Stan and Grace

G.H.N. 17.10.44                                                                                                                194 My Very Own Darling, Have not much news for you but a letter is always welcome, is it not? Have had rather a hectic morning in the operating theatre with a “case”.   In fact I was quite exhausted at the end of it.   In the first place it was a big abdominal operation, secondly Mr Allen, the surgeon, was in a bad mood and thirdly the patient did not take his anaesthetic very well.   The patient twisted and turned and struggled and did everything he ought not ...

2364226                                                                    Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 16 Oct. 44 .                                                                           222. Hello my own Darling, There’s just been a smashing programme on the wireless which brought back quite a lot of memories about our early days.   It was an operatic request programme with both the Tchaik Concerto and...

G.H.N. 14.10.44                                                                    193 My Own Darling, The postman has certainly favoured me to-day as this morning he delivered an air letter from you and this afternoon the almonds which you sent me.   Thank you Darling.   As usual, both my friends and myself appreciated the latter.   This evening about half a dozen of us sat on my bed and made pigs of ourselves with the box of nuts.   You do spoil me Dear. I was sorry to read in your letter that you had not been getting my letters as regularly as usual.   I know how I felt when I was kept waiting a few days for yours.   I hop...

G.H.N. 13.10.44                                                                    192 My Precious Darling, At last, at long last, have I got my future (or at least for the next twelve months) settled. Kit and I have just returned from our interview at Kendray Hospital, Barnsley.   We have decided to go there – and have been accepted. We went home last night.   We caught a train at 7 p/m and arrived in Grimethorpe at 9.30 p/m and went for our interview this afternoon. The hospital has 140 beds – much smaller than this place of course.   The Nurses Home looks very nice and the conditions seem all right.   Of course, I cannot really ...

2364226                                                                    Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 12 Oct. 44 .                                                                           220. Hello, my beloved Darling, There’s not a more contented bloke in Italy then yours truly today.   The reason?   Why I’ve had two more letters from you to-day.   Fancy five letters in five days.   What...

2364226                                                                    Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 11 Oct. 44 .                                                                           219. My Very Own Precious Darling, Nothing much to report today.   Started the day off well, though, because another letter (the third of the week) arrived from a certain young lady who means more to me than anyone else...