Letters between Malcolm William Keshan and Dorothy Williams, 1942 - Part 10

SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE. 
KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST 
PAR AVION 
Aust. - U.S.A. - Portugal 
1-SEP42 
NX 11067, Sgt. M. W. Kesham,        164 1747 
Australian Prisoner of War NO. 3768 in Germany, 
STALAG XVIII D [[(308)?]]/489L. 
GERMANY. 
  
AUSTRALIAN  
RED CROSS 
  
M. Stammlager XVIII-D 

Miss D. Williams, 37 Byrnes St. BexleymN.S.W. Australia. 
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Kriegsgefangenenlager   785   Datum: 2nd September 1942 
Dear Dot, Well young lady how is this funny old world treating you 
these days, don't forget to hurry those photos Im certainly looking forward to 
them so hurry hurry hurry. I hope you receive my mail alright so far Ive 
sent one photo this is the second neither of them are much good. Im doing 
ok myself the weather has been fairly warm lately but it should be 
getting cold soon now and Im certainly not looking forward to the 
cold weather Well darl once more Big Cheerio Lots love Mac. 
P.S. Sorry cant send snap with this card but will with next letter 

Kriegsgefangenenpost 
Postkarte 
  
Miss. D. Williams. 
Empfangsort: 37 Byrnes St. 
Strasse: Bexley. Sydney 
Land: Australia 
Landesteil (Provinz usw.) 
  
Gebuhrenfreil 
Absender: 
Vor- und Zuname: 
Malcolm William Kesham 
Gefangenennummer: 3768 
Lager-Bezeichnung: 
M.-Stammlager XVIII B 
Deutschland (Allemagne) 

My Dearest Dot,                8th September 1942 
It certainly was my lucky week darl for more letters from you since my 
last letter as well as something I have been waiting for a long time your snap 
gosh that certainly was good to get and Im certainly looking forward to more so 
dont forget sweet, that photo was the best tonic I know. In your letters you ask a  
lot of questions I have already answered so I wont fill valuable space by doing so 
again. Once again young lady I have not forgotten those matches, you are darl 
its quiet impossible to forget anything conected with you, as my thoughts are of 
you and you alone. By the way I received a letter from Mother to-day in 
which she informed me I was a very lucky fellow, which of course is not news 
I know that more than anyone. So your cousin wants you for a bridesmaid 
well one of these days she will be yours correct, so much for the Grey hair I just 
couldn't immagine you with Grey hair sweet. Well Dot I still can not ski I had 
just started to get going when the snow left, and not long after that I left, as you 
have noticed by this so its all of. Here is a bit of news for you next week I, am 
the leading lady in a show we are producing, believe it or not, what was that 
you said enough. Well when you have finished laughing, quiet serious anything 
to pass the time away, and help to Cheer everyone up. Now listen darl when you 
send a snap along dont go running it down its beautiful just send more, I guess I 
will have to be satisfied with with photos for the time being, but our day is 
coming so dont go getting blue, just remember darling whatever may happen and 
no matter where I am I Love You and I will never change Well Im 
afraid I must finish, wish everyone at home all the best for me, take 
good care of yourself for me Cheerio All My Love Mac. 
  
Stalag XVIII B 4 gepruft 

Kriegsgefangenenpost  
An Miss. D. Williams 
37 Byrnes Street 
  
Empfangsort: Bexley 
Strasse: Sydney 
Kreis: N.S.W. 
Land: Australia 
Landesteil (Provinz usw.) 
  
Gebuhrenfreil 
  
Absender: 
Vor- und Zuname: Malcolm William Keshan 
Gefangenennummer: 3768 
Lager-Bezeichaung: M.-Stammlager XVIII B 
Deutschland (Allemagne)

KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST. 
NX11067, 
SGT. KESHAM M.W. 
AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR 3768, 
STALAG XVIII.D/489L, 
GERMANY.

AIRMAIL

MISS D. WILLIAMS 
37 Byrnes Street, 
BEXLEY. N.S.W. 
AUSTRALIA.

Dearest Mac,       11th September, 1942 
Pretty late this week 'fraid darl. I have my cousin to 
blame for that. You remember Jocelyn don't you - from the 
Valley well she's down on her fortnight holiday, and it's 
been a rather busy week. We went to see Gary Cooper last 
Monday night - physi on Tuesday night - dance Wednesday 
night and last night tea in town and a show following. 
Yes, you do know how I'm feeling now Mac. Just dead beat. 
Lately I haven't been going out very much and consequently 
I just can't take it. But tell me, how are you? Quite 
well, my sweet? I do hope so. Look after yourself Mac. 
Always remember, if ever you should get into a "don't care" 
mood, that over here in Aussie is somebody who does care 
but who cannot do anything, being so far away. So just you 
do it for her. Since Wednesday lunch-hour I have been 
living in a state of excitement. Mrs Kesh. rang me to tell me 
she had received a letter from you Mac, and of course I 
immediately got all worked up because I was so sure that 
I would have one, too. However I was to be disappointed, not 
only Wednesday evening, but last night and to-night. If  
one doesn't turn up to-morrow darling, I'm going to bed 
for the week-end and howl all the flamin' time. Mac, 
how are you getting along with regard to mail? Are you 
receiving letters regularly? Your letters as a rule take from 
two to three months to reach me, and I suppose about the 
same time from here to you. Is it getting pretty cold over

there by this? Poor Mac - hope you aren't getting chilblains 
darling. I wish you were back home - such an awful lot. 
Right now I mean - no more waiting. Time is slipping past 
so quickly - not that I really mind, because every hour is 
one hour nearer to seeing you again, - but nevertheless I get 
mighty mad when I think of how we could be spending 
all that time. Lets change the subject Mac. Im' feeling blue 
and you mustn't be made feel that way too. Dad is 
in here sitting on the bed talking to Jocelyn and I, and 
making it so hard to write. There are the funniest stories 
being told about cows and the country, and old so and 
so and Mrs Whosit - I wish they would stop it. Pop says 
that by this you should be milking about ten cows to 
the hour - you are still milking cows aren't you sweet? 
Just think, maybe by to-morrow I will know all you 
are doing. Oh I'm looking forward so much to that 
letter Mac. It has been a busy day for me at work. 
I've been laying lino all day - lots of fun but very tiring 
By the end of next week we should be settled down in 
our new rooms. Jocelyn asked me to send her love - I 
objected a bit at first, but still - .Once again Mac dear, 
keep smiling and keep the old chin 'way up. I know 
we'll be to-gether again soon, for all our laughs and 
talks and good times. Until then sweet. Lots of Love 
from all the family, and a great big Cheerio. If you should 
see Mac to-day, well, just tell him that this girl is very 
much in love with him, will you? 
Dorothy 
  
Gepruft 
Stalag XVIII 
60

SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE. 
KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST 
  
PAR AVION 
Aust.-U.S.A.-Portugal 
  
N.X.11067 Sgt. M.W. Kesham 
Australian Prisoner of War No.3768 in Germany 
STALAG XVIIID/489/L    198 
GERMANY 
  
AUSTRALIAN 
RED CROSS A 
  
11^th Sep 42      Stalag 383

37 Byrnes St. Bexley. N.S.W. Australia 
  
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