Stan and Grace

Doncaster 12-3-44 My Very Own Darling, As there is fifteen minutes to go before this bus leaves Doncaster I decided that I would start this letter to you. I posted an ordinary letter to you a few days ago, so you might receive it eventually, though I must admit the A.P.O. are doing very well these days. As you can guess I am sitting in a ‘bus bound for Nottingham – or at least – this one is going to Mansfield but I suppose that it is taking me most of the way to Nottm. I am just returning from my week-end off.   I arrived home at 7 p/m Friday and left home at 3 p/m today. There is not much news for you from Grimethorpe.   Friday evening I did nothing much at all – just talked and talked to Mother and Vera and retired to bed fairly early. Saturday morning Mother and I went to Barnsley.   We looked at some very nice second hand silver and thought that I would get some cutlery for your birthday.   Silver, I mean.   I like it better than chrome ...

2364226                                                                                                       121. Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters           15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 11 Mar 44 My Very Own Darling, I wrote you a ten page sea letter last night, the first for quite a time, but I thought I would ramble over a few pages of air letter tonight, especially as I received a letter from you this afternoon, & have something new to write about. This “Flying Horse” place you have mentioned once or...

Nurses Home,                                               General Hospital Nottingham 8-3-44 My Very Own Darling, I posted you an air-letter yesterday but thought that I would write a sea letter to-day as I know how I like receiving sea letters. Believe it or not Darling, the last sea letter I received from you only took two weeks to come.   I received it yesterday together with an air letter which you had written the previous day.   (The day previous to writing the sea letter, I mean). So your Adjutant is returning to England.   He certainly deserves to if he has been abroad six years.   Gosh!   I bet he hardly knows whether he is on his head or his heels.   I should think that by now he will have covered most of his journey. How I wish you were coming with him.   What rejoicings there would be! I hope the photo you wer...

2364226, Sergt. S. Bristow, Headquarters, 15 L of C Signals, Cen Med Forces                                                                            120(?) 6 Mar 44 My Very Own Darling, The last couple of days seem to have gone very pleasantly.   All I seem to have done is welcome the Post N.C.O. and read your letters.   I’ve had no less than six in this period.   Three of them were very nice sea letters, the last but one month old, and three air mails.   So I feel on the top of the world today. It is really heaven Darling to know that I have you and all your love.   It is forever ...

G.H.N. 6-3-44                                                                                 (105) My Very Own Darling, I was very thrilled to received two air letters from you this morning.   I did not receive an air-letter from you at all last week but of course your cable and Christmas letter arrived. One letter was dated the 18 th and the other the 19 th of Feb.   So, the cable I sent you was delayed because of the address was it?   Well, well!   This time Darling I hardly think that I was to blame because I did not write the address I printed it.   I know th...

G.H.N.                                                                                (104) 3-3-44 My Very Own Darling, Here we are, in March again.   This year seems to be going quickly, though it cannot go too quickly for me.   I can hardly realise that Eric will have been married 3 years on the 22 nd of this month and that the 22 nd is your birthday too, Darling.   Yes, time certainly flies though I must admit there are times when it simply crawls along. The sea letter you wrote me on Christmas day arrived yesterday*.   It just goes to prove that “everything comes to...