The letter is one of a number preserved by the family from the time of our late father’s war service. Like this one they are mainly addressed to his own father who was an architect in Dunfermline, Fife. Our father also became an architect but served during WW2 in the Royal Engineers, notably in the liberation of Northern Europe following the D-Day landings.
It appears to be written from a small town in Holland (an unspecified location c/o 21 Works Section RE, BLA) and first describes the joy of the night when the North of Holland was liberated.
However he then writes about going to Brussels and witnessing the amazing celebrations of VE Day itself.
I attach a ‘selfie’ photo taken by my father in a mirror during this period.
