Basic Training 1940 Royal Signals Yorkshire : Hillfort Books : 9781838323912 : 22 Aug 2022 : 'A unique record of service life in World War 2.' 'A wartime love story like no other.' Recently found is Roy Barton's hoard of 250 love letters he wrote to his pretty, young wife Phyllis during World War 2. Recently married and desperately missing the love and companionship of his wife, Roy wrote long letters to Phyllis at her home in Somerset. A gifted writer with a fluid style and eye for detail, Roy reveals to us the commitment and intimacy of their relationship and the pain that conscription into the Royal Signals in 1940 caused them both. Here are the first twenty four letters as he begins his Basic Training in Yorkshire. As he tells us of the army's demands and routines, the characters of his fellow conscripts and the friendliness of the Yorkshire people, we also hear of his own doubts about his worthiness to become an army officer. Written to his wife with love, warmth and humour this i