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Date: May 26th 1943
To
Wife & daughter
From
Robert Duncan
Letter

Wed. May 26/43

Hello My Two Sweethearts:–

Here goes for a few lines by the slow route again.

Right off the bat I must tell you that I have made the raise of a small battiry radio. Nothing elaborate but now the bush has lost a lot of its former dullness in the evenings when we are not busy. Of course our days are pretty well taken care of and the same can be said of a good few of our evenings but now at least we get the news and hear a bit of music - What a help!

The machine takes a wet battery but fortunately we can get them re-charged in the work shop of the unit to which we are attached.

I have been rather fortunate in my letters lately. Your air-letter of May 17th came in yesterday

I was not surprised to hear that Walter G. is getting married again. I guess I don't know the lady of his choice but in my estimation she is getting an ideal man – Walter has always been aces high in my mind. Please convey my very best wishes for their future Happiness. That is one wedding I would like to accompany you to.

Tell Walt from me that in view of his action, I am led to believe he is enjoying all the health I could wish him. How is Robert getting along now? Are his eyes improving? It is getting hard for me to draw a mind picture of some of those youngsters. After all, as you say Dear, three years is a long time to be away and I assure you I think of more than my (Our) little Daughter when that thought crosses my mind.

I will most certainly be looking for that Parcel with the bars from Pat

Just one thing I look for more than my mail now and that is the day I will turn my face to Canada and follow the setting sun to the place I am proud to call home.

I am enclosing a letter I received from Mum – Evidently things are going very smooth. Perhaps I shouldn't send letters back that I receive but I want you to see how happy Mum seems about Jack’s change and one or two other things.

So until our Great Day and Forever More Darling
All My Love.
xxxxxx
Daddy

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