Letters between Malcolm William Keshan and Dorothy Williams, 1942 - Part 14

KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST 
NX 11067, 
SGT. KESHAM M.W. 
AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR 3768 1747 
STALAG XVIII B - N.L., 
GERMANY 
  
FROM: MISS. D. WILLIAMS, 
37 Byrnes Street, 
BEXLEY. N.S.W. 
AUSTRALIA 
  
6th November, 1942. 
  
My Dearest Mac, 
Me again - can I have a yarn with you for awhile? 
If I get tiresome, just put me down and go for a  
walk until you feel you can start again huh? 
How are you Mac? Let's see, figuring it all out, by  
the time this reaches you it will still be winter and  
mighty cold, Christmas and New Year will be over and  
I wonder what you'll be doing. Did you have a wish on  
the New Year my sweet? When it comes I'm going to.  
I'm going to wish just as hard as my wishes can wish.  
And I'm going to pray a little prayer that before this new  
year is very much older you'll be back home. We said  
that last year didn't we Mac - maybe this year our prayers  
will be answered - you reckon? Now for the news. In my  
last letter I told you I was expecting Joan and your  
mother out to see me; Joan had flu or something and  
couldn't come - anyhow Mrs. Keehan came in to see me  
last Monday and was terribly sorry, especially when I  
told her that Joanna and I had arranged to cook  
tea and all. Darling, she wouldn't be just polite would  
she? So, I think she has more faith in my cooking than  
you have, wretch! Then last Wednesday - no - Thursday  
she rang to tell me she had received a letter from you.  
I said I would tell you, in case her letter should go  
astray. It was dated 15th July and dealt with the  

business of sending out the money - do you know which  
letter I mean Mac? I'm living in hope of hearing from  
you soon too. Your mother received word through the  
Red Cross London to say that you had received neither  
letters nor parcels for about three months and that  
you were worried. I hope it has all been straightened  
out by this darling, and you are getting mail quite  
regularly now. Every week I write an Air Mail letter  
to you sweet and I know your mother does too, so  
your should receive a fair number. We are all very  
well Mac and you must not worry about us. Just keep  
looking after yourself for us sweet and keep well. Don't  
think I sound Grannyish will you - if I do I can't help  
it. You are just my Mac and my special person. It's  
rather sweet having somebody to free your heart, someone  
special, I mean, to worry about and wonder about. And  
I will never cease to be grateful to the powers that be  
who gave me you. Even though I get sad and lonely about  
you, nevertheless I'm proud, terribly proud, and if anyone  
were to ask me "Is it worth it - so much waiting, so much  
worry - just for a few moments of gladness when a letter  
arrives?" they'd be told emphatically yes. Because we  
know, you and I, that this will pass and soon we'll  
be back to-gether, laughing and arguing like old times. 
Cheerio Mac. Be good now. Lots of love Dorothy. 

SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE. 
KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST 
PAR AVION 
Aust.- U.S.A.- Portugal 
  
MELBOURNE 
2 30PM 
18 NOV 
1942 
VIC-AUST 
  
PASSED 
BY 
CENSOR 
218 
  
198 
  
SGT. M. W. Kesham 
Australian Prisoner of War No.1747 in Germany 
OFLAG III C 
GERMANY 
  
Australian  
A 
RED CROSS 
  
6 Nov 42. 
  
Oflag III 
17 
Geprurt

Miss D. Williams. 37 Byrnes St. Bexley. N.S.W. AUSTRALIA 
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Dearest Dot    12th November 1942
I'm in the best of spirits today young lady the other day received two 
letters in your parcel to say nothing of a photo thanks a million sweet gosh they 
are good to get I wish I had enough of them to put on the walls all around me 
so I could see at least a photo of the sweetest girl in the world but 
then I couldnt do that because I want that pleasure all to myself.  I hope I 
dont make you miserable in any of my letters darling, but I do miss you 
so gosh these letters are hard to write, there is so much I want to say but can't 
sometimes I wonder if you relise how sincere I am in what I say, I hope 
fate does not make you a farmers wife Dorothy because I want you for mine 
you must think Im crazy but Im not I just cant keep some of these things  
to myself any longer.  Time certainly drags sweet 18 months to-day since 
the unfortunate day I hope its not very long now however till we are together 
again.  Only five days to go darling, to your birthday my word your 
getting a big girl.  Wish everyone all the best for me once again and dont 
worry about red smudges on the bottom of the page there is only one person 
only Im interested in and nothing could change me other than being  
a bit thin, and maybe looking a little older I haven't changed a bit. 
Its getting very cold over here now it has been raining a great deal and 
the place is just one big mud hole, and it is very cold once more.  But how 
are you sweet, doing well and looking after yourself for me darling 
if that young brother of mine was a bit older than seventeen Id be 
getting jealous Im a very jealous person you know.  Once more 
I must say Cheerio for the time being.  All My Love Mac. 

