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Memorandum of agreement by Sir Eyre Coote to let to V. G. Hinds part of the lands of the Old Fort known as the Rampart Field for grazing until 31 December 1912 for the sum of £5 5s to be paid on the execution of the agreement.

Memorandum of agreement by Sir Eyre Coote to let to V. G. Hinds part of the lands of the Old Fort known as the Rampart Field for grazing until 31 December 1913 for the sum of £5 5s to be paid on the execution of the agreement.

Memorandum of agreement by Sir Eyre Coote to let to V. G. Hinds part of the lands of the Old Fort known as the Rampart Field for grazing until 31 December 1918 for the sum of £5 5s to be paid on the execution of the agreement.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She starts by saying that a letter she had sent to Günther on the 7th has been returned as the address was unknown. She admits that whilst she sometimes deliberately makes him wait for news from her, this time she was innocent. It is difficult to obtain paper to write letters on. The weather is extremely warm, but she is able to buy ice cream from the money earned whilst working. The school still does not know where it will be sent. She is enjoying frequent trips to the cinema. She suggests recording letters on tape instead of writing them, but thinks that she would soon run out of things to say. With envelope.

From Günther in Greifswald. Time has been flying since they last saw each other. He is almost back to where he started. The only difference is that he is not a student anymore. They are stationed in Greifswald to protect the capital. Unfortunately, the enemy has not shown itself during the full moon or while the moon was shining in general. It would be effortless to detect the enemy, and flying is more fun than when it is pitch dark. He is content with his life in Greifswald. He has flying duty at night and has to stay awake to await orders, which sometimes never come. He then sleeps in the mornings until lunchtime. Günther reminds Hella to use his regular Feldpost number so her letters do not go missing or get sent back. Since he had not received any letters from Hella for a while, he called her parents. He also asked his mother if she knew where Hella was now. Günther asks her whether she has received the chocolate and the photo by now. He has a stock of cigarettes and tells Hella to let him know if she can use them to buy something she would like. With envelope.

From Günther at the officers’ quarters somewhere in the Netherlands. Günther reports that he had to leave all of his things behind. He and his comrades were having their Sunday coffee and cake in town when they were suddenly called to flying duty and had to rush back to the air base. The motors of their machines had already been started, and there was just enough time to get changed. In less than 30 minutes, they were on their way to the Netherlands. There, the machines were immediately prepared for their next flight, but then nothing happened. They are still waiting for their next flying duty. A few days ago, Günther received the wedding cake from Hella’s mother and shared it with his two roommates. However, he still has not received a letter from Hella. He wonders if she is too busy to think about her poor Günther and threatens to get back at Hella by not sending her any more chocolate. He hopes a letter will be waiting for him when he gets back to Greifswald, or he will be very upset. With envelope.

From Günther in Greifswald. There was indeed a long letter from Hella waiting for Günther upon his return to Greifswald. He immediately writes back to her after learning that she feels lonely in Cimmitschau. During the latest attack on Hanover, Günther flew his first mission. Even though he arrived a little too late to shoot at the enemy, he enjoyed flying through the dust clouds of explosions. He hopes to fly his next mission against the Tommies soon. Günther continues his letter on 30 September. He was on flying duty last night, but they could not take off because it was too foggy. He listened to dance music on the radio instead. While there is enough time to learn how to dance, there are no suitable dance partners. Since Günther is a night fighter, he sleeps during the day. He prefers not to go out and even said no to a dance night with female students from the local university organized by a few officers the other week. He did not want to take the risk of dancing with someone he had not seen before. In his opinion, female students often wear specs and are not generally the prettiest girls. Günther hopes to be able to send her another package soon since it is the only thing he can do to console her. With envelope.

From Hella in Crimmitschau. She has been put on ‘washing duty’ for the week. She does not have much to do apart from school work so she thinks about Günther. She writes some of these fancies down and asks what sort of plane he is now flying. She is happy that he did not take part in the dance evening. With envelope.

From Günther in Kassel-Rothwesten, Fliegerhorst, Offiziersheim. He has been very busy and so unable to write. A daylight air battle with the Americans has earned him a time of peace. He is using this time simply to eat and sleep in the two rooms assigned to him. He is finding this rest period quite taxing as his thoughts are quite depressing. Youth seems to be passing him by. At twenty he feels like an old man, happy just to be alive, to have survived. With envelope.

From Günther in Kassel. He thanks Hella for the picture she sent. He recently flew over Berlin and asks if she can send him a map showing where her school is. He finds it difficult that he does not know of any landing sites in Berlin. He does not have a picture of his plane. It is a month now since he has been able to watch a film due to being called out. Comments on how difficult it is for Hella to be allowed some free time. With envelope.