Frank Sherral Bissaker, Letters and documents, 1941-1942 - Part 5

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
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Awaiting approval
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AWM2020.7.152
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Jeamessy + Lod his always enswered my prayers. At rimes when Jery's whells ae he landing al around my dugont I was real Frightened as I knew tat my Farth in God would kep we cape. He aid Sent te home to you soon dear, of tet I encertains KXXX. This coupon Casiness must be a pain in te neck, altough Ar necessary. That fanic buying ws Sydney must have recembled a stampede Englad you didnt let it wory you dear. At the seve him I don t want you to deprive yourself of anyting you requirs. You cre manying Fnancal mater very catably darling, but of course, know that you are a
underful wife & have always said so. XXXX Iam to glad tat we are weried Swutherat, A Teny has gompleted a perfect picture - God bess you hot XXXX &. We have suck waderout Lies ahead of us, dear. I religisncly look at your photoo just before I close my dyes every night & immediately I awaken in te morning Hll I This is just a litl law likes darling to hell you her I love you with all my heart hatt I wiss you Semibly tves your devoted bubly San D. XXXX. Big bup Frten Persnds
Leter 165 15732 Lrend SSinades Aeay S/S Ratkahon AH CAS Sand My Davling Wife, Seme Lal Bootabes of I have just sent & cabls to you basacknest feding receipt of your fariit feto & advising you also tet Ire posted 2 farels to you. Tot darling I received a lavely bunct of nail from you last Night leten No 100 to 112 Hanks so much own sherrk for writing so regulisty, I enjoy every word & your lekes ast the one bright ray of Inshino aves here, dear. In dear, I love ill the Thohs youre sent me partimlarly those if taken at the Studio - Ino always tlosking ten at
6 you wentimed tatileter 1055 and St had amived tat bey repered to my lave at Semit. Landy, a cobber of here stayet with me down thene & bask a few thabes wit his canera cina hes he has amwed hono & I am enclosing a leter ploto which he sent me. Twas very flased to heas fom hi aper likt hs tough Halvers, & gost Lenay hin retuning to his wife and famity I told him all ahout you & Seny you will wohi that he meationed you in his eSer. & Saking coshimes must he a ptter in Aussie, so I eepert there with The Seveat nadish colonies His snne Ill bek seny with enjoyto water & visualess him of lasting in Aber to Alympr Poot under the Superves 100 cheame yeu & Mr.
63 Wel darling, I lave you more hard eve t gost I mess my heaudful wift He sooner I am hous wit you Semp the Lappies TU.C.XCL lay hop my wait is reaching you in large quirtties, as I letters every t wuks is very dis¬ epointing. We ham bered then Iare here any missing. or at are tey saliving it Here unter regalarly darting, tat why Ino so Luggled. He mait will be opercling sow sead to hew tet doctor is plase at you halt dear. knd blew worned about you, Narhwbr as teny was such a size when bood but what a beby. He is such I hig, healhyt hope he is well ft after having to Lew
1 Has shk you a the bey se augh I hap here giver as ald wemed man's advic to a friend of mint. You are still my bible gent too, young lady XXX singl Bing - werl. Il say more - and you blucked when I said Bang. He censor a sout deteils Shlas new forhar ait to Tubbio Sevvin, bul otherwise Hene have has ol a fewletter of yours sasssred or rayor- Wlsded Busnally use a nagor bladd when, ansoring my lads maik Yell. You met captain Lodon. and pleased to hear hat wis all to let you cane thing about me. It must be gerd to hut someone at
home who has wek nt a I can visualise you as lng there Were Mhan. Low and N.. t This sufpered il healt + wesnt suspesed whe he was Sent hom. It her chap and he was good to devote an hour of his Tine, when there were to many visitors to suchen Well Tnckeart its up to mo To came ho me a present myself To you in feson and ho Somelly inhadiced to one lod Must close now to akento a conferevn, but with canton la Ser. hues your devated butby Alt Ss Deck Vl less fo Seny i ok
Leter 1626 NK5739Y Hubby A cam fany 2/13t atalin My Sevling Shenig Lle Arx MrS Sboad 160ch & Hulls Dn Sheirt, Ilofe you a the likle pello are wel. My healt is OR. & lots o Divinning phas kept we in good condition I received a leter back fom D forkat defarment merked unclaimed. Had addressed it to Cat. Lyous ten king her M Lyons for the favert they sent we An enclosing it with this lder dear I would like you to foward it on to kem, although its a lible ancient by now Plase excuse scubpted Sevent but its difficult to write in a nanow dugant using a bakened abt as i Kerosene- Sir
I annot understend how Blake received a capts fhm be a few monts ago Actally, I sent out a few days ago, as som as I knew She was home & his is to only one Ive sent him. Heres hoping the isn& Titty enough to memy Elaine - the less he sus of her the betes! (and I don't mean maybe Sendon me Mr. Jessake I Rinnks Rates That I just answered the Shone. It a pleasure to have it instatled + of cousse there isn't any thore account Pay. Hamenes, I carse it when it rings say, at 2 am. I In requiret to visit the stippes. Neat doo neighbours are a huisanto too + always ignove the likle tin box which Sve discreetly placed rear the plone marked "Twopenco please. Possibly, & boa int terge enough, So In
considering flang a Penosene fin Hers inshead Well ranting, I was damed gend that you dibut abend te Danly at Wycls If t all got fiill & had a dounke ive in don't fve a dand, but I understand your feelings an the subject of booge