Airgraph, Friday 15th October 1943

 2364226  Sergt. S. Bristow, Headquarters, 15 L of C Signals, CMF

69.                                                                                     15 OCT 43

MY VERY OWN DARLING,

I AM EXCELLING MYSELF THIS WEEK, THIS IS THE THIRD LETTER IN THREE DAYS!  I WAS SO PLEASED TO GET YOUR AIR LETTER DATED 5 OCT 43 THIS EVENING, HOWEVER, THAT I THOUGHT I REALLY MUST SIT DOWN AND REPLY TO IT STRAIGHT AWAY.

I AM SORRY TO HEAR THAT THERE IS A LACK OF MAIL FROM THIS END AT THE TIME OF WRITING.  YOU WILL JUST BE GETTING THE RESULTS OF MY TRIPOLITANIAN VISIT DURING WHICH TIME I WASN’T ABLE TO DO ANY LETTER WRITING, I SUPPOSE.  I HOPE IT HAS TURNED UP BY NOW.  AS YOU REMARK OUR LETTERS MEAN SO MUCH TO EACH OTHER AT THE PRESENT TIME WHEN THEY ARE THE ONE AND ONLY LINK BETWEEN US AND THE ONLY WAY OF EXPRESSING OUR THOUGHTS TO ONE ANOTHER.

ALTHOUGH THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR AIR LETTER TODAY HAS ALLIEVIATED THE MAIL POSITION FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, SOMEWHAT, IT HAS NOT ACTUALLY CLEARED THE AIR.  WHERE THE LETTERS YOU HAVE WRITTEN TO ME IN THE PERIOD 20 SEPT – 5 OCT HAVE GONE TO GOD (OR PERHAPS MORE RIGHTLY THE ARMY POST OFFICE) ONLY KNOWS!!

YOU CERTAINLY SEEM TO BE HAVING A BUSY TIME ON THE WARD AT THE PERIOD WHEN YOU WROTE TO ME.  HOPE IT HAS CALMED DOWN A BIT.  I DON’T WANT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL TO WORK YOU TOO HARD WHILST I AM AWAY.  THE PROSPECT OF NIGHT DUTY AGAIN WILL SUIT YOU, I SUPPOSE, IF ONLY BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT YOU CAN GET HOME FOR A BREAK EACH MONTH.  REMEMBER WHAT THOSE MONTHLY BREAKS USED TO MEAN TO US, DARLING?  IT USED TO TAKE A BIT OF WANGLING TO GET MY LEAVE TO COINCIDE WITH YOURS BUT SOMEHOW OR OTHER WE ALWAYS SEEMED TO MANAGE IT DIDN’T WE?

HOPE BY NOW YOU HAVE GOT SOME BETTER NEWS OF YOUR GRANDFATHER BUT AS YOU REMARK, HE IS GETTING VERY OLD AND ONE CAN EXPECT ANYTHING AT HIS AGE.  GIVE MY BEST WISHES TO ALL AT HOME WHEN YOU WRITE OR WHEN YOU GO HOME.

NO MORE SPACE DARLING!!  ALWAYS THE TROUBLE ISN’T IT?

MY LOVE AS ALWAYS, ANGEL.  Stan  xxxxxx


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