This is one of the few letters Frank sent to his neice, Anne Brown, although he always remembers her at the end of his other letters. Anne is my mum and the only person mentioned in these letters who is still around today.
The Unit Diary records the visit of the Inspector General R.A.F. to the 157th Battery gun position at Auberive on this day in 1939.

30/11/39

881937 Gnr. Faulkner
157 HAA Battery RA
53rd HAA Regt. R.A.
A.A.S.F.
British Expeditionary Force.

My Dear Anne,

Thank you very much for your funny postcard which made me laugh very much. I was very surprised to get a post-card from you because I did not think you could write yet. Did you write your name all on your own?

I am in another country now - the one that you came to with Mummy and Daddy and Grandpop and where Mummy bought you that pretty straw hat.

I will send you a French comic paper soon. Are you being a good girl? I hope so.

With lots of love and xxxxxxx from,

Uncle Frank