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Postal record from Mr and Mrs H.O. Sampson to son Owen, GB, 10/6/1944
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REEL 1 Message: Mrs Sampson: 'Ready? Owen, I was very very pleased to see you walk in this afternoon, as I thought you were miles and miles away from us. Alright?
Mr Sampson: 'Give the microphone over to me. And of course I was very very pleased to see you Owen we thought you weren't anywhere near us at all. We're very very pleased to see you, hope you have a very nice journey back. I'm standing here now in Belfield Avenue right opposite our house, looking over Portland. It's a very nice sunny day, the harbour is full of shipping [ ] you wake up and find it all gone. We hope Owen that you have a very nice journey back and that we shall see you again before you go over the other side. I'm just watching a boat now passing along in front of me, goodness knows where it's going, probably to the beachhead. If they are, well, they can't hear what I'm saying but we wish them good luck. There's plenty of traffic up and down the road, American, mostly Americans, marvellous where the stuff all comes from. We're all astounded that so much stuff could have been brought across from the other side. I saw that, I mustn't say what sort of stuff has been going up and down but it's all very interesting. The vehicles and other equipment that travels up this road is extremely varied and it's absolutely marvellous. Well Owen, it's a job to think of more to say. Out on the skyline I can see a convoy going by, they're going up channel, possibly farther up the English coast or to break off to the right and go across to the beachhead in the Le Havre direction'.
Mrs Sampson: 'The weather here now Owen is lovely. I wish you were staying for a few weeks just for a holiday. We're going to make sandwiches for you to take back with you and hope you will thoroughly enjoy them. Bye-bye Owen, the best of luck'.
Mr Sampson: 'Goodbye Owen, best of luck'.