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Overseas Service

Edibourgh

September 5, 1941

Dear Bee

I am welll and am on my way home again. I was to London and aldershot The boys had moved some whair else. No body seem to know any how the militry arent wont tell if thair whair about Well I don't like london it is to crowded and flat But they had some lovely buildings and some nice ones left. Bucken ham palace isent so nice as you think it to be One will be disappoanted when you see it I was through Peddy coat Lane all Jews thair selling on the street all thair cloth rakes are out of thair stores it lookes funny

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Well the old Temple is all Blitzed. What a shame I got a piece of the marble for a sovenear I got a Book on west minster cathedereal I will send it to yous. Say Bee all the Parks are not kept up at all in london one didn't find them nice at all not like Edinbourgh Well Edenbourgh is swell now all the flowers of the Season are in full Bloom now well Bee I was to Port a Bello to the sea side it is quite nice But not like the Points the Beach is rough but what a crowd Well Bee I am all alone on this trip but I enjoy it

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I will wright more when I get back to camp so chery O how is all the children also the baby

Pat

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Examiner 7282
On Leave
CA. (A.F.)

Post dated: Edinburgh 1 pm 5 Sep 1941

Mrs. P.J. Hennessy
West Bathurst, NB
Canada


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