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Evelyn Birkby World War II scrapbook, 1942-1944
March 6, 1942, p.1
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Reserved for Amanda Harwood Dearest Evelyn, Here I am in Northern Ireland. Didn't suppose I would ever be writing you from a foreign country but I am. Its going to be quite a job finding anything to write that can pass the censor. I'm ok and feeling fine. Stood the trip across the ocean pretty well. Most of the fellows got sick the second day out but I had to wait until we just about got here before I got to feeling bad. I was sort of sick for about a day. We ran into some rough weather and did the old waves get rough. Really made the ship roll and toss. How's your mother getting along now. Was afraid that things would go kind of hard with her. We haven't been paid yet. Sort of think we may tomorrow and in English money. Really going to be a mess until we get sort of acquainted with this English stuff. In awhile we won't know the value of any thing and probably will get gipped right and left. Haven't had a chance to get out and see anything around here. I know some of the fellows who were over here earlier and they are close here so I'll have to see them and get some dope on how these native Irishmen act. All our luxuries are going to be rationed to us. Just can buy a carton of cigarettes every 20 days. A candy
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Reserved for Amanda Harwood Dearest Evelyn, Here I am in Northern Ireland. Didn't suppose I would ever be writing you from a foreign country but I am. Its going to be quite a job finding anything to write that can pass the censor. I'm ok and feeling fine. Stood the trip across the ocean pretty well. Most of the fellows got sick the second day out but I had to wait until we just about got here before I got to feeling bad. I was sort of sick for about a day. We ran into some rough weather and did the old waves get rough. Really made the ship roll and toss. How's your mother getting along now. Was afraid that things would go kind of hard with her. We haven't been paid yet. Sort of think we may tomorrow and in English money. Really going to be a mess until we get sort of acquainted with this English stuff. In awhile we won't know the value of any thing and probably will get gipped right and left. Haven't had a chance to get out and see anything around here. I know some of the fellows who were over here earlier and they are close here so I'll have to see them and get some dope on how these native Irishmen act. All our luxuries are going to be rationed to us. Just can buy a carton of cigarettes every 20 days. A candy
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