1 1962/12 HM.S. Excellent
Portsmouth My Dear Mother I received your
letter+parcel. do not send me on
any more bread. I am sorry my father
is not well he must have been
bad I hope he will soon be all
right again. Well mother Mark
came back from hospital on Friday
and he FILED in for sick leave two
hours after he got a drafting CHIL
so he has gone to Glasgow to join
a merchant ship. that is the way
they do have when you ask for any-
thing. I think I will not send my
closehome I will wash them myself
and give them to the tailor to mend
it will not cost so much. 2 Jack has got a good job on board
a liner the Baltic she is a White Star
boat he will be all right Andy does
not know what boat he will get yet
he is waiting in Liverpool. Well we
go out to spit head tomorrow
morning to do out firing and after
that we will go to . you might send
me a bit of darning wool and a needle
I have got some socks to mend I
washed them to night If you have
any money to spare you might send
me on a few shillings as I will be
on draft before I get any and more. I
got pay on Friday pay did I say
well it is what the navy calls it I got £sthe hept the price of the
gurnsey of it and I expected not to
stop it till the end of the quarter
well mother I will close now tell 3 my Father I hope he will be able
to get his share toof the haddocks
I expect the trawlers is not doing
much now tell Jessie I was
asking for her. I will close as my
hands are getting cold. Your loving
Son Willie P/S
This place would
starve you concereate floor
and it rains in sometimes
W.