mother – No mail since last I wrote – Wishing you once again a Happy New Year and a quick return home.
Air Mail letter written on 14 Dec 1943 from Auntie Win (Miss W Fisher) – I have been thinking of writing to you for a long time – It’s nice to have a snap of your tent, you always was good at making yourself comfortable –
Air Mail letter written on 19 Dec 1943 from Father – Just a few lines – Tomorrow we shall have one of our Turkeys killed ready for Xmas, am afraid they will not be very fat, but will make a good dinner, we cannot get a lot of food for them. We had a fairly ...
Air Mail letter written on 29 Dec 1943 from Mother – This morning have received air mail letter – it is hard to get the Xmas spirit in these days. We had one of our Turkeys which was very nice and a nice plum pudding with some of the almonds in, and mincepies, chocolates, turkish ...
Air Mail letter written on 28 Jan 1944 from Mother – Many thanks for 2 letters received this week – The family here are very bad letter writers but Father says he will write on Wednesdays, he did last week but I don’t know how long he will keep it up –
Air Mail letter written on 2 Apr 1944 from Mother – Have had no mail from you this week – We read a lot about Vesuvius erupting, I wonder can you see it from where you are –
Air Mail letter written on 9 Apr 1944 from Mother – Here we are Easter Sunday, but oh how different this year – they had quite a good week at your shop –
Air Mail letter written on 2 Jul 1944 from Mother – Have received your exciting letter re Sid Brewer –
Air Mail letter card written on 6 Aug 1944 from Eileen (in Durban, Natal, South Africa) – My warmest thanks –
Air Mail letter written on 25 Sep 1944 from Mother – One day late this week being that Father and myself have come to Manchester –
Air Mail letter written on 22 Oct 1944 from Mother – I have so much to reply to that I hardly know where to start –
Air Mail letter written on 5 Nov 1944 from Mother – I have managed to get to Sunday but have had a hectic week. Gran died quite peacefully at about 5:30 last night.
Air Mail letter written on 12 Nov 1944 from Mother – After all it is Sunday before I have had time to write to you again. On Wednesday when Gran was buried it was very cold, but it all went off quite alright –
Air Mail letter written on 19 Nov 1944 from Mother – I have had three letters this week so I seem to have a lot to write about. First an exciting piece of news – King is going to be married at Xmas –
Air Mail letter written on 7 Jan 1945 from Mother – I hardly know how to begin –
Air Mail letter written on 19 Feb 1945 from Mother – I’m afraid I am one day late with your letter but I did not get a letter from you last week –
Air Mail letter written on 3 Mar 1945 from Father – Am afraid I am late this week in writing your letter. On Thursday Mother had to go to Oxford and has had the operation on her finger. Everything has gone off satisfactorily and she is having a day or two in Bed –
Air Mail letter written on 5 Mar 1945 from Mother – I am afraid I am a day late this week but I have only just come downstairs – I feel a different person after having that nagging pain for so long, actually 17 years snce I dropped the ottoman on the end of my ...
Air Mail letter written on 8 Apr 1945 from Mother at The Chalet – Many thanks for your 3 letters – I hope we shall soon be hearing the church bells for victory –
Air Mail letter written on 13 Apr 1945 from Father – We have this week received a Green Envelope from you – I overhauled and painted the motor mower, it looks very posh now. It goes topping and I have got enough Petrol for this year – Every night we get the big bombers overhead, ...
Air Mail letter written on 15 Apr 1945 from Mother – Many thanks for letter received yesterday –
Air Mail letter written on 22 Apr 1945 from Mother – Many thanks for letter received on my birthday – Great news this morning, Bologna has fallen so you must be very busy these days –
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