Stan and Grace

  G.H.N.                                                                                (117) 10-4-44 My Very Own Darling, To-day is my first day on duty following my week-end.  I decided not to go home after all as it would have meant travelling home Good Friday and returning Easter Sunday.  Knowing the usual crowd for the Doncaster bus on Sunday and knowing how Grimethorpe people like to “get away for the holidays” I decided to “stay put” for Easter and rest my weary bones here.  Yes, I felt really tired and ready for my week-end. What sort of Easter did you have Dear?...

2364226                                                              Sergt.S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                                      132. 7 Apr 44 My Very Own Darling, It is Good Friday today and I’ve just been thinking of past Good Fridays an...

G.H.N. 6-4-44 My Very Own Darling, I could not let the sixth of the month pass without writing to you.   As each sixth goes by I wonder how many more will pass before we are together again. It is almost ten o-clock.   Two years and two months ago we were dancing in each others arms, having met each other for the first time.   I never realised that such a strong love would ever grow between us.   In fact, I thought that I would never see you again after that week-end.   My Darling, you have no idea how thankful I am that everything turned out just as it has done, all except our being parted.   Even this parting between us has taught us something – and that is to value our love for each other.   I don’t think we will ever take it for granted after this, do you?   I am afraid that that is not a very good description of how I really feel about it all deep down but I guess you feel the same way so you will understand. Your “sermon” duly arriv...

2364226                                                                                        131. Sergt.S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 5 Apr 43 My Very Own Darling, I feel quite homesick after reading the letter you wrote dated 27 March. Your news of playing tennis in grand spring weather and of the violets, daffodils etc makes me yearn more than ever to be at home by your side. Spring is such a lovely, exciting period of the year, isn’t it?   It makes me feel good to be alive, when one looks around & sees ever...

G.H.N.                                                                                          (115) 3.4.44 My Very Own Darling A letter arrived from you this morning.   An air letter dated March 24 th .   In it you said that I made you jealous when I told you that I was sitting in front of a blazing fire.   Darling, how I wish that you were able to be by my side again and put your arm around me – as you used to.   It seems so long ago doesn’t it, since we did that? I posted my photograph to you this morning so I hope it ...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                            130 Cen Med Forces 3 Apr 44 My Very Own Darling, I had quite a beano yesterday when the sea mail arrived, for I was presented with five letters, two of which were from you.   I have written a sea letter back in reply. In it I placed a better print of one of the photographs I had taken in our cafe the other week.   The interpreter had some enlargements done & so I snaffled one. It was such a grand day yesterday that I took a couple of hours off after lunch & s...