Airgraph No 9
AUST. No 34171 LAC Cooney, JF No. 3 Squadron R.A.A.F., Cent. Medit. Forces
5th Jan ‘44
Dear Mum,
Received your airgraph
No9 yesterday. Also received one from Mrs. Carter (Randwick). Surface mail
seems to be taking a long while to get here these days if the latest you have
received was written in August. Our Xmas mail was being sorted at one of the
Post Offices when a gale struck the place & blew the tents down. From what
we hear everything was wet & now it all has to be dried & sorted again.
I hope our parcels weren’t damaged too much. Just received a “Via Imperial”
Xmas cable from Lovelocks.
Had a heavy fall of snow
this morning & a good fight with snowballs was started. Now a terrific wind
has risen & the sea looks as if it may flood our camp any moment. A few of
the squads were washed out last week. Our tent was badly battered in the last
gale & so as soon as this wind drops we will put up a new one.
No more now but will
write again soon.
Much love to Dad &
“the Family”, Lovingly Yours Frank
Airgraph No 10
9th Jan ‘44
Dear Mum,
About 40 bags of parcels & papers arrived here
yesterday. I was expecting several parcels but the only one I got was from Mrs.
Palmer. No doubt yours will arrive soon.
I received several
bundles of papers & magazines including one from Lovelocks, also an
airgraph from Norm Dunn & a cable from you saying that you had sent me £40.
Thanks for same, will let you know when it arrives.
Next Wednesday I’m going
to Naples & Amalfi for a couple of weeks leave. Expect to have a good time.
May not write while I’m over there but
will let you know when it arrives.
I believe you now have to
pay duty on smokes if I send them home. Try and find out what is charged per
pkt of ten or twenty & if there is any limited quantity. Have thousand
Cravens to send Pop.
No more now but will
write again soon. Much love to Dad & ‘the family’
Lovingly
Yours Frank
Airgraph No 11
21st Jan ‘44
Dear Mum,
When I arrived back from leave last night I
received a fair amount of mail. From you letters No’s 96, 103, 104 &
parcels 23,24 & 25 – they will be disposed of very quickly. To-day I received
airgraphs 10 & 11. No. 11 was written on Jan 7th which is rather
smart work. I also receive two letters from Betty. One containing the wedding
photos that I thought had been lost. In your letter 96 they cut out the name of
the place that Tom Williams did his spec. Nav. Course.
The cold weather is still on although the sky has been clear
during the day. The hills are still covered with about 8ft of snow & that
doesn’t warm the place up very much.
To-day your favourite son
received the ribbon & clasp of the Africa Star. Should look pretty good on
the blue’s. don’t get the medal itself until after the war is over & with
the new landing to-day it looks as if things will finish soon – I hope so
anyway; I’ve had enough. The money hasn’t arrived yet but should come soon. Will
write later & tell you about my leave.
Much love to all at
home Lovingly
Yours Frank
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