19th November, 1940
Mrs Kenneth Penman
Maycot
12 Commonside
Keston
Kent
[Postmark: STRATFORD-ON-AVON 5 – PM 19 NOV 1940 WKS.]
A milk Bar in
Stratford on Avon
4pm: 19.11.40
Hello Dingle Darling,
Here I am! 9 miles from home? and its only four o’clock. I’m very annoyed that I didn’t spend another hour and a half with you, in fact …I’m afraid I’m feeling a wee bit howly this moment. I was very happy dearest being with you again and I am already looking forward to the 1st when I hope to have found out something about Christmas. I do so hope we can be together then. You know how important my “birthday” is to me.
I had quite an uneventful journey down here…
…I caught the 10.31 up from Hayes and then on the District to Ealing, thence by milk lorry through Uxbridge to High Wycombe; then a car to Oxford and another car here.
Well Darling I’m now going to find the GPO and then the last lap. I want to get in on time so as to let one of the other boys out for the evening.
Take care of yourself my very dearest, remember I love you hugely,
Yours
Kenneth
Tuesday 19th November, 1940:
- Thursday 14th November, 1940—The Luftwaffe unleashes a concentrated bombardment on Coventry, inflicting severe destruction on the city’s historic center and causing extensive civilian casualties.
- Friday 15th November, 1940—In response to the Coventry Blitz, British authorities intensify civil defense measures, while the RAF contemplates strategic retaliatory options.
- Saturday 16th November, 1940—German aerial attacks persist against London and Midlands industrial hubs, testing the limits of British anti-aircraft capabilities.
- Sunday 17th November, 1940—Greece continues to hold firm against Italian advances, bolstering Allied morale amid growing Axis frustration.
- Monday 18th November, 1940—The British Admiralty refines convoy protection tactics in the Atlantic, mitigating U-boat threats to essential supply routes.
- Tuesday 19th November, 1940—Renewed Luftwaffe raids target Birmingham, prompting further optimization of Britain’s radar defenses and fighter interception protocols.