Stan and Grace

2364226 Sergt S. Bristow                                                                             80. Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 24 Nov 43         My Very Own Darling, Today has been most pleasant.   Yes, you have guessed right – I’ve had lots of letters from you.   Four to be exact, one ordinary letter dated 14 Oct and three air letters covering the period 4 – 13 Nov 43. I was very sorry to read in the first air letter of your disappointment in not meeting Eric and his wife in Nottingham.   Things apparently turned out O.K., however, for I noted ...

G.H.N.                                                                                                     (72) 21-11-43                  My Own Darling, I have dated this letter the 21 st but really it is now five minutes to mid-night on the 20 th .   Yes, I am really on night-duty again.   I have been on since last (Tuesday) sorry – Wednesday. What a time I am having too!   At the moment I have thirty-seven patients and most of them are very ill.   In fact there seems...

2364226 Sergt S. Bristow                                                                                        79? Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 19 Nov 43                My Very Own Darling, I am afraid that there has been an enforced silence for the past few days during which time I have moved my abode to Italy.   I can’t say that the change has been one for the better, except, of course, for the fact that it is a bit nearer home!   I have now been robbed of all the pleasures of ...

Nurses Home, General Hospital                                                                            (71) Nottingham 16-11-43                  10 p.m.            My Very Own Darling, As I am waiting for night nurse to come back on duty I thought that I would start writing this.   Once again I am relieving night nurse whilst she goes to the “Dramatic Society” rehearsal.   I guess I shall have to try and get a day nurse to relieve me for a few hours when I am on night duty. Night Sister has j...

15-11-43                                                                                                                  (70) G.H.N. My Own Darling, This morning's post brought me two letters from you.   One airgraph dated the fourth of this month and one sea letter dated the fourth of last month. In the letter you told me that Gracie Fields did not turn up to entertain you as you all expected.   There was quite a bit of criticism in various papers about it.   From what I could gather she had to return to Hollywood to fulfil a contract.   I should imagine that you look forward to a bit of English entertainment out there. Do you remember me te...

G.H.N. 12-11-43                                      P.S. Sorry I have forgotten to number some of my letters but                               I think this is 69. My Very Own Darling, Your air-letter dated Oct 27 th arrived Wednesday 10 th Nov.   I could not reply to it before as I went home Wed: evening and did not arrive back until 10 p.m. yesterday.   If possible I like to reply to your letters as soon as they arrive. Thursday morning I went to Lundwood to see Eric, and Bessie and Eric went back to Grimethorpe with me.   We arrived back just in time for dinner and in the afternoon I took them both up to 19’ to see your Mother.   Eric looks much the same as when he went away.   He is hoping that he will not be sen...