Albert E Dutton to his wife "Three years have passed since last we met / But they've not dimmed my love / My thoughts will ne'er let me forget / They're constant as the stars above" Sent from: Middle East Forces
Catherine Beach to her brother Arthur Beach "I'm afraid some poor folks will go through it, the planes are not far away and of course may come to us, but I'm not meeting trouble half way, will just hope all the folks I know will be safe and everybody else if possible." Sent from: London Date of letter: 14 December 1940
Alexander Wivell to his son George Wivell "By the time you get this Christmas will be well over, I think it is going to be a very quiet one with the two of you away" Sent from: Blundellsands, Liverpool Date of letter: 15 December 1942
John Kyles Ewing to John Aveyard Ewing "Dawn harbours surely / East of the shadows. Facing us somewhere / Spread the sweet meadows" Sent from: Shanghai, China
Stanley Bagshaw to his parents Joseph and Anne Bagshaw "I'll be thinking of you when I'm tossing on the waves" Sent from: H M S Beagle
Uncle Jack to my mother "The 14th Makes Them Squeal" Sent from: South East Asia Date of letter: 12 July 1944
A Christmas greeting from Rowland Willett to his parents "Greetings from the Desert Rats" Sent from: Italy
Horace Coleman to Annie Coleman "In a few days' time my four years in the Army will be up, and in about six weeks' time my three years overseas. However, perhaps by this time next year they will have reduced the period of overseas service, so if I can't spend Christmas at home this year, I'm hoping for next." Sent from: Persia (now Iran) Date of letter: 21 October 1944
Lieut W.F. Copelin to Ann Copelin "Thank you for doing your ABC on Mummy's letter. You are a clever girl." Date of letter: 26 November 1943
LAC Horace Jenkins to Ethel Jenkins "Happy returns of your Birthday darling. Let's hope and pray that we shall spend the next one together in peace."
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
Frederick Burgess to his son "I am still looking for 'Hitler' but he keeps running away, soon I will catch him up and you know what I will do to him." Sent from: Italy Date of letter: 1 December 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"
Anne and Gaie Haydon to Major Henry Haydon "You will be pleased to hear I am a good girl in school and I am trying very hard with my lessons" Sent from: Carshalton, Surrey
Frank Blackburn to Amelia Kelly "Well Mother, what sort of Christmas did you have at home? As for me, I had a good dinner and two pints of beer." Sent from: Emperor Aquabus Date of letter: 27 December 1944
Nellie White (nee Gibson) to her son John "Nam and I have sent you a little cash for xmas. Let's how we will all be together before another." Sent from: Ayr, Scotland
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