23 July 1943

46421 Dvr E A Henderson

N.Z.A.S.C.

Attd. 6th Fd Amb

2nd N.Z.E.F.

Middle East Forces

Dear Dorothy, I received a letter from you two days ago and was very pleased to hear from you again. I also had two from Maisie and yesterday had one from Mum and one from Aunty Minnie. I think the (sic) may be some letters in for us this morning. You may not believe it, but the time is now 7 o’clock morning I have just come in from an hours P.T. (physical training) and am starting this letter before going to breakfast at ¼ past 7. We get up about ½ past 5 and do P.T. from 6 until ¼ to 7, have breakfast and after 8 o’clock start work until ½ past 12 when we are finished for the day. You seem to be a bit of a night owl now, judging by the number of nights you have been out. So Eunice has joined the Navy, what a time she will have with the sailors. There