Stan and Grace

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                                      117. Cen Med Forces 26 Feb 44 My Very Own Darling, The only thing of note during the past few days has been the arrival of a very nice letter from you, date 17 Feb 44. I had to smile at the note you put in brackets after the description of the shawl that Vera is knitting.   Do you remember what it was?   I think you must have been thinking a long way ahead when you wrote it!! Of course you didn’t bore me by the d...

G.H.N.                                                                                (102) 25.2.44 My Own Precious Darling, This morning I posted an ordinary letter to you but I suppose it will be some time before you receive it. If my memory is correct it will be about a year now since you left the shores of England.   I wonder how long it will be before you see them again?   Not very long my Darling, I do hope. Quite a lot has happened in this last year.   You have travelled thousands of miles, the Allied Nations have had many victories on all fronts and above all Darling...

Nurses Home General Hospital Nottingham                                                                          (101) 24-2-44 10 p/m My Own Precious Darling, Once again I am back at the old G.H.N. and settled down to routine; or at least, almost settled down.   Tomorrow I take over Staff Nurse duties on Seely Ward – men's surgical.   It is the ward I was on previous to my last night duty.   Yes, I have finished with night duty for the rest of my stay here. The Staff Nurse of Seely Ward has taken a night Sisters post so I have taken her place.   It does not seem two minutes since I was a junior proba...

Grimethorpe                                                                        (100) 20-2-44 My Very Own Darling, As I write this I realise that my short stay at home is nearly over.  Ivy, my friend is staying with me and in a short while my Mother & Father, Ivy and myself are going to pay a call on the Bristows.  Ivy is a grand girl – she is older than I am – she is 30 I believe this year.  She has heard such a lot about you and the rest of your family that she must go and prove that everything I tell her is correct. Last Friday I went to Sutton to Kits house and Ivy came back with me yesterday.  We had to ...

TELEGRAM                       EU VEUT    20 FEB                 SKUSE, NURSES HOME, GENERALE HOSP NOTTINGHAM MANY THANKS FOR YOUR TELEGRAM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU DEAREST AM FIT AND WELL ALL MY LOVE STAN BRISTOW .... and Stan's letter - 2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                                     114. Cen Med Forces 19 Feb 44 My Ver...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                                      114. Cen Med Forces 19 Feb 44 My Very Own Darling, I had quite a thrill today when your anniversary cable arrived.   It was a bit late, dear, but it was none the less thrilling to read that you had been thinking so much of me on the 6 th .   You are a very kind and thoughtful Darling. I take my hat off to the Army Post Office.   It was a marvel that the cable ever got here, never mind just 13 days late.  ...