Stanley Hilton to his young nephew John "General Montgomery is shorter than me, he makes up for being small by being great in other ways. He's a wonderful leader of men and knows just how to plan battles so that we can beat the enemy." Sent from: Gerrads Cross, England Date of letter: 22 February 1944
Mrs Amy Clifford to her husband Bill "One thing I am very thankful for is that you are not in the great doings in France. You have a very good chance of coming back home, which is more than lots of fellows have." Sent from: Malvern, Worcestershire Date of letter: 14 June 1944
Dennis Jessup to his cousin Bill Clifford "I wish I could get a change of scenery. They are keeping me here for another twelve months as a flying instructor, blow my luck." Sent from: Hampstead, London Date of letter: 12 November 1943
Winifred Hunt to her son Maurice "I am always anxious for the postman hoping he has a letter from you." Sent from: London Date of letter: 7 May 1945
Christmas greetings on a biscuit from Henry Bosman to his wife Ada "Wishing you a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year" Sent from: Capetown South Africa
Leonard George Thomas McColl to his mother "Believe me, it's a wonderful city and the people here treat us as if we were their own sons" Sent from: Durban, South Africa Date of letter: 6 November 1941
Trooper Gordon Roe to Mary Brailsford "Well darling this has all been about me, and nothing about you. How's the badminton been going?" Sent from: Egypt Date of letter: 4 December 1943
Ted Cohen to his sister Miriam "The Yanks do things in style and believe me the food IS good." Date of letter: 7 February 1943
Edgar Whyte to his brother Desmond "So when you grumble just think how well off you are, old pal" Date of letter: 19 April 1943
Roberts Jones to Gladys Jones "To my lovely wife Gladys from your true ever loving husband Bob" Sent from: East Africa Date of letter: 21 July 1942
Pte. Wilfred George Johnson to Mrs N.J Taulbut "I shall never be able to repay you for looking after her as you have" Sent from: North Africa Date of letter: 10 January 1945
Richard W. Jones & Company to Mrs Peddie "the Ministry of War Transport advises us that your son is safe in a North African port awaiting transport home" Sent from: North African Port Date of letter: 9 August 1943
James Dignan to Agnes Dignan and Mollie Dignan "We had two dustbins in the middle of the room for them to be sick in and all though practically everybody felt and looked terrible, they would crawl out of their hammocks and get across to the dustbins, and though they were emptied and filled up time and again, hardly a one made a mess on the floor." Sent from: North Africa
John Lucas Matthews to Audrey Joyce Matthews (nee Hales) "Excuse our appearance in this photo. It's pretty dusty in town" Sent from: Cairo
Edward Richard Parker to Emily ‘Ciss’ Mary Birtles "I was very surprised to receive quite a lot of letters when I arrived" Sent from: West African Forces in Ghana Date of letter: 3 January 1943
Alfred George Garrad to Frances Garrad "Out here we see some lovely things but not as good as dear old England" Sent from: North Africa Date of letter: 19 August 1945
Sidney Shipp to Joan Shipp "Our tent is called "Hello Kitchen" but it ought to be called The Zoo, we've had all kinds of animal life in it." Sent from: South Africa Date of letter: 26 January 1943
John James Woodman to Alice and Gregory Smith "We had quite a big ship in Saturday taking fellows back home, it was a grand sight to see all the lights on, and everyone cheering, and singing and ships hooters blowing as she put her nose out towards the happy journey home"
Bill Jackson to Gladys Jackson "Well Glad darling what does it feel like to be a Mummy, what do you say pet, a load off your tummy and a greater load on your mind, never mind sweetheart I hope to be home before long and be able to give you a helping hand," Sent from: Nanyuki, Kenya Date of letter: 10 August 1945
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