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Letter by L/Bdr Ronald Hughes, A Troop, 282 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery, to his mother, dated only as Wednesday but probably written at Great Yarnmouth, Norfolk in October 1941. Hughes describes how tired he is made by the system of gun control which puts his battery on alert even for raids which are many miles away. Mentions that he has been put forward for officer training, he also mentions hopes to get out of his anti-aircraft role makes some comments upon the war between Germany and the USSR. From a collection of 78 letters and an invitation card by Henry Ronald Hughes (known as Ronald) (1907-1981), Royal Regiment of Artillery, written between September 1939 and 23 Feb 1946. Associated with World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945) and World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945).

World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)