Tuesday, 9 May, 1944

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Sergt. S. Bristow
Headquarters
15 L of C Signals
Cen Med Forces                                                                           146.

9 May 44

My Very Own Darling,

It is too good to be true!  Another letter from you yesterday which took only six days.  I shall never grumble at the APO again!!

I see that like me you are counting the months as they pass. I do so wish the much talked about second front would start.  If we could get cracking in Europe it would be very encouraging wouldn’t it?  I hope that once our troops have landed on the continent it won’t be a long job.

Still it doesn’t matter how quickly the end comes it cannot be too soon for me, Angel.  I am simply existing at the moment & waiting as patiently as I can for that day when, with you by my side I can really start to live.  I am sure life then will surpass anything that has happened up to now.  What say you?

Had a letter from Mother too yesterday in which she mentioned the use your hospital will probably be put too (some women simply don’t know anything about censorship!!).  I don’t suppose you will be very pleased, but it will perhaps keep you out of the QAIMNS*.  Still we must wait & see, I suppose.

One piece in Mother’s letter has made me rather worried (and I suppose you will call me silly for doing so) & that was that she said you weren’t looking too well when you were at home & that you had lost some weight.  Aren’t you feeling too well, Darling?  Do take care of yourself & don’t let these hospital people overwork you, will you, for you are the most precious person on earth as far as I am concerned dear.

Remember telling me to keep myself wrapped up in cotton wool?  I think I had better pass the advice back to you to follow!  So, Darling, take lots & lots of care of your adorable self until I can come home and do the job myself.

I don’t know if I am “going down the nick” or what but someone had the sauce to say he thought I was 32!!  Just shows what this war is doing to me, Dear.  You don’t realise what you are in for when I get home!!!  I don’t think you need get the “wind-up”, however, for apart from a slight expansion round the waist (which I am sure you’ll show me how to get rid of when you start taking me walking, etc.) there’s very little change in me.  The only change is that I love you lots and lots more than I have ever done before and as far as I’m concerned you’re the most loveable young lady in the whole world.  Not much more room tonight, but just enough to say “I love you Darling” and send a host of postal kisses.  

Always yours, Stan   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

* Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, founded in 1902 to replace the Army Nursing Service.  By the end of World War II there were 12,000 nurses in the service.

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