Wednesday, 18 October, 1944

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

18 Oct. 44.                                                                          223.

Hello, my own Precious Darling,

The APO have worked wonders since my last letter, having delivered two letters from you and, believe it or not, both of them in 3 days.  Amazing isn’t it?  The liberation of France seems to have made a devil of a lot of difference to our mail, but not to yours.  I notice it still takes 8 days for my epistles to reach you.

Yes, dear, I should imagine that you are quite happy to have at last got your future 12 months settled, especially as you’ve managed to get so near home.  Lets hope that it is your last move before I come home & we can get married.  I wonder if we shall manage to be together by the end of next year.  I do so hope so my Darling, for I am missing you so badly.  It is amazing that No 6 keeps cropping up in your life.  Do you look upon it as a lucky or unlucky number!  Yes I know the answer, Angel, but I like to read how you feel about our first meeting.  How lucky it was, I can’t describe.

Glad you enjoyed the almonds, but I must say, if they were attacked by you & a couple of friends, they wouldn’t last long.  There were very few, really,  I have just sent off a larger tin which I hope will arrive by Christmas, but I’ve just been listening to the news & learn that the food minister is to arrange for thousands of tons of almonds to be on sale for Christmas.  Makes my 2 pounds look a bit small, but anyhow, Daring, I hope you enjoy them.  I managed to get some that were not roasted this time.

Oh, how I wish I could come to help you move from Nottingham.  It wouldn’t matter how heavy your cases were, Darling, I should even utter one teeny weeny grumble!!  I shall always remember the very first time I came to Doncaster to meet you off the bus & the thrill I got as you stepped off the bus to meet me.  It’s a feeling I have often experienced since and will again.  I always remember one very cold Saturday when, this time, you came to Cudworth to meet me & I missed the train & you had a long wait.  It was so nice of you to wait, Darling.  It’s one of those little kindnesses which I shall never forget.

You’ll be at home when you read this I suppose enjoying a bit of a rest.  From the unearthly hours you seem to have been working just lately you’ve earned it.  When you start at Barnsley, I suppose you’ll have to do a spot of night duty again.  You won’t think much to that I don’t suppose.

Don’t work too hard, Darling, will you, for we have a lot of things to do when I come home, things which will require lots of energy.

Did I ever mention that I’m deeply in love with you.  I seem to think I have!  Anyway just in case, I’ll tell you again.  I love you so my beloved.  You are my very life.

Always your own Stan  xxxxxxxxxx

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