Stan and Grace

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            182 . 26 May 44 My Very Own Darling It has been a real scorcher today and I have been in one of my irritable moods to-day!    The flies which seem to be breeding in thousands now have made things worse too. It is beginning to grow twilight now and is much cooler & so I thought I would spend the after-dinner hour writing to you (we have been having dinner in the evening now for a couple of weeks now because of the heat.) The dinner was exceptionally...

G.H.N.                                                                      (130) 23.5.44 My Own Precious Darling, Two air-letters arrived from you this morning.   A letter from you never fails to give me a thrill so you can guess how I feel when two arrive.   Another thing which also never fails to thrill me is hearing how much you love me. The other night I was grousing about something or other and I had had an awful day on the ward so consequently was feeling rather depressed, when Ivy – my friend, turned to me and said “Grace, you have a lot to be thankful for – you have the love of a good man and plans for the future”.  ...

2364226 Sergt. Bristow, S. Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            151. 22 May 44 My Very Own Darling, I’ve more or less got myself back in the “groove” and the leisures and pleasures of last week are quickly becoming just memories. I seem to have struck lucky with my choice of weather, however, for it has rained each day since I got back. Although the weather has been miserable, though, I haven’t, for on the last two mornings I have had the thrill of receiving a letter from you.   The success of a day is assured if I hav...

2364226 Sergt. Bristow, S. Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            150 20 May 44. My Very Own Darling, What a day today has been!   My first day back off leave and so you can guess that things haven’t gone down too well.   All good things must come to an end, however, I suppose, but as you can expect I was extremely sorry when the time came yesterday morning to say goodbye to the fair city of Naples. Although the bloke who relieved me during the past week has done a fairly decent job of work, there are a good few thing...

G.H.N.                                                                      (129) 19.5.44 My Very Own Darling, Your sea letter written on April 9 th* has arrived.   As usual Darling it was a very long and interesting letter.   I wish I had as much to write to you about.   I am sure you must find my letters awfully dull at times – and when I do find something to tell you – well, I guess they are never enough. However, Darling, I am always very happy to receive your letters.   Thank you also for the programmes which you enclosed.   I do envy you, you know – seeing all these operas.   You had better not go to too...

G.H.N.                                                                                (128) 16.5.44 My Very Own Darling, I was very happy to receive an air-letter from you this morning.   The day always goes much better when I start it with a letter from you.   It was the one you wrote me on the sixth of this month. I was pleased to hear that the small book I sent you arrived safely and also that you like Rupert Brook’s poems.   I would like to have sent you his complete works but thought that you would have enough kit to carry around with you.   However, Darling, you sha...

  2364226                                      Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen Med Forces                                                                            149? 15 May 44 My Very Own Darling, Oh my poor old feet!!   I have pounded the streets of that city where I am spending my leave, for the past few days with the result that my feet, unaccustomed to such punishment, are almost raw! ...