Stan and Grace

2364226                                                                                                       121. Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters           15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 11 Mar 44 My Very Own Darling, I wrote you a ten page sea letter last night, the first for quite a time, but I thought I would ramble over a few pages of air letter tonight, especially as I received a letter from you this afternoon, & have something new to write about. This “Flying Horse” place you have mentioned once or...

Nurses Home,                                               General Hospital Nottingham 8-3-44 My Very Own Darling, I posted you an air-letter yesterday but thought that I would write a sea letter to-day as I know how I like receiving sea letters. Believe it or not Darling, the last sea letter I received from you only took two weeks to come.   I received it yesterday together with an air letter which you had written the previous day.   (The day previous to writing the sea letter, I mean). So your Adjutant is returning to England.   He certainly deserves to if he has been abroad six years.   Gosh!   I bet he hardly knows whether he is on his head or his heels.   I should think that by now he will have covered most of his journey. How I wish you were coming with him.   What rejoicings there would be! I hope the photo you wer...

2364226, Sergt. S. Bristow, Headquarters, 15 L of C Signals, Cen Med Forces                                                                            120(?) 6 Mar 44 My Very Own Darling, The last couple of days seem to have gone very pleasantly.   All I seem to have done is welcome the Post N.C.O. and read your letters.   I’ve had no less than six in this period.   Three of them were very nice sea letters, the last but one month old, and three air mails.   So I feel on the top of the world today. It is really heaven Darling to know that I have you and all your love.   It is forever ...

G.H.N. 6-3-44                                                                                 (105) My Very Own Darling, I was very thrilled to received two air letters from you this morning.   I did not receive an air-letter from you at all last week but of course your cable and Christmas letter arrived. One letter was dated the 18 th and the other the 19 th of Feb.   So, the cable I sent you was delayed because of the address was it?   Well, well!   This time Darling I hardly think that I was to blame because I did not write the address I printed it.   I know th...

G.H.N.                                                                                (104) 3-3-44 My Very Own Darling, Here we are, in March again.   This year seems to be going quickly, though it cannot go too quickly for me.   I can hardly realise that Eric will have been married 3 years on the 22 nd of this month and that the 22 nd is your birthday too, Darling.   Yes, time certainly flies though I must admit there are times when it simply crawls along. The sea letter you wrote me on Christmas day arrived yesterday*.   It just goes to prove that “everything comes to...

2364226                                                                    Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            118. 2 Mar 44 My Very Own Darling, No more mail since last time I wrote, so I am not feeling too happy.   I am happy only when I get mail from a certain young lady from Nottingham & the more I get, the happier I am!! Still...

G.H.N.                                                                                (103) 28-2-44 10p/m My Very Own Darling, Thank you for your cable which arrived this afternoon.   I was so pleased to hear that you eventually received mine, though it got to you three weeks later than I intended – that is according to your cable which is dated Feb: 24 th .   The A.P.O. have a marvellous way of working things at times, don’t they? However, Darling, the main point is that you have received it which is all that really matters. It is rather late in the day to start letter writing...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                                      117. Cen Med Forces 26 Feb 44 My Very Own Darling, The only thing of note during the past few days has been the arrival of a very nice letter from you, date 17 Feb 44. I had to smile at the note you put in brackets after the description of the shawl that Vera is knitting.   Do you remember what it was?   I think you must have been thinking a long way ahead when you wrote it!! Of course you didn’t bore me by the d...

G.H.N.                                                                                (102) 25.2.44 My Own Precious Darling, This morning I posted an ordinary letter to you but I suppose it will be some time before you receive it. If my memory is correct it will be about a year now since you left the shores of England.   I wonder how long it will be before you see them again?   Not very long my Darling, I do hope. Quite a lot has happened in this last year.   You have travelled thousands of miles, the Allied Nations have had many victories on all fronts and above all Darling...

Nurses Home General Hospital Nottingham                                                                          (101) 24-2-44 10 p/m My Own Precious Darling, Once again I am back at the old G.H.N. and settled down to routine; or at least, almost settled down.   Tomorrow I take over Staff Nurse duties on Seely Ward – men's surgical.   It is the ward I was on previous to my last night duty.   Yes, I have finished with night duty for the rest of my stay here. The Staff Nurse of Seely Ward has taken a night Sisters post so I have taken her place.   It does not seem two minutes since I was a junior proba...

Grimethorpe                                                                        (100) 20-2-44 My Very Own Darling, As I write this I realise that my short stay at home is nearly over.  Ivy, my friend is staying with me and in a short while my Mother & Father, Ivy and myself are going to pay a call on the Bristows.  Ivy is a grand girl – she is older than I am – she is 30 I believe this year.  She has heard such a lot about you and the rest of your family that she must go and prove that everything I tell her is correct. Last Friday I went to Sutton to Kits house and Ivy came back with me yesterday.  We had to ...

TELEGRAM                       EU VEUT    20 FEB                 SKUSE, NURSES HOME, GENERALE HOSP NOTTINGHAM MANY THANKS FOR YOUR TELEGRAM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU DEAREST AM FIT AND WELL ALL MY LOVE STAN BRISTOW .... and Stan's letter - 2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                                     114. Cen Med Forces 19 Feb 44 My Ver...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                                      114. Cen Med Forces 19 Feb 44 My Very Own Darling, I had quite a thrill today when your anniversary cable arrived.   It was a bit late, dear, but it was none the less thrilling to read that you had been thinking so much of me on the 6 th .   You are a very kind and thoughtful Darling. I take my hat off to the Army Post Office.   It was a marvel that the cable ever got here, never mind just 13 days late.  ...

2364226 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 ...