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Tuesday, 30 May, 1944

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                  155. Cen Med Forces 30 May 44 My Very Own Darling, Following closely on the heels of your photograph came your air letter dated 23 rd May.   I really do believe that the Army Post Office is beginning to get organised!   Six days seems to be the average time for an air letter from this end.   How long does it take for one to get from me to you? So you think you can afford to get thinner do you.   Well just you stay as you are – “spare tyre” and everything.   If you lose that I shall have to find something else to...
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Monday, 29 May, 1944

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G.H.N. 29-5-44                                                                                (132) My Very Own Darling, It is perfect “Whit Monday” weather.   It has been really hot all day.*   I have felt very glad that we are not busy as it has been too hot to do much work. At the moment I have only eight patients on the ward.   I can hardly believe it until I look around and see the empty beds. Of course there is still enough work to do.   We have all been busy making bandages and cutting up extra “stock” (cotton wool, etc.)   That sort of work however is far less s...
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Sunday, 28 May, 1944

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            184 . 28 May 44 My Very Own Precious Darling, The day I’ve been waiting for for the past month arrived to-day.   This afternoon I was presented with a large envelope by the Post Corporal and now I’ve got a very pretty young lady to give me a welcoming smile each time I enter my bedroom – or should I say (mores the pity) that it is only her photograph.   Still the time is getting nearer when I shall have the young lady to do it in person each time I return ...
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Friday, 26 May, 1944 - Grace's Letter

G.H.N.                                                                      (131) 26.5.44 My Own Precious Darling, Your first letter written while on leave has arrived.   I feel very sorry for you Darling but I really had to smile when I read the first paragraph of you letter – telling me how sore your feet were.   Yes – I have very vivid recollections of that walk home from Lundwood but Darling even though it was extremely cold it was not snowing that morning.   You seem to be under the impression that it was – you had better think back again my Dear. I am really looking forward to your sea-letter telling me all about your ...
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Friday, 26 May, 1944 - Stan's Letter

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            182 . 26 May 44 My Very Own Darling It has been a real scorcher today and I have been in one of my irritable moods to-day!    The flies which seem to be breeding in thousands now have made things worse too. It is beginning to grow twilight now and is much cooler & so I thought I would spend the after-dinner hour writing to you (we have been having dinner in the evening now for a couple of weeks now because of the heat.) The dinner was exceptionally...
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Tuesday, 23 May, 1944

G.H.N.                                                                      (130) 23.5.44 My Own Precious Darling, Two air-letters arrived from you this morning.   A letter from you never fails to give me a thrill so you can guess how I feel when two arrive.   Another thing which also never fails to thrill me is hearing how much you love me. The other night I was grousing about something or other and I had had an awful day on the ward so consequently was feeling rather depressed, when Ivy – my friend, turned to me and said “Grace, you have a lot to be thankful for – you have the love of a good man and plans for the future”.  ...
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Monday, 22 May, 1944

2364226 Sergt. Bristow, S. Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            151. 22 May 44 My Very Own Darling, I’ve more or less got myself back in the “groove” and the leisures and pleasures of last week are quickly becoming just memories. I seem to have struck lucky with my choice of weather, however, for it has rained each day since I got back. Although the weather has been miserable, though, I haven’t, for on the last two mornings I have had the thrill of receiving a letter from you.   The success of a day is assured if I hav...
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