Stan and Grace

Grimethorpe 2-7-44                                                                       (143) My Own Precious Darling, Once again I write to you from dear, old, Grimethorpe.   It is Sunday night and I am sitting in Vera’s room by the window, writing this letter.   There is community hymn singing on the wireless and the usual “Sunday atmosphere” everywhere. I did not arrive home until Friday night – 9 p/m to be exact.   I had not even time to post your last letter before I left Nottingham so had to post it in Grimethorpe. Yesterday was an uneventful day – I did not do much.   Late in the afternoon I took Vera up to 19’...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            168. 30 Jun 44 My Very Own Darling, What a hellish day it has been to-day!   The hottest day we have had this year and quite up to the African standard.   Consequently I have been very irritable and the lads in the office here had rather a bad time today.   (Just see what you have to put up with when I come back to you & we get married). Probably my bad mood was as much due to the fact that I have felt very tired today, due to some unaccustomed ...

G.H.N.                                                                                                142 29.6.44      My Own Precious Darling, I intended writing this letter to you yesterday but I was so tired I fell fast asleep on my bed and the next thing I knew was Kit shaking me and telling me that it was time to go on duty.   You see the previous night we had a dance here and I was just ready to go to the dance when I was told that I would have to go on duty at 1 a/m. However, as I was ready for the dance I decided to go....

Letter addressed to the Nurses’ Home but forwarded to 3 Briar Bank Terrace, Edinburgh 11 2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            167. 28 Jun 44 My Very Own Darling, I suppose that by the time you receive this you will have started your holiday & will no doubt be at Grimethorpe. As I lay on the silvery sand of our swimming beach this afternoon in the sunlight I was thinking how perfectly heavenly it would have been if you could have shipped over to Italy and stayed with me for a month. I must hav...

 Letter addressed to the Nurses’ Home but forwarded to 3 Brae’s Bank Terrace, Edinburgh 11 - This is the address of Grace's Scottish friend, Nan. 2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            166. 26 Jun 44 My Very Own Darling, I am feeling in a very good mood tonight.   I had another letter from you today and tonight I have been to hear a lecturer who was convinced that the war in Europe will be over by Sept of this year, so you can well imagine how I feel!!   Hope he’s right, for the only thi...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow, Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                            165. Cen Med Forces 25 Jun 44 My Very Own Darling, Six days without a letter – things were beginning to get serious – but one turned up this morning to brighten up my Sunday!   Actually, your letter was written on the 16 th and I was just in the middle of a juicy speech about what they ought to do with the APO for taking so long to deliver your precious letters, when I noticed that it wasn’t posted until the 19 th !   Did you give it to someone to post for you, Dear? ...