Monday, 26 June, 1944 - Two Letters

 Letter addressed to the Nurses’ Home but forwarded to 3 Brae’s Bank Terrace, Edinburgh 11 - This is the address of Grace's Scottish friend, Nan.

2364226
Sergt. S. Bristow
Headquarters
15 L of C Signals
Cen Med Forces                                                                           166.

26 Jun 44

My Very Own Darling,

I am feeling in a very good mood tonight.  I had another letter from you today and tonight I have been to hear a lecturer who was convinced that the war in Europe will be over by Sept of this year, so you can well imagine how I feel!!  Hope he’s right, for the only thing I want in the whole world at the moment is to get home to you, Darling.

Sorry to hear that your Edinburgh holiday has fallen through, but as you say, you couldn’t very well go up there under the circumstances.  However, a restful time at Grimethorpe, although probably boring, will do you a lot of good, especially after the busy weeks that you have had recently.

Your visit to the radiology centre caused a laugh from me.  I bet it was a comical sight.  Don’t forget to tell me how your second visit turned out.  Possibly you blew the apparatus up the second time or something queer like that.  Joking aside, however, I think it is a good idea, don’t you?

So you think that this business of teaching you swimming will be a strenuous business, do you Dear?  Well as long as it doesn’t take any longer to teach you to swim than it did to teach you to fall in love with me, I shan’t mind.  In fact I am looking forward to the happy times we are going to have in the future teaching each other these little things which one can do but the other can’t.  (Sounds very involved but I should imagine you get the general idea!)

The years when we are first together are going to be so crowded if we both put into practise all the many things I am sure we have both dreamed of doing when we are married.  I don’t suppose all our dreams will materialise but one thing is certain, Darling & that is that with life founded on a love as deep & fine as ours, we should be extremely happy.  Don’t you think so?  All my hopes & dreams of the future are centred around you my Darling.  You mean so much to me.  16 weary months have passed now since we saw each other.  Wonder how much longer it will be.

However long the time, however, Darling, you can be sure of one thing – I shall always love you.  Yours Stan  xxxxxxxxxxxx

 

G.H.N.                                                                                (142)

26-6-44

My Own Darling,

I received your letter – posted six days ago, this morning.  I was very disappointed to hear that your letter about your visit to Naples will never reach me now.  Never mind though Darling.  It will be a bit more to add to the adventures which you must have stored up to tell me when we see each other again.

How I am longing for that day to dawn.  You mean more and more to me as each day goes by – if that is possible – and I am sure that I get more impatient these days for the end of this so and so war to come along.  The Allies and ourselves are doing very well in France – are they not?  I wonder how long Germany will be able to hold out now?

I had to smile at your remark about envying the soldiers of my ward.  Though I may be here and nursing them my thoughts are continually with you.   I am very fond of these soldiers – they are a grand lot of boys and have helped to do a good job of work but Darling – it is you I love.  I am sure that some of them wish I was miles away when they see me approaching them with the dressing trolley or some other similar instrument of torture.

I am sure you would like to hear the result of the Penicillin.  It was very successful!  We gave it to a Captain who had multiple mortar wounds of both legs.  The wounds were very dirty and unhealthy looking but now they are clean and most of them are healed.  It makes one wonder what the next discovery will be, does it not?

Sister has been away for her week-end but is due back on duty tomorrow.  We have not had a very busy week-end though and Mr Allen (the surgeon) has been in a good mood so we have not missed Sister very much.

Well, Dear, time is getting very short and the night nurse will be along in a few minutes so I will have to tell you once again through the medium of my pen that I am still loving you as much as ever.  ‘Bye Darling.   Always your own, Grace   xxxxxx

 

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