Stan and Grace

G.H.N.                                                                                                          (85) 31-12-43     My Own Darling, This morning’s post brought me another letter from you.   It was dated Dec 23 rd and in it you told me that you had received the books.   I am glad that you like them.   I only hope that you find them interesting. You also said in your letter that you did not want me to do all the dirty work as regards collecting things for our ...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow                                                                            96. Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 29 Dec 43        My Very Own Darling, I am doing well for mail from you this week.   You have performed the “hat trick” for Christmas – three air letters in three days & a sea letter thrown in for good measure.   Is there any wonder that I am feeling very pleased with myself! It is coming to something when you have to write and tell me what I have bought you for Christmas, isn’t it?   Anyway, Darling, I am pleased Mother...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow                                                                            95. Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 26 Dec 43               My Very Own Darling, Christmas has been very good as far as mail from you is concerned, for following closely upon your sea letter (Nov 6) which I received yesterday, came two air letters dated 8 and 14 Dec respectively.   You were at home, of course, when you wrote the last one. How did your nights off go down?   Did you get plenty of sleep?   I bet you were in need of it and of course ...

G.H.N.                                                                                          (84) 25-12-43        11.50 p/m My Very Own Darling, Christmas Day – and what a day! or I should say what an evening! I suppose you will be wondering what I have done with myself this Christmas as much as I am looking forward to hearing what you have done with yourself.   I hope that you have enjoyed yourself, Darling, - as much as you could, anyway, under the circumstances. 26-12-43 To begin with the Theatre Staff gav...

  2364226 Sergt . S. Bristow Unit Headquarters ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 91. 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 23 Dec 43 ​   My Very Own Darling,   I had a pleasant surprise today when a parcel arrived for me and when I opened it and found it contained books from you, Dear, my joy was complete!  Reading material was beginning to get in short supply & so your kindly thought has saved the day.    Although your thoughtfulness is appreciated tremendously, Darling, I can’t help feeling a little bit selfish about getting a present from you, for after all you are forgoing all these little pleasures and having things for  our  home   aren’t you?  I don’t want you to have to do all the dirty work.  Do you see my point?  So, Darling, next time you feel like buying me something, buy something for  us  &  after putting it in the secret hoard of yours, write & tell me all about it & I shall be just as pleased and thril...

Nurses Home General Hospital ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (83) Nottingham 19-12-43 ​ ​   My Very Own Darling,   I am starting this letter at 2.30 a/m but as I am expecting Sister to appear any moment –   20-12-43 Yes Sister did arrive and I was unable to get back to my letter.  As I am not very busy to-night I should manage to write it now without further interruption.   In your last sea letter Darling you said that even though we had been separated for so many months they had been happy ones.  I agree with you – they have.  As I write this I realise that it is just over ten months since I last saw you.  We were a miserable pair that last day together.   I bet you remember – I was very optimistic and said that you might only be away a year.  You said that you would probably be away two years or even longer.  I wonder who will be right?  It cannot be too soon for me and I am sure that it cannot be for you.   In the last ten months your ...

G. H. N.                                                                                        (82) 17.12.43         11 p.m. My Very Own Darling, I arrived back her at 2 p.m., my train being exactly three-quarters of an hour late. Coming back from nights-off is always pretty awful but it can never be as bad as when I used to come back after leaving you. When I reached my bedroom there was an air-letter waiting for me and your Christmas Airgraph.   Your air-letter was written on the fourth of December telling me that y...