WW2 Era Letter Written by 14693081 Tpr Jack LEWIS, Inns of Court Regiment while in Holland.

This letter was written by a Jack Lewis, Soldier #14693081, who was a British Soldier who served in the Inns of Court Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, I Corps (Reconnaissance), 21st Army Group. This letter was written shortly after his unit arrived in Holland. The letter reads:

“13 October 1944

Dear Mr Parry,

I’m afraid I have two apologies to make, one for this brief letter and the other for not replying to your letter sooner. Shortly after receiving your letter, I left France and unfortunately was unable to obtain any stamps for you. However I will make every effort to get some and bring them home with me.

As you probably know, I am now in Holland. The people here are extremely friendly and like the Tommy very much. Some of them still wear wooden clogs which, they tell me, are very warm in winter time.

We are able to buy any amount of fruit here including peaches, and sometimes have it given to us. When passing through Belgium, we were able to buy black grapes at approximately 1/6 a pound, which I assure you we ate until we were sick at the sight of them.

Will you please excuse more now. Hoping you and family are alright. Yours very sincerely,
Jack Lewis.”