{"id":2764,"date":"2014-09-18T12:39:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T12:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trevorgreenwood.co.uk\/tg\/?page_id=2764"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:38:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:38:31","slug":"letter-24-10-45","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trevorgreenwood.co.uk\/tg\/october-1945\/letter-24-10-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter 24.10.45"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 7925934. Sgt. Greenwood.
\nC Sqdn, 9th Battn R.T.R.
\nB.A.O.R.<\/p>\n

24.10.45<\/p>\n

Jessie Mine: I feel terrible… and I mean terrible. It is now after midnight… and here I am only just starting your letter. And what is worse, I did not<\/b> write to you at all last evening. I cannot justify this neglect of my sweetheart – but I can tell you the why and wherefore of it… and hope you will not judge me too harshly.<\/p>\n

Last night, we had two visitors… two people we haven’t seen for some time – and as they had come about thirty miles to see us, we gave them a sort of welcome. The visitors were the Regimental Sergeant Major, and the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant – the two most senior N.C.O’s in the unit. You know their names – the former being Edwards – our erstwhile S.S.M. – and the latter being David – my original squad corporal… and both of them ex-‘C’ Squadron blokes. We talked… and talked… and it was well after 1.0am when they departed-! They brought us one item of good news – that Major Crawshaw was leaving C Squadron this week-end. Next to Major Holden, he is the senior major in the unit, and thereby qualifies for the Battn. second-in-command when Holden departs next Monday. And so, we lose another squadron commander to become 2 i\/c of the unit… but we aren’t sorry to lose this one.<\/p>\n

Our new squadron commander will be Capt Gulland – who will become a major. He<\/b> joined the unit whilst I was in Paris, and came to ‘C’ squadron a fortnight ago, to replace Capt Link – the latter having been promoted to major i\/c H.Q. squadron about 10 days ago…<\/p>\n

Doesn’t all this sound like gossip! Anyhow, I think we will be better off with Gulland: will tell you about him later.<\/p>\n

This<\/b> evening… Gosh! what argument! We have been having a discussion – on – politics… Just fancy that-! It all started because of the dockers strike – and my trying to put in a good word for the dockers… I can’t go into details, my dear – but you know how these discussions proceed. It was interesting – and I think we all enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

Have plenty to write about Jess… but time is against me. Please forgive me for saying goodnight now – until tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Goodnight, my darling
\nAlways
\nYour Trevy.<\/p>\n

P.S. Another big letter for me today. You are<\/b> a sweetheart
\nT.<\/p>\n

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