A note from the Editors: Oliver gets passed as fit, but is still waiting to be posted back to a Squadron. Also very difficult to read his review of the concert party without 'Blackadder' in the back of my mind. Franked 3 SP 17 Mrs Chas. E. Pearson, Hillcrest, Lowdham, Notts. Letter No. 13 70 Squadron RFC BEF France 1 Sept 1917 Letter no 13 Dear Mother Isn’t it rotten I haven’t been posted back yet but live in hope as other fellows are being posted to other squadrons flying the same machines but none go to 70. I had a jolly fine time last night. I was mooning around in ----------- when I was hailed in a loud voice from a tender & there was my pal Smith Grant & lots of other 70 fellows all going to a concert so of course away I went with them. We went to see the “Crumps” concert party. They are jolly good & very famous. They have a chap who dresses as a girl who is simply fine. His (her) picture apeared in the Tatler or the Sketch for last week. Her n...
The letters of RFC Airman 2nd Lt. Oliver Charles Pearson - written during the Great War.