Aircraftman John Kirk to his mother "Am prisoner of war, unwounded in best health and spirits" Sent from: Yokohama Date of letter: 7 August 1942
Charlie Hanreck letters "The Bearer... signed under duress a written oath of absolute obedience to all orders of DAI NIPPON GUN"
Major James Dempsey to the widow of Harry Lucas "I would like to express to you in this letter of respect for your husband, that I feel the news of his death so much more keenly than I ever imagined" Sent from: Cookham-on-Thames, Maidenhead Date of letter: 17 October 1949
Lt. J.G. Sauvage to the widow of Wilfred Arthur Elliot "His last journey was as fine as we could make it. The floral tributes from his many friends were beautiful tropical flowers. He lies at rest in one of the more beautiful spots on the island, a well cared-for garden of rest, beautiful trees and flowers bloom all the year round" Sent from: At sea Date of letter: 27 September 1945
Peter Perkins to his parents "There is a lot of unnecessary cleaning, as there always was in the peace-time army" Sent from: India Date of letter: 30 March 1944
Ken Buckle’s photo of the surrender of Commander Sakai "Commander Sakai, Japanese Navy, comes aboard HMS Nelson off Penang Port" Sent from: HMS Nelson at Penang Date of letter: 28 August 1945
Leonard Cox to his brother George "All well and safe. Please don't worry. My thoughts are with." Sent from: Egypt Date of letter: 14 July 1943
Walter Young to his wife Doris "I feel sure that Morris, Trevor and Kenneth would have a good time because being young world affairs would not worry them in the least and I know when I was home last you were well prepared for Xmas." Sent from: At sea Date of letter: 28 November 1941
To Sidney Blake from his mother "Last night at midnight I heard people's voices, and then I listened and heard the train whistles one after another, and then the factory sirens, so out of bed we god, threw up the windows, and the fireworks were going off." Sent from: Bath Date of letter: 15 August 1945
Andrew Douglass to his brother Colin "What a war! Lot to talk about when finished." Sent from: Scottish Highlands Date of letter: 24 December 1943
Sister Mary to the wife of a soldier who had helped repair her convent "Your dear husband is now like one of our selves roaming at will from room to room and filling the house all day with his merry whistling. God has been very good to bring him unscratched through so many and great dangers." Sent from: Rangoon Date of letter: 7 September 1945
Private Henry Duke to his parents "There's nothing but hills and jungle in Burma, it's not like being in Blighty" Sent from: Taunggyi, Burma
Major Frank Henry Land to his wife Dorothy "It's a good job one is so fully occupied making the time pass quickly otherwise I should go dotty" Sent from: Penang, Malaysia Date of letter: 26 March 1941
Wilfred Beel to his family "I am a prisoner of war and I am fit and well, trust you are the same at home. Keep smiling" Sent from: Changi Jail, Singapore
Robert Gilhespy to his young son Robin "Happy 5th birthday... It will be lovely when you can write proper letters to me. Do you like the bricks?" Sent from: India
A VE Day programme sent by Kenneth Thomas to his parents "Football. Tiffin. Dinner. Free Bar and Buffet in Cinema." Sent from: India
John F Gordelier to his son Jack "I don’t think we have much longer to wait now before all this lot is over" Sent from: Ceylon, Burma Date of letter: 9 January 1943
Cyril Bonner to Joan "Actually the news came through yesterday evening about 9.30... At first nobody in the hotel seemed at all excited and one would almost have thought the people in the lounge were all attending a church meeting instead of discussing victory" Sent from: Ceylon Date of letter: 8 May 1945
Eric Mcdonnell to his parents "Kumbhirgram wasn’t too bad once I got used to it, but it took a great deal of getting used to, believe me. When it rained it was hot, wet and sticky; when the wind blew it was cold, wet and sticky; when the sun shone it was blazing hot and stickier." Sent from: India Date of letter: 1 October 1945
To Richard Fowler from his mother "It is heartbreaking that we cannot send you things as you must be feeling very wobbly after such a bad attack - we shall get the things ready and despatch them the moment we get permission." Sent from: Thornton Heath, Surrey Date of letter: 1 July 1943
John F Gordelier to his daughter June "it may be another 6 or 7 months but the time will soon roll round if you don’t think of it" Sent from: India Date of letter: 23 March 2045
Herbert Moore to his father Charles "Today we evacuated a Jap hospital which had our lads in. The sight I will never forget. All very thin with legs as big as my arms." Sent from: Japan Date of letter: 9 September 1945
Eileen Edwards to her husband Lenin "We shall all be glad when we hear that the European war has ended but I do not forget that there is another war theatre too." Sent from: Wolverhampton
Fred Thorp to his sister Emily "We are still miles away from anywhere and likely to go farther still but going in the right direction alright" Sent from: India Date of letter: 19 January 1943
Jack Bradley to his wife Marie "It's been wonderful being able to write like this, the next best thing to a real chat" Date of letter: 18 March 1945
Capt Bill Bailey to his wife Margaret "Everyone seems very taken with our babe, and if all the nice things they say are true, he must be a fine little fellow, my darling." Sent from: Cawnpore, India Date of letter: 2 July 1942
Lenin Edwards to his wife Eileen "I have heard from Auntie Millie that my cousin George has died “for his country” though it will be interesting to note in future years exactly what he did die for. I have the red flag hanging in my office upstairs. No one has said a word against it since I made from a screen cover weeks ago." Sent from: Trincomalee, Ceylon Date of letter: 7 May 1945
Frederick Hanson to his brother Bob "You’ll notice the envelope is stamped with a special stamp to mark the occasion of the final ending of the War." Sent from: Tokyo Bay Date of letter: 2 September 1945
Capt Kenneth Baker to his father "I hope you don't think me melodramatic Dad, but I think you'll understand" Sent from: India Date of letter: 4 November 0144
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