I arrived yesterday morning after a vile crossing (10 ½ hours) in a dirty little cockle shell …

London Street Scene 1918.  Outside the Photographic Bureau of the Ministry of Information the day before the official opening, 10 Coventry Street, London.  © IWM (Q 31118)

11th September 1918         London

My dearest Mother

I arrived yesterday morning after a vile crossing (10 ½ hours) in a dirty little cockle shell: I was slightly sick.

I shall return tomorrow to the fold. I hope Molly told you that I’d wired her. I ought to have come over on Monday morning by Boulogne but was stopped at the last minute and that delayed me a day.

 

I am stopping with May and B, who send their love. I have so much to tell you that it must be a case of “all news when we meet”.

Best love to you both

Your loving Dorothy

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Mrs T

Beyond the day job, and the garden, I love to delve into local and family history. While pursuing one project other snippets frequently distract me, resulting in the eclectic mix of tales from the past found here.

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