Two Precious Pictures

 Before setting off to go overseas, Stan prepared two precious photographs.  The first, and larger of the two, was a studio portrait of Grace.  This was never mentioned in the letters, so I suspect that she may have given him the photo as a Christmas present when they were together in early January.

The second photograph was taken on a Box Brownie, or similar, amateur camera and shows his parents, George and Mabel, and the twins, John and Janet, together with the dog, Kiltie.  It was taken in the back garden of his home on Burntwood Road, Grimethorpe.

Stan has managed to find two pieces of Perspex and used them to cover the photos.  He has backed them with sturdy brown cardboard and held them together with a border of sticky brown paper.  

Stan took these and carried them with him throughout the rest of the war.


Comments

Post a Comment

Thank you for your comment. I will post it on the page as soon as possible.

Popular posts from this blog

Saturday, 6 February, 1943

G. H. Annexe Selston Notts.            6.2.43        My Precious Darling, I received your letter this morning together with one from your Mother.   I suppose that you will also have had one from your Mother. Darling, why did you not write home?   Your Mother seems terribly upset about it and also that she found out from my Mother that you were coming before she ever heard from you.   Another thing was that you were going to spend your last leave with me in Nottingham if I could not get home.   However, I suppose your Mother will have mentioned that too.   As luck will have it I can get home but even if I could not I would not let you come to Nottingham now. Stan Darling, please do not let me come between you and your parents, ever.   I do not want to be the cause of any trouble. I will have to write to your Mother to-day but what I shall say I do not know.   Please write hom...
Read more

Welcome

 I hope you will excuse me dipping out of the letters for one day to say "Welcome" to new readers.  I don't know who you are - I can only see the number of views and the number of readers in different countries.  It would be nice if you could click the 'Follow' button and then I can see your names. To readers fro m the USA, please do get in touch either via making a 'Comment' or via the Contact form if there is anything you don't understand.  We are indeed "two peoples divided by a common language" as Winston Churchill said and the language you are reading is English as spoken by two Yorkshire people over 80 years ago, so sometimes it might be puzzling. I always say to people that the letters are a love story in real time, so sometimes you might find the letters a bit mundane and the story slow to unfold, but now is a good time to join as Stan is about to go abroad - like most soldiers at this time, it will be the first time he has left the U...
Read more

Saturday, 20 February, 1943

Image
A line in  Stan’s service record reads:  "21 February, 1943 – proceeded to Port of Embarkation" This letter was written the night before the unit left for the port. New address Saturday evening        My Very Own Darling, The time for the real parting has come, my Dear, & so if this letter proves to be the last for some weeks, you won’t worry & begin to think that I have forgotten about you, will you.   That will be far from the truth, Darling, as I am sure you know.   While I am away my one thought will be of the day when I shall return to you &, as they say in the fairy stories, “live happily ever after”.   What a day that will be!! I am a bit disappointed that I have not had a letter from you since Tuesday, but it will not be your fault, I know, but the so-and-so post office to blame again.   Now, goodness knows when I shall hear from you again.   I know, however, that you will be thinking of me, Angel, ...
Read more