I was thrilled to come into possession yesterday of a Christmas greetings letter sent by my father to my aunt and uncle at the start of the second battle of El Alamein - a letter which has miraculously survived among my aunt's possessions until it was found the other week by my cousin, to whom I am very grateful.
Best wishes for the present season and for next year which will I hope see the end of the war and *Cliff back at his own job, taking the boys up the 'mountain' to play football.
We are at the beginning of what looks like being a fairly exciting time out here, and are all hoping to chase Rommel for his life before long.
Kind regards
Dan
*Cliff (my uncle) was a PE teacher on the Isle of Man
