Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Anders
“Texas” 2nd Avenue Paarl
Cape Province
South Africa
No. 189281
Gnr. Boy Grundlingh
1st Arti Tank Battery
1st Arti Tank Regiment SAA
U..D.7.M.E.7
To A.P.O Durban
26 November 1942
Dear Suk and Sonny,
Thank you ever so much Suk for your last three letter cards. Received 2/11, 8/11 and 25/11. Now unfortunately I’ll never be able to make up. The only way to do it is to come home. And if one listens to all the talking and rumours we imagine ourselves on the boat already.
I returned from Cairo yesterday and I’m sorry to inform you Suk that I couldn’t find the badge you asked for. You see, Stan Freedman bought the last one for Marie and I do not even know what it looks like. The first one I sent home to Marie I think I bought in Palestine, I’m not quite sure.
Will you please tell Eileen that I visited the British war cemetery at St. George’s, just outside Cairo. I met the caretaker and he took me to her brother’s grave. I had some flowers put on and then took some snaps. They are putting on flowers every Sunday now until the end of December. It was my second last day of leave so I had not enough money left to arrange for flowers for the year 1943, else I would have done so. But I have the address here and will fix everything when I get back. The snaps I could not have developed.
Phanie I have not seen for a week now. I think he went over to Palestine. Spent a lot of time in Cairo with Gordon Wells-Blake. He is an old friend of the de Villiers. Went to Claridges hotel one night to a dance given to us by the WAAF and met a captain there who knows you and Sonny. I’m sorry I couldn’t remember his, perhaps I had a drink too many. We had lots of fun though and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly,
Cheerio Suk and Sonny,
Love to you both and a kiss for Angela and Margaret.
Your loving brother,
Boy.
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