Sent from: Cwmbach, Aberdare
"Soon as I finished this letter we had 3 hours warning and they was dropping flares. I believe it was Bristol that was getting it hot"
The letter was written by my great grandmother to my grandfather.
I discovered the letter following the death of my grandmother. It was in a drawer in her house (which she shared with my late grandfather who had passed away 12 yrs previously.)
It gives a snapshot of life in the S.Wales valleys and surrounding cities of Cardiff, Swansea, Bristol and Coventry. There is no date on the letter.
Transcript:
Dear Son,
Just a line in answer to your letter which we had to day thursday glad to hear that you are alright as it leaves at present we have had warnsing every day and night last 3 weeks sunday night we had a hell of a night Jerry was dropping flares and then he dropped 100 fire bombs and H.E. Bombs at Hirwain he blew up the road between Aberdare and Hirwain and blew 1 street down and a garage but nobody was killed only a couple injured and droped some time Bombs on the Mountain we had the King and Queen at Cardiff and Swansea. Swansea is flat on the floor from the sands up to the [unclear - station?] they had it was then Coventry 2000 was killed I am a spoter from our Church and John Dispatch order for the A.R.P. he is up every night he is on duty now.
I had a pay today for the first time for 7 years I am working 8 weeks for the Aberdare Consil we have had a short warning please write a letter to the Comforts Comitee because every one is sending a letter of thanks back for thier Names are in the leader.
I am Glad you had fags and cake from Maggie I think she will be up here sunday then I can tell her that you had fared alright
got no more news at present so Cheerio
Your truly
Mam Dad John
xxxx x x
Our white cat is dead
Soon as I finished this letter we had 3 hours warning and they was Dropping flares. I believe it was Bristol that was getting it Hot
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