  
SYDNEY 
3 -PM 
11 MAR 
1943 
N.S.W. AUST. 
  
Kriegsgefangenenpost 
21.11.42-11 
PAR AVION 
  
An Miss D Williams 
Empfangsort: 37 Byrnes St Bexley 
Strasse:  Sydney 
Land: Australia 
  
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Absender: 
Vor- und Zuname:  Malcolm William Kesham 
Gefangenennummer:  1747 
Lager-Bezeichnung: OFLAG III C. 
Deutschland (Allemagne)  

KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST 
NX11067 
Sgt. Kesham M.W., 
Australian Prisoner of War No. 1747 
Oflag 3C 
Germany 

AIR MAIL 
  
MISS D. WILLIAMS, 
37 Byrnes Street, 
BEXLEY.  N.S.W. 
AUSTRALIA. 
  
14th November, 1942 
  
Dearest Mac, 
Say hold on a second will you, so I can keep up 
with you.  We've just had official word that you're in 
another new camp and believe me sweet, we are certainly 
wondering a good deal - and hoping that we're right in 
our surmising just why you are in a Oflag camp.  But 
we'll have to wait news from you I guess.  Anyway, how 
are you darling? Really well?  Last Friday - that's 
yesterday - I had another letter from you, dated 29th 
July, telling me all about your beaut orchestra & composer. 
Yes I have heard "Until The Dawn" and liked it, but 
it really isn't a terrific hit over here - not yet anyway. 
Mac its awful about your mail- having to wait 5  
months for word from home.  By this I think they 
have improved deliveries somewhat and besides, you  
must remember that you've been travelling around quite 
a bit. That would hold up your mail.  Letters this 
end are arriving more after this last month or so and 
gosh Mac its certainly grand to hear from you.  After 
that bit about what you're going to do when you come  
home I racked my brain trying to figure out what 
it is you intend doing.  Hound of a thing - why won't 
you tell me now?  I'll go crazy with curiosity if you 

don't my sweet.  I can hardly wait for your next letter 
Mac, with its photo - wouldn't it be just perfect if 
it arrived for my birthday?  Think of it - next Wednesday 
I'll be twenty - out of my teens!  I'm nearly as old as 
you Mac- won't be long now.  I am counting on you for my 
twentyfirst birthday so don't forget.  Your Mother dropped 
in at home to see me last Tuesday, there she was 
when I arrived home from Physical Culture.  We had 
our usual good old chat, and when I got to bed after, 
I laughed to think of your face if you'd heard us talking. 
No, I won't tell you - I can keep a secret as well as you. 
Mrs Kesham stayed only a little while, we were scared she 
would miss the bus.  She's such a dear, Mac.  And listen - 
I am being escorted home from your place next Friday 
by young Norm - aren't you jealous darl?  All the family 
will be there to say "Hello" to me - I'm a wee bit scared 
in a way, but I guess when I get there everything will 
be fine.  There's going to be Jack & his wife & Fay & Norm & 
your Father as far as I know.  Wish you were going to be 
there.  Everyone is well, here at home and all send best  
wishes to you darling.  Look after yourself for me, and 
don't worry yourself by thinking silly thoughts.  I won't 
ever change my Mac, so don't be sad, just remember all the 
good times we're going to have - pretty soon.  Cheerio once 
again for now and all my Love sweet.  Dorothy 
 

SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE 
KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST 
PAR AVION 
Aust. - U.S.A. - Portugal 
  
14 Nov 42 
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MELBOURNE 
4.30PM 
25 NOV 
1942 
VIC. AUST 
  
PASSED BY CENSOR 195 
  
Sgt. M.W. KESHAM, 
Australian Prisoner of WarNo. 1747 in GERMANY 
OFLAG III C 
GERMANY 
  
AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS 

Williams, 37 Byrnes Street, Bexley, N.S.W. 
Australia. 
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