Stan and Grace

G.H.N.                                                                                                    164 13-8-44 My Very Own Darling, Today is Sunday and my half-day so I thought that I would occupy the first part of it by writing to you. I have just been re-reading your last two letters.   Nothing gives me greater pleasure Darling, than reading your letters.   I am afraid that I filled the greater part of my last letter to you with grouses so consequently did not answer your letters properly. However, I promise you that there will no...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 11 Aug. 44 .                                                                                                        188. My Very Own Darling, The APO are really working wonders these days!  The letter which arrived from you yesterday evening was posted on 6 Aug – a vast improvement on the far off days in Nth. Africa when even air letters used to take as long as 12 days.  As the letter which arrived last night was the second in two days, I have got t...

G.H.N. 9-8-44                                                                                           162 10.10 p/m My Very Own Darling, I received two air-letters from you this morning so consequently have been happy for the rest of the day.   You had written one on Aug: 1 st and one on 30 July. So you have been doing yourself well and going out to dinner, have you?   You did not tell me what you had to eat!! Sorry that the dance following was not much of a success as far as you were concerned.   As for me getting suspi...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow                         Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 8 Aug. 44 .                                                                                                      187. My Very Own Precious Darling, I suppose you’ll have been wondering in the past few days how I was getting on.   Am pleased to say that my day in bed on Sunday seemed to do the trick, for although I am still a bit heady I didn’t have to stop off work. ...

G.H.N.                                                                                      161 6-8-44 My Precious Darling, First of all I must begin this “anniversary” letter by apologising for the dreadful smudge at the top of the page.   The trouble is that I am lying on my tummy – sunbathing – and trying to write.   A very awkward position you must admit. It is a beautiful day – the sun is blazing hot and it is too warm to do anything.   I decided to wash my hair and come out here to dry it, so that is the reason for me lying on my tummy – I am trying to dry the back of my hair...

G.H.N. 5.8.44                                                                                  160 My Precious Darling Two more letters arrived from you this morning!   It really is grand Darling, receiving all these letters from you.   According to the postmark on one of them it had only taken five days to come. So you have had yet another photograph taken!   Some people are lucky!   Wish that I could get a film over here – not that I begrudge you having a film Dear – not by any means, I am only too pleased that you can get films but it would be rather nice to have ...

2364226 Sergt. S. Bristow Headquarters 15 L of C Signals Cen. Med. Forces 4 Aug. 44 .                                                                            186. My Very Own Precious Darling, I didn’t manage to say all I wanted in my last night’s letter and so tonight I thought I would answer the sea letter which arrived yesterday. In your letter you make reference to moonlight bathing.   We went last night and are hoping to go again tonight, for its full moon tonight.   The advantage of moonlight bathing is that you needn’t wear a costume & I can assure you it is much pleasanter swimming i...