Airgraph No 26 No news and a broken finger

Airgraph No 26

AUST. No 34171 

LAC Cooney, JF

 No. 3 Squadron

 R.A.A.F.,  

Cent. Medit. Forces 

1^stMay ‘44

Dear Mum,

                                    It’s about 10 days since I wrote last but the reason for not writing is the same as usual – no news.

Letter No124 & airgraph dated 12/4/44 arrived here yesterday & parcel No 30 a few days previous. Also received another letter from Mrs Palmer.

    You have probably received the airgraph in which I told you that the £40 arrived OK. If not you know now.

Although the Padre put in his airgraph that an answer was not necessary he has had dozens of answers from the boys’ people. Don’t know whether you answered it or not but if you did the Padre said he will not be able to write again for a while.

    I was playing baseball after tea a few nights ago & got a rather hard crack on the finger. I went down to the hospital yesterday morning & had it x-rayed & found it was broken. It’s in plaster now & will be for the next couple of weeks.

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The weather is continuing to be fine but still not warm enough for swimming but it shouldn’t be long now before we can have a dip.

                    No more now. Love to all at home                                                                         Lovingly Yours

                                                                                                                                                                  Frank