Tickety Boo Tupney: old letters

Welcome one and all to a very special edition of R.A.F Friday. Ok, so the only reason it's special is because it's the last one before Christmas and I have raided my room to dig out all the Christmassy related items especially!
I must confess that I wasn't planning to show what is about to be shown- I was adamant that the thing I was going to show was connected to a particular RAF chappy, but my brain played a cruel trick on me and I got all mixed up with a similar thing that was sent to a chappy in the RAF, and needless to say, I didn't buy the latter (was expensive!). However, I shall try and upload the thing I wanted to share nearer Chrimbo, because it is rather interesting RAF related or not!

So to me stuff....

First up, a couple of Christmas cards...

I bought these back in the summer (along with the bundle below)

And the Transport Command CC is dated 1945 inside.

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The Next is a small bundle of photo's with a Christmas Greetings card. They are all related to a one,

LAC W. M. MacGillivray.

" from 1362225 LAC. MacGillivray

Royal Air Force.

To My Darling sweetheart Margaretta with all my love & sweetest kisses

your very own sweetheart

xxxxxxxxx Willie xxxxxxxxxx

My Good wishes for a very merry xmas & a happy New Year!

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-Faith-

God grant you faith

when storms arise

To see the light

In troubled skies.

God lead the way

And calm your fears

His love your sunshine

through the years,

Willie xxxxxxxxxx"

Willie is bottom left. 1941

(this one has some writing on the back but I have no idea what it says!

I'm not sure if this is Willie, (sort of looks like him) but he came with the rest and I would hate for him to go unnoticed!

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Another item I have been keeping back ready for this merry month is this wartime booklet of Carols

(Nice to see a WAAF for a change!)

One of my favourites is "Good King Wenceslas"

(use to love to sing it at school when I was diddy dot!).

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And my final offering

is my latest purchase....

I bought this chappy in London (fancy). I've had to crop him a bit as it's a fairly large portrait- not huge, huge just too large for the scanner! I don't know about anyone else, but I adore tinted photos, and I think the seller could tell that I had fallen in love with him when I enquired after the price! I don't know what I would have done if she hadasked for more than I could have given her- well, one thing I do know, I would have been very miserable if he was to be too much dosh for little Cinders here!

Anyway, he resides with me now, and I have named him Bert as I think it suits his kind face. : P

(what a nutcase eh!)

Well, that's all I could muster for this edition, as I can't think of anything else Christmas related... s'pose the last one isn't at all related to Christmas, but hey, I couldn't wait another week without showing him off!

Happt RAF Friday one and all,

Tups

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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RAF Friday so far...

Knitting for the R.A.F

Love Is In The Air

Double Trouble