Friday, 18 February, 1944

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Sergt. S. Bristow
Headquarters
15 L of C Signals                                                                                     113.
Cen Med Forces

18 Feb 44

My Very Own Darling,

At last the Army Post Office seem to have got back into their stride again, for the air letter which they presented me with today left England only six days ago.  I wish they’d keep it up.

So today you will be back at Grimethorpe for a few days.  I am pleased that you are managing to have Kit and your other friend over for a few days.  It will not make the stay in Grimethorpe so boring as I have no doubt it would otherwise be.  Not like the nights off last year, eh?  All we wanted then was to be on our own for as long as possible.  Remember how we used to get into hot water because I used to go home late (or perhaps I had better say ‘early’ because it was always morning, wasn’t it?).  Those hours we used to get together were very precious, Darling, weren’t they?  We appreciated them then, but not so much as we would do if we had the chance to be together for a few hours now.

What wouldn’t I give for the sheer thrill of being able to hold you in my arms again, my Dear.  But next time I do that I hope that there will be no necessity to say “Goodbye” again.  I hope that I never have the experience of saying “goodbye” to you again.  It wasn’t very nice, was it?

I am in one of my impatient moods at the moment.  I wish this so and so weather would clear up so that our armies can really get moving again.  I think once the fine weather comes things will really start happening, don’t you?  Still, looking round the world, the news is of nothing but progress.  The Japs aren’t having their own way by any means in the Pacific and although here progress is slow, we are always on the offensive.  The Russians are still going at it hammer and tongs and so, Darling, we keep on hoping that one of these days that long looked for day will dawn, and we shall find that the war is over!  What a day.

I was just settling down to write to you last night when our new interpreter came in and asked me if I would write a letter for him.  He can speak English quite well, but cannot write it good enough to correspond.  He has just recently escaped from the hands of the Germans, after having spent five years in various concentration camps, including the dreaded Dachau, and wanted to get in touch with his sister, who is apparently in Sydney, Australia.  I feel very sorry for him and did the job for him.  I know you wouldn’t mind!

If I was in England, the story of his adventures would make quite an interesting newspaper article.  I will write and tell you about him in a sea letter.  That’s two long sea letters I have promised you, isn’t it?

How’s the photograph business, Dear?  I had a snap taken a couple of days ago and if it is presentable, I’ll send it to you.  I am eagerly waiting for the new photograph of you.  Will it be long?

So you are probably going to do a spot of theatre work, are you?  I should imagine personally, that, if you have a strong constitution and are not prone to fainting just as the patients innards are being lifted out, it is the most interesting side of nursing.  I always imagine that there are some thrilling battles carried out with humanity inside the four walls of an operating theatre.  But then, perhaps I have got hold of the romantic side only!  If it is anything to do with nursing, there’ll be a hell of a lot of hard work attached to it somewhere or other!!!

Let me know how you go on, Darling.  Get some experience such as that and you should not have to call on me to skin a rabbit every time we have one, when we are married.  That is what happens at home!!

Glad to hear that you managed to see “Dangerous Moonlight”.  It was the first time you had seen it, wasn’t it?  It is simply grand.  Anton Walbrook is one of my favourites and of course the Warsaw Concerto has so many memories for me!

Until next time, Darling, keep my love.  Always yours, Stan  xxxxxxxx

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