19th August 1942

46421 Dvr E A Henderson N.Z.A.S.C. Attd. 6th Fd Amb

2nd NZEF M.E.F.

Dear Mum & all at home, I have just finished reading four letters which I received from you a while ago and was very pleased to hear from you all again. You have no idea of the excitement in the camp when a mail comes in especially when it is a fairly big one. I got nine letters all told this afternoon, two from you, one from Maisie (with Dad’s with it), and one from Dorothy, these were dated 21st June, 29th June and 7th August. I also got three from Ilene, one from Ruby Cochrane and one from Mrs Jack Robins. Maisie will probably remember her she was Margaret Timpany’s mate Lucy Duff before she married Jack Robins I will answer all your letters together as it is much easier than writing four different letters just now. I wrote to you a

Notes: Ruby will be a cousin on Eric’s mother’s side, Lucy Gwenyth Duff m.1941 Jack Mylrea Duff