21/9/40 - Working at Ministry of Supply

                            Chevron’s Club

                                                                                                                74 St Georges Sq

                                                                                                                London SW1

                                                                                                                21/9/40

My Dear Ida

                I am just sending you a line, hoping that all is well with you. It seems such a long time since I had any news of you.

We have been having a bad time bombing for the last 2 weeks and several houses have been demolished quite close to our place.

The work however goes on with surprisingly little upset at the Ministry of Supply. I never cease marvelling at the astounding courage of the girls here, who do not seem to fear anything and who turn up even though their homes have been bombed.

I saw Meryn the other day, he is very busy with the Home Guard just now.

I am in the Home Guard for the Ministry, but ours is a static force for the defence of our buildings, I sleep in the office once a week. The people of London, even in the badly bombed areas are extraordinarily cheerful, but full of deadly hatred for the Germans, Nazis or otherwise. It is having a quite opposite effect  to which Hitler (and Ribbentrop) thought.

Just drop a line when you can.

               

Love to you both

Your aff cousin

Elydyr