Lisle, John, Letter, 26 October [1943]

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Description: 
Letter to his family

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Case Study: 
Life as a Prisoner of War: The John Lisle Letters
Creator: 
Lisle, John
Source: 
letter
Date: 
26 October [1943]
Place: Germany
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Contributer: 
McMaster University Libraries
Rights: 
Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.

Identifier: 
00000399
Language: 
eng
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image
Format: 
jpg
Transcript: 

October 26th
Dear All, Well I have taken the plunge & have entered for the Intermediate Flour Milling Technology Examination which I hope to take next March—if I am home in time. I hope I shall be able to arrange it so that I visit various Mills to see how the machinery works in practice. I have really managed to get down to it & have been studying hard almost continuously since last May & have done well over half the syllabus already. I find it very interesting although somewhat difficult to visualize the machinery with only diagrams to go on. Ronnie Down has been most helpful & is sitting me an examination on what I have already done in about three weeks time. I am partaking in a variety show [censored text] I am one of the chorus girls—you should see my Super Pooper Doopers!! Glad to hear 70 more certificates to my credit—I think the Admiralty only pay in £10 a month to my bank—the remainder that is about another quarter is standing to my credit with the Naval accountants so with extras should come out with at least £1000 which as you say will be a very useful nest-egg—Give my regards to all the Boys Doreen. Have not heard from them this year.
Love to you all
God Bless
John