Stan and Grace

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 25 Aug. 44 .                                                                                         194. My Very Own Precious Darling, I received an extra thrilling letter from you today which made me very happy.   It was a sea letter which you wrote on the last day of your holiday in which you recalled all the happy memories which Grimethorpe holds for you. I suppose that I didn’t ought to be glad that you are unhappy when you are at home without me, but I am Darling, for it tells me just how ...

G.H.N.                                                                      169 24-8-44 My Very Own Darling, An air letter arrived from you yesterday dated Aug 16 th and another one arrived this morning dated Aug 14 th , so where the latter one had been hiding I do not know. Well Darling, the news these last two days has certainly been excellent has it not?   Paris being freed and Bulgaria capitulating.   If things continue to progress at this pace I think that Christmas 1945 may mean quite a lot to us which is what you were hoping in one of your letters. The last eighteen months have also seemed a long, long, time to me Darlin...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 23 Aug. 44 .                                                                          193. My Most Precious Darling, Something or other cropped up to prevent me from writing last night, so I’m afraid that this letter will be a day later than usual.   Still, I’ve got plenty to write about to-day. What do you think of the fall of Paris, Darling?   Simply marvellous, isn’t it?   And now the Yanks are only 200 miles from the German border.   I feel sure it can’t last much longer in Europe. Such good news always makes me so exci...

G.H.N.                                                                                168 22-8-44 My Very Own Darling, Yesterday I went for my interview with the Ministry of Labour or at least with the representative of same.   I was asked which field of Nursing I wished to enter so told her none, that I preferred general nursing.   I was also told that no Nurse that took her “Finals” last September was being deferred and that we all had to leave our training hospitals and take up another branch of nursing. However, in the end the interviewer told me that I could chose one of two posts which require...

 The tone of Stan and Grace's letters over the last couple of weeks has been extremely positive in terms of the progress of the war, so let's take this opportunity to read the Daily Record for 21 August and see what is happening in France. A new front was started in the South of France and the Daily record reports that the American Army is now 16 miles north of Marseilles. In the north, following D-Day on 6 June, the Allied Armies have continued to drive across northern France.  As can be seen from the map they have now reached Versailles and will soon enter Paris.  In response, there has been an uprising by the population of Paris and even the Germans are now admitting this.  The 'German Military Commander' in Paris is quoted as saying on the radio that "irresponsible elements have taken up arms against the occupation authorities". In other news, Rumania has surrendered to Russian troops. You can see why Stan and Grace keep thinking that the German authoritie...

G.H.N.                                                                                                167 20-8-44 My Very Precious Darling, I thought that the good weather could not last for long.   As I write this the rain is pouring down outside.   It does not make much difference to me though as it is Sister’s week-end off and I am “on call” when I am off duty.   That means that I cannot go out even if I wished to. The Ministry of Labour and I seem to be corresponding quite frequently these days!   Another letter arrived from them yesterday tel...