Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1941

Geoffrey Griffiths misses the time he used to have for long goodbyes with Ida Carroll.
On Tuesday he is scheduled to work at the Auxiliary Fire Service over night, "it is our Great Firewatching Art (i.e. Dart Throwing in the Bar Parlour until 2.00am but the other squads are just as crazy, in one way or another.)
He's expecting "to have our call-ups after July 1st" and he would hate to leave her but "the only cheerful thing about July 1st is that Early Training in Nice (we hope) weather is promised, rather than having to go on Oct 1st!"
The travel agency he works for is worries as they had not "taken any warning about training girls or older people!" when their regular staff is called to war service.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.