Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Griff writes to Ida that he "should be very proud indeed" to wear a pullover kitted by her.
He goes into some detail about his approach to war service. He's been asking a friend about the "part time special police, about the War Reserve" and getting information on what ages the government prefers to enlist. Griff's certificate of registration says his "present employment is not to be given up voluntarily" as it was seen as permanent. He admits that the uniform for these recruits is very attractive but assures her that "with One Shining Exception I have no ambition to raid the hearts of the fairer sex in general."
He still fancies the Home Guard but half heartedly applied to the Auxiliary Fire Service which he signed up to be trained for but has yet heard anything back (he ends up AFS in Ashton), and as an Air Raid Precaution Warden but might be too old for their liking.
He didn't want to step out on their cinema date but had a train to catch. He's dreading the possibility of not seeing her at all for whole weeks on end shortly, and asks her for a short walk.

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

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