This is the second half of the letter of 19 September 1939 (see below) to Frank from his friend Jack Endacott.

Monday Sept. 25th

I've made repeated efforts to finish this off but things have been happening! First of all I had another 23 hrs. leave on Tuesday evening which was very enjoyable apart from a lousy cough which kept me, sorry us, up all night. I called in at the office and saw Ashman but M.R.N. was at lunch and I couldn't afford valuable time waiting his return. Well, I duly reported back to Dartford where we proceeded to make the place shipshape. It was a filthy place and I was not sorry when at 6.30am on Saturday we were told that we were to be all packed up and out by 8.30am! We moved over to Hilly Fields, Brackley where there are now no guns as the workmen are making a static site of it. That fact alone made us think but when we heard that the complete Regiment was going to assemble our worst fears were realized. Well we were duly vaccinated on Sat. and inoculated on Sunday so our passages appear to have been booked! I have 48 hrs. leave on Tuesday, but although the whole place is full of rumours we still don't know where we are off to.

I will try and drop you a line again when I know something definite. One thing about this place it is a rest cure from filling sandbags etc. They just don't quite know what to do with us. The inoculation business made some of the lads feel pretty rough and the rest of us are still trying to 'swing it'. We've got release from parade and a route march this morning so our efforts appear to have been for nothing.

Please give my regards to any of the lads you have with you or may run into.

I'm sorry that paper is so dirty etc. but I always carry a small supply around in my pocket just in case! Also the scrawl which I hope you will be able to decipher.

All the best pal and may we soon meet again.

Yours etc.

Jack

Incase you want to know the contractors are Burgess of Southall! Elec just not specified!
JE