Philip Warwick to his children John and Yvonne "I shall go down fighting, my dears. I'm not a hero. But just one of those ordinary guys that is doing a job to try to help end this war, and to help make this country of ours fit for you, and other boys and girls, to live." Sent from: R.A.F. Pocklington, Yorks
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
To Clive Pitt from his mother "So, cheerio Son. Keep your pecker up as I shall mine and then we shall come through with God's help. You are starting a new page in your life today, so do your best, Clive, you have always been a good lad and I haven't any fears for you." Sent from: Knowle, Solihull Date of letter: 15 July 1941
Arthur Kinrade to his daughter Mona "Oh ‘yes’ I could read your letter O.K. I think your writing is improving, which is more than I can say for my own especially on airgraphs." Sent from: North Africa Date of letter: 2 September 1943
Cpl James Frank Burford to his children Frank and Jean "One of these days Daddy will be coming home on a big ship to be with you again"
Lt William Richard Watkins to his wife and daughter "The war still seems to be going on fairly well. I hope that we can keep it up. I think we shall. My God what a great day it will be when it ends. I should think everyone would go mad or something." Sent from: Florence, Italy Date of letter: 31 August 1944
Victor Maynard to his wife and sons "Look after Dennis when Mummy is busy and when you go to school be a good boy and look after yourself and look both ways when crossing the road." Sent from: Benghazi, Egypt
J Thompson to his wife and daughter "Am OK. Fondest love for anniversary" Date of letter: 21 May 1943
Walter Smith to his son Michael "On his birthday, while evacuated to Scotland during the second great European War (6th year) from London who is being attacked with flying or stratospheric rocket bombs" Sent from: London Date of letter: 18 December 1944
Ted Culshaw to his son Anthony "I wish you could have been out here to see the camels" Sent from: Basra, Iraq Date of letter: 16 December 1945
Thomas Wood to his son Ronald "I hope you are keeping fit and well and still Mummy’s big man and taking care of her while I am away and giving her the love and kisses I cannot give her" Date of letter: 12 September 1942
Percy Rodgers (Maurice Cohen Rodriguez) to his wife and daughter "The enclosed is just a worthless souvenir but also a memory of the days and nights I toiled in the Libian desert beneath an African sun to try and do my share to rid this world of the Nazi tyranny which threatened you and my children." Sent from: North Africa
Sqn Leader John Fennessy to his son on his future 21st birthday "You have a right to absolute liberty of action as an Englishman" Sent from: Sealand near Chester Date of letter: 28 June 1945
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
Ronald Daniells to his wife Florence "We were released by the Americans last Tuesday and since then have been well looked after, it’s good to be a free man again." Sent from: Markt Pongau, Austria Date of letter: 13 May 1945
Robert Harty to his wife Irene "At long last it's all over, thank God for that... I'll be round for a Victory pint soon." Date of letter: 15 August 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
L/AC Ronald James Branker to his infant son "The times I have been able to spend with you have been so very, very pleasant and in that respect I count myself very lucky, as there are many fathers today who have not yet seen their sons or daughters and there are many who never will." Sent from: Holmsley, Christchurch
Edwin Stonestreet to his daughter Nanette "Having a day with naught to do / but celebrate – 'twas V.E. 2" Sent from: Holland Date of letter: 14 May 1945
Captain F H Willis to his daughter Diana "I'm writing this to you on one of the most important days of both your life and mine" Sent from: Belgium Date of letter: 8 May 1945
Catherine Crawley to her evacuated daughter Jean "I am so glad you could come to the station to see us off, I saw you waving on the embankment for a long time, I wanted to get out and join you there, so much." Sent from: Herne Hill, London
Hannah McWaters to her husband Alfred on the SS Ceramic "It was in the paper dear that the ship had gone down but that's the German Talk" Sent from: Liverpool Date of letter: 17 December 1942
Sgt Richard Williams to his wife "I had hoped to be with you fate thought otherwise." Sent from: Sagan (now Żagań, Poland)
To Violet Branch from her father "I am very well, still chasing old Hitler, one of these days we shall catch him and then the war will be over for good and I shall come home to you and Mummy" Date of letter: 8 September 1943
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
David Gemmell to his daughter Ann "Just a little postcard to let you know I am thinking of you all the time." Sent from: Vancouver Date of letter: 26 December 1944
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