Tuesday, 25 January, 1944

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Sergt. S. Bristow,
Headquarters
15 L of C Signals
Cen Med Forces                                                                           106.

25 Jan 44

My Own Precious Darling,

This may reach you around about our anniversary (God and the Army Post Office willing!!), a time when the thoughts of both of us will be more than ever closely allied.

Looking back, Darling, it seems so wonderful to realise that we have weathered the last couple of years and that our love has developed into such a deep and thrilling institution, especially when one remembers what you were – a very stubborn (but exceedingly sweet) young lady, bent on a career and determined that no-one was going to stop you!  I began to give up hope of succeeding at one time, Dear, but you changed your mind in the end and for that I shall be ever grateful.

I have been turning over in my mind’s eye tonight all the pleasantries my memory harbours of the last two years.  What happiness was ours Darling during the last six months of my stay in England, and, during the last year, though thousands of miles of sea and land have separated us and letters have been our only means of expression, our love has grown stronger and often has been the only brightness (in my case anyway) in an otherwise dull existence.  The fact that our love has grown stronger during the last years is proof enough, if any be needed, that it is indeed founded on something really deep.

To attempt to thank you for all this happiness by means of a letter would be as foolish as it would be inadequate, my Dear.  I could never put into words on this small air mail letter card how in the last couple of years I have come to love you, during this period my undivided love will be thanks enough until that happy day when I can be with you once more and ready to show my thanks to you by working hard to put into operation all the plans we have formulated in our minds during our separation.  I am determined that as many of them as possible shall materialise and not just remain “castles in the air”.

A pleasing thing which comes to my notice when indulging in comparisons of the past, present and future is that, whilst in Feb. 1943 our minds were filled with not too pleasant thoughts of impending parting, Feb. 44 finds us both looking forward to reunion.  What of 1945?

I only wish, Darling, that we knew the answer to that query, but as the past year has proved, lots can happen in what is relatively speaking (but not actually, by any means) the short space of twelve months, so .......  Well: There’s no harm in dreaming is there?

The Army Post Office seem to have become very dilatory during the last two or three weeks.  I am sure that it is over a week since I last had an air letter from you.  It seems like ages anyway!  I have just been round to tell the Post Corporal that he had better pull his socks up and produce me some mail!!

I did get a letter from you by this afternoon’s delivery, however, a sea letter which you wrote on Dec 8^th.  I like getting sea letters from you Darling, although they are always so old.  There’s something more personal about an ordinary letter than an air letter card.  Don’t you agree?

Well the bottom of the page is looming up, so I had better tell you how much I love you Darling and am missing you, before there’s no room left to do it.  It is an oft repeated sentence but I now you will never tire of hearing (or reading) it, will you?

I’ll answer your sea letter tomorrow so until then, my dear, keep smiling and what is most important, keep loving me.

Always yours  Stan  xxxx

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