Gilbert Bradley to his parents Effie and Albert "I wish I were in England tonight I would particularly like to see London amid its rejoicing as when I was there the blackout etc were in full swing." Sent from: South East Asia Date of letter: 8 May 1945
Raymond Parry to his parents "All is well here with me" Sent from: Omori Camp, Japan Date of letter: 30 July 1944
Joyce Huxley Grattan to her aunt Amy "Still miss Mummy dreadfully" Sent from: Shanghai Date of letter: 17 October 1944
Danny Jordan to his wife Kathleen "I can almost picture myself in the near future, meeting for the first time my only treasure, you, darling. Keep tight hold of me, for I’m sure to faint" Sent from: India
Lily Sones to her family "He passed the flag without saluting so the British escort officer yanked him back by the collar, and after he saluted" Sent from: India
Leslie Sutton to Peggie (Margaret) Green "However heavy my heart may be it will always be lightened with the knowledge that there is always somebody waiting for me to come home" Sent from: India
Bob Cotton to his parents "I have also two calendars above my charp but as yet no 'pin-ups' or other pictures!" Sent from: India Date of letter: 30 July 1944
George Tuck to his son Gerald "I only wish I was home with you all my dear little Gerald." Sent from: Java, Indonesia Date of letter: 1 October 1942
Bill Hind to his brother Ted "Just a line to let you know I am alive and kicking in this dump" Sent from: Ceylon
James Chapman to Harriet Chapman "We are still having a fairly good trip, and manage to find plenty of amusement, through we have to make a lot of it ourselves"
James Danks to Mary Higgins "Cowboy novels or thrillers of any kind, sort, shape or nature are always welcome around this camp" Sent from: Burma Date of letter: 28 May 1944
A J R Adam to his daughter "I have been trying to buy cloth to send to you to make jodphurs" Sent from: Lucknow, India Date of letter: 8 February 1945
Eileen Hurst and Raymond Berwick "Thank you for the books received yesterday. Last evening I lay in bed reading and looking them through, dreaming and thinking all the time of the charming and lovable person who had sent them." Sent from: Burma Date of letter: 12 May 1946
Janie Dennison to her nephew Derek Thornton "They made a dummy Hitler and Mr Duckles the black and white artist from Blakeboroughs drew his face and they did burn him" Sent from: Brighouse, West Yorkshire Date of letter: 9 May 1945
Maurice Read to Beryl Margaret Hawkins Read "One thing, I think, which may effect my health or digestion is the amount of rice we are given to eat having it in some form or other for every meal, although I believe it is supposed to do one good!" Sent from: Batavia, Java (now Jakarta, Indonesia) Date of letter: 28 April 1942
Uncle Jack to my mother "The 14th Makes Them Squeal" Sent from: South East Asia Date of letter: 12 July 1944
Maurice Morgan to his mother Nellie Morgan "I've been seeing a fair bit of the world since I left and it didn't take me long to find out that 'there's no place like home'." Sent from: Bombay, India Date of letter: 8 September 1945
Jim Hall to Elizabeth Allison (nee Hall) "Tell him to have a one for me we will have one together next Xmas" Sent from: Burma Date of letter: 10 December 1944
Morrit Senior to his son Ernest "Although we are far apart in the flesh, we shall be with you in spirit at Christmas." Sent from: Upper Hopton, West Yorkshire Date of letter: 22 November 1944
Gordon Spence to his wife "God can't allow these dispicable criminals to cause so much misery, such unnecessary misery and sadness for much longer." Sent from: Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Date of letter: 31 March 1942
Bill to his brother Edward ‘Ted’ Korten "We were promised that we would be home for Christmas. Unfortunately they didn't state which year." Sent from: Insein, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) Date of letter: 28 November 1945
Robert Charles Pike to Iris Pike "A year ago today, dear Iris you and I were married and, in so doing, you gave me the happiest hour of my life."
Horace William Mills to his wife "Eating all I can get which is not very much in fact we are nearly feeding ourselves." Sent from: Thailand Date of letter: 29 March 1943
Dr Robert Wise Holden Tincker to Kathleen Tincker "Our dreams have certainly come true, the nightmare is over and I am on my way home!" Sent from: Yokohama, Japan Date of letter: 18 September 1945
Arthur to Gladys Slater "I received your letter and air-mail card and I am sorry to hear you have had the usual English summer. The climate here is perfect, with the sun shining every day." Sent from: Poona, India Date of letter: 21 November 1942
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