An Airman's Lost Letters

A note from the Editors: Oliver is still stuck at the Pilots Pool 3 weeks after arriving, but seems to have cheered up a little after a night out in town with two fellows from 34 Sqn. Franked 17 AUG 17 7. Mrs Chas. E. Pearson, Hillcrest, Lowdham, Notts. France 14.8.17 Address as usual letter no 7 My dear Mother I am again writing to-day although I only wrote yesterday but this is to be quite a business letter. Enclosed please find Cheque for £20 (twenty pounds) 2 photographs 2 postcards The cheque is for you to pay my bills with. There are not many the two biggest being with Stones in Nottm & Allports in Brum. The photos one is of me with not much clothing on & will hardly bear publication. (Give it to Jim) It was taken by another fellow & given me here. The other is of Lt Roberts MC : DCM & Scottie Brown & my Pup doing his favourite trick of chewing the rubber end of Robert’s stick behind is an Aero with a Cleget engine. The waving things o

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A note from the Editors: Oliver still waiting to be posted, and feeling dejected as all his fellow pilots have already gone to squadrons. Franked 11 AUG 17 Mrs Chas. E. Pearson, Hillcrest, Lowdham, Notts. No1AD Officers Pool Mess France 8.8.17 Letter No 5 My dear Mother I got your first letter yesterday & was so pleased to have the photos. I thought that particular film had gone west with two others that have been lost. Arent the photos good as such considering the light in which they were taken. Ena is awful serious in hers isn’t she about the only second she looked serious that day – of course. I shall have them mounted & hang them near my bed when I get a bed of my own. I haven’t been posted yet as you see but expect to be to-night. I am very desolate as all my real friends who have been with me now on 3 moves (4 of them) have been posted. The last went to-night. He has been with me all through since Turnhouse & was a very white friend. He was an Austr