H.M.S. MALAYA.
c/o G.P.O.
Thursday 16th
Dearest Mother-
Very many thanks for your two letters – Rather funny as I got the one you wrote later before the first one.! I am pleased to hear about dear old Ted getting a D.S.O. – I have been wondering why he never got some decoration before – for all the things he has done- It is good news – Would you send me his cable address – I mean, how does one address a cable to him – same as a letter or is there anything shorter?
That was a very interesting account of his re the surrendering of the Turkish Army – I am sending it on to Nance.
My cold is much better now – though I am still rather nosy- I went to bed for one day – to see if that would do any good – but I don’t think it did really-
I am awfully sorry to hear about you having all those teeth out – such a blow to suddenly lose them like that – I do hope you won’t be kept long before your new ones are made-
It’s a pity Dreda cannot come up with Nance & stay with us. We are so hoping she would be able to – Nance’s arrangements are rather disjointed at present – but I am earnestly hoping she will be coming up here very soon.
We are giving a small dance on board on Saturday afternoon – it might be quite good fun. I’ve never seen such a place for dancing as Edinburgh – there seems to be one every afternoon and evening – I have only been to one up to date –
A most vile day – very cold & raining hard – a complete change as the last few days have been lovely – with this full moon.
My best love to you all – from your ever loving son
Paul
Don’t forget about Ted’s address – Oh – and thank you muchly for your congratulations-
Ted’s Medals – the Humane Society Medal on the left, then the DSO, then his WW1, inter-war and WW2 service medals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order
