Curt will eventually be serving on the H.M.C.S. Frontenac, a Corvette doing escorts across the Atlantic.

With Clair and Curt both in the service and away from home the rest of the family move out to New Westminster, B.C. their father Ture is a carpenter and has been working at the port in Prince Rupert, eventually constructing fish ladders at "Hell's Gate" on the Fraser River.

RCAF OVERSEAS

28 Oct 43

Dear Rose

Well I moved twice since that last time I wrote you, I have finally stopped moving for a while since I left Winnipeg. I traveled half way across Canada, then again into the States, across the ocean, then all over England. I was posted to one station, and stayed there exactly 14 hours.

...There was a bunch of us fellows who put in our names to be posted together, so we went all over England, and here we bullied, and bribed, so we all got in the same class. I hope some of us can get posted on the same squadron, when and if I ever get to a squadron, which I hope to do in the near future.

It isn’t to bad yet, the food isn’t bad, but the cigarettes cost a fortune when you can get them. There sure is some lovely country around this merry old England, but Canada still looks a lot better. I was listening to the radio in the mess tonight, and heard Glen Miller playing “In the Mood” all the boys got homesick.

...How do you like it out at New Westminster? And where is dad now? Out at Rupert? Or has he got a job some where else?

This isn’t a very good station, that one we were at for a while was a lovely station. There our barracks are out in the middle of a sheep farm. In case you don’t notice it, I can’t think of bugger all to write about. I wonder what kind of a crew I'll get, I hope they are good fellows...

So long for now

Love Clair

p.s. write soon