MRS KENNETH PENMAN
MAYCOT
12 COMMONSIDE
KESTON
KENT

No 144O280
GNR C.K. PENMAN OFC
c/o B and C Section
183 Penns Lane
Erdington
Birmingham

5.4.41

Terry, dearest.

Thank you so much for your letter which I received this morning. I am so terribly sorry that you should have prepared for my homecoming all to no avail. I haven’t written because my position has been rather the same as yours, I have been expecting to get away any day. I was due to leave here on Wednesday last, but owing to a lot of trouble we have been having with the…

…major of this mob, he having stopped all leave, 7 days, 48 hrs and evening leave for his own men (ourselves included). We of course got onto Brigade, but unfortunately the Brig was away and it is only this morning that we have managed to get 48 hrs re-instated. You will remember I told you that one of the teams became the father of a little girl recently (an Aberystwith baby), the christening takes place tomorrow and this being so (knowing you would approve) I have let him go in my place this morning. I shall be leaving…

…therefore at 2oc on Monday and will be with you darling as soon as possible in the evening.

I was so glad that you had a good time at the dance over at the camp. Owing to the misbehavior of our illegitimate major we none of us have been out at all until last night when I saw “Busman’s Honeymoon” by Dorothy Sayers. Robert Montgomery took the part of Peter Wimsey and Constance Cummings and Seymour Hicks were in the cast, I enjoyed it very much.

There are heaps of…

…rumours floating about regarding 194 going somewhere or other, it is alleged that they have had all their kit withdrawn, except what they stand up in, they have not however been issued with short trousers yet.

We heard some news the other day about our prisoners of war, they are all together apparently, timber felling on the Polish-Russian frontier.

I am looking forward very much to seeing you again dear on Monday. I do hope you also are…

…wanting a lot to see me.

My love,
Kenneth.