9th April, 1941

9th April, 1941

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Envelope for letter from Cyril “Kenneth” Penman to Teresina “Terry” Penman dated April 9th, 1941.
Envelope for letter from Cyril “Kenneth” Penman to Teresina “Terry” Penman dated April 9th, 1941.

Miss J. PENMAN
Maycot
12 Penman-side
Keston
Kent

Letter from Cyril “Kenneth” Penman to Teresina “Terry” Penman dated April 9th, 1941. (pg. 1)
Letter from Cyril “Kenneth” Penman to Teresina “Terry” Penman dated April 9th, 1941. (pg. 1)

9.4.41

Darling Jill,

Just a wee note for you to go with Daddy’s letter to mummy. I expect you’ll be interested to know that Daddy saw heaps of little baa-lambs this morning, some like Uncle Cecil was telling us about, and some had black nose and black legs right up to their tummies, but one specially…

Letter from Cyril “Kenneth” Penman to Teresina “Terry” Penman dated April 9th, 1941. (pg. 2)
Letter from Cyril “Kenneth” Penman to Teresina “Terry” Penman dated April 9th, 1941. (pg. 2)

…one boy was coal black all over, he showed up beautifully when he snuggled up to his pure white mummy. That’s all for now, be a good girl and take care of mummy.

Heaps of love,
Daddy.

Events between April 6th-9th, 1941:

  • Sunday 6th April, 1941 – Operation Marita commences as German forces launch their invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia simultaneously.
  • Monday 7th April, 1941 – German forces capture Skopje, Yugoslavia, while simultaneously advancing through southern Yugoslavia and northern Greece.
  • Wednesday 9th April, 1941 – The German army completes the encirclement of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city.
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