Stan and Grace

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals                                                                            130 Cen Med Forces 3 Apr 44 My Very Own Darling, I had quite a beano yesterday when the sea mail arrived, for I was presented with five letters, two of which were from you.   I have written a sea letter back in reply. In it I placed a better print of one of the photographs I had taken in our cafe the other week.   The interpreter had some enlargements done & so I snaffled one. It was such a grand day yesterday that I took a couple of hours off after lunch & s...

Nurses Home General Hospital Nottingham 2-4-44 My Very Own Darling, Here at last is the promised photograph*.   I hope that it reaches you safely and is not long on its journey.    I am able to send it a week earlier than I expected.   I decided to call in the photographers yesterday to see if it was ready knowing that it probably would not be until next week but my luck was in – so here you are. Do not mislay this one Darling I do not think I can face the ordeal of the camera again and another thing – the camera may not stand the ordeal again! I am writing this Sunday afternoon.   It is a miserable day – throwing it down with rain and cold too.   However, there is a nice fire burning so it does help to make life a little more pleasant er .   Nearly tripped up over my grammar there – but then I guess I often do! One disadvantage of Sunday is that there is no post to look forward to.   The other six days of the week I always wa...

G.H.N. 30.3.44 My Own Darling, I received a letter from you yesterday dated March 22 nd .   The letter I received previous to that was dated March 11 th , so where the letters are you have written me between those dates only the A.P.O. knows. One paragraph in your last letter referred to a letter you had written on March 20 th – not yet received.   I am anxiously awaiting the “sermon” as you chose to call it and wondering what it can all be about. However, I am used to waiting now so I guess I shall have to curb my curiosity for a while. I received a letter from home this morning.   Vera is about to “go all glamorous” by having her hair permed.   Mother has managed to get hold of a pair of Irish linen sheets for me.   I am afraid that my tastes in linen as in everything else are rather expensive!   I would rather have a small stock of good things than a large stock of inferior articles. There was only one other item of news from Grimethorpe, ...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters                                                                                 128. 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 27 Mar 44      My Very Own Darling, The Army Post Office rose to unprecedented heights yesterday by delivering an air letter to me five days after you had posted it.   It was, to use an Americanism, a new all time high!   That’s the quickest I have ever received a letter from you since I left England.   It is grand to get letters so quickly, isn’t it?    Your letters are always interesting, b...

G.H.N.                                                                                (112) 27.3.44 My Own Precious Darling, I have not much to write to you about except the weather which for the last few days has really been glorious.   One can hardly realise that less than a month ago it was terribly cold and everywhere was covered in snow.   Now flowers are popping up everywhere, buds are showing on the trees and it is so warm.   I played my first game of tennis this afternoon or at least the first for two years, so I guess I shall be feeling slightly stiff to-morrow. Stand...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters                                                                                 127. 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces 24 Mar 44 My Very Own Darling, Work’s finished for another day and before I turn in for the night, I thought I’d write an odd line or two as promised in my letter of two days ago. You made me really jealous dear when you told me how you were sitting in front of a blazing fire listening to the wireless.   I longed to be by your side, able to put my arm round you and tantalise you as I used to do when we were together.   ...

G.H.N. Friday                                                                                            (111) 24-3-44 My Very Own Darling, Your letter dated March 11 th arrived this morning.   It looked very battered so I don’t know where it had been on its travels.   It was a letter from you Darling so it did not really matter what it looked like. Yesterday was my half-day so a friend and myself went to the “Flying Horse” for tea.   Yes, we really must go there for dinner some time when you come home. Pleased to hea...