"Mother, may I go out dancing?"
When my auntie Sheila Dowsell passed away, her son and daughter-in-law forwarded the letters that my father sent during the war to his parents and sister Sheila in Newport Monmouthshire (now Gwent).
He served on HMS Wheatland in the Merchant Navy when he was in his teens and through during the war.
The black and white photograph is L-R: my father, who sent the letters, my mother Dorothy, their brother-in-law Pat, his wife Sheila my father’s sister, and their parents Minnie and Joe.
Transcript:
Letter 1
[drawing of a ship emerging from a wreath and flags. Banner of Wheatland with an anchor and staff. Happy New Year 1945 in colourful letters.]
Letter 2
[drawing of a bird flying through a heart shape with a flower on. Big letters say 'Love Alb']
Letter 3
[drawing of a man and woman dancing together. the woman is wearing a glamorous green dress. The man is in Naval uniform with hat. They are smiling at each other. Text says 'Mother May I go out dancing?']
Contributed by:Avril Haywood
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