Postcard from Newcastle, 1908
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Credit: Image © Durham Record Office (copy courtesy of the former DLI Museum)
Description
Jimmy came to Newcastle-upon-Tyne with the 2nd Battalion Band in July 1908, and sent this postcard to his ‘sister’ Stella Robson, daughter of Colour Sergeant, later Major, Robson who helped to bring him up as a boy. He looks very smart in his civilian clothes, asking Stella ‘What do you think of the masta, does he look all right’? He is planning to visit her and ‘their’ father, remarking, ‘Roll on the 29th’.
Notes
Transcript of Postcard from Newcastle, 1908
“Newcastle-on-Tyne 17/7/08 My Dear Stella What do you think of the masta does he look all right. I have been very busy and we are not having very nice weather. Today it has been thundering and lightning. Sorry I didn’t write before but have had a lot of correspondence to do. You will excuse me not sending this by its self but it would get damaged I think. Hope you all are keeping well. Roll on the 29th. Yours effectionatly Jimmy” Please remember that all transcripts show what is written on the page; spelling and grammatical mistakes are not corrected.
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