Thursday, 23 September, 1943 - Stan's Letter

2364226                                                                                                 60.
Sergt. S. Bristow
Headquarters
15 L of C Signals
Cen Med Forces

Sep 23rd 1943    

My Very Own Darling,

Along came another letter from you last night dated 5th Sept.  Your letters are taking quite a long time to get here just now, aren’t they?  There's a lot of difference between the 7 days it took a letter to get to Africa and 17 days to Sicily, but I suppose as long as the Post Office deliver the letters eventually & don’t lose them on route we can’t grumble!!

Yes, I know it is worrying when you don’t get mail, even when you know that some is actually on the way.  In fact I think it is more annoying to know that the Post Office is holding back the mail than to know there is none at all, don’t you?

It must be worrying to Bessie not to get mail from Eric for such long periods as five weeks.  I know how upset I should be if I didn’t hear from you for five weeks!!  You would think Bessie would have put in an appearance at 56 whilst your Mother was ill.  She doesn’t attempt to fill Eric’s shoes very well, does she?

That’s one of the many things I like about you, Darling, you make a very good “daughter-in-law”.  I can’t tell you how much both I & my Mother appreciate your visits to Burntwood Road during your visits home, Dear.

I haven’t been feeling too happy with myself to-day.  I got a copy of the “South Yorkshire Times” to-day & read about the wedding of a couple of school pals of mine – the bloke is a doctor at Sth. Elmsall now - & it made me jealous, Darling, to think that they could get such happiness whilst it was still out of the reach of you & I.

A silly thing to get jealous about I suppose, but being so far away from things makes one feel that way, especially when one is so deeply in love as I know you and I are.  What an impatient blighter I am!!  Time always seems to be creeping past when I think of you & the future.  Still everything comes to those who wait, it is said, there's always consolation in the grand way the war is going at the moment.  Darling I am so looking forward to the happy days which are ahead for you & I, in fact as I am sure you will have guessed, it is my one thought, day in & day out.

It is so grand to have you to think of & equally grand to know that you are thinking of me in the same way.

I am sending a few more views of the town for you.  I don’t know if they interest you or not.

We have had Gracie Fields staying in the town for a few days & she has given one or two shows, but I haven’t managed to see her.

Two of the boys are worrying me to have a game of dominoes with them & threaten not to give me any peace until I say “Yes” so I will give up the unequal struggle & say “Yes”.

I’ll write again in a couple of days time, by then we should have got our weekly air letter.

Until then, Darling, keep my love.  I know I have all yours. 

Always yours, Dearest, Stan  xxxx


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