Stan and Grace

2364226 Sergt S. Bristow                                                                                       89 (or 90?) 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 17 Dec 43              My Very Own Darling, After a silence of 12 days, which seemed interminable Dear, another of your “lifesavers” arrived on the scene.   No, Darling, it isn’t your fault!   As usual the A.P.O. appear to have mislaid or otherwise lost one of your letters, for there is a gap between 27 Nov and 3 Dec and I am sure that you have written at least one letter during all that time, haven...

Grimethorpe                                                                                            (80) My Own Darling, I could not say all that I wanted to say in my previous letter so I thought that I would pen you another air-letter.   I did think of sending you an ordinary letter but they take such an age to reach you so I decided upon this. As I told you in my previous letter I went up to 19’ last Tuesday and was presented with my Christmas presents.   I suppose Darling that you will want to know what you have given me for Christmas!  ...

Grimethorpe                                                                       79 – I think 14-12-43        My Own Darling, Your letter dated 30 th Nov: arrived this morning.   Kit had posted it on to me. Yes, I am on my “nights off”.   Last Friday night Sister asked me if I would mind having my nights off from the 13 th – 17 th but on Sunday morning she asked me if I could take them from then until the 16 th .   I could hardly refuse and anyhow it does not make any difference now that you are not here. I caught the 2.30 p.m. train from Nott:m and after waiting nearly an hour at Derby arrive...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow                                                                                      88. Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 14 Dec 43        11 p.m. My Very Own Darling, Like you, I am on night duty tonight, but I have the privilege of going to bed (or at least sleep) in the office when everything is quiet.   Before I turn in, however, I thought I would do something which perhaps you are doing at this very moment (if your patients are behaving themselves) & that is writing a letter to the perso...

2364226                                                                                                        87. Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 12 Dec 43        My Very Own Darling, It is an absolutely glorious night tonight.   The moon is full & it’s shining out of a cloudless sky, making the evening almost as bright as day.   I finished work about 8 p.m. tonight & it was so nice outside that I decided that I would have a stroll out a...

Nurses Home, General Hospital Nottingham 8-12-43        2 a.m. My Own Darling, I started writing you an ordinary letter a few days ago but could not get past the first few lines so I decided to make another attempt. In one of your air letters received yesterday you said that a sea letter of 45 pages was on its way to me.   I only hope that it all gets past the Censor.   I am certainly looking forward to receiving it. One of these days I think that I shall have some of them printed.   They will certainly make an interesting book. Mind you – I only said some of them! Sister has just been along with the good news that I can go for my “nights off” next Monday.   That will be the 13 th – 17 th . I feel ready for them too.   Mother has had an attack of Influenza so I suppose she could do with me at home for a short spell.   Also, I seem to have such heaps of things to do before Christmas that this will give me a good opp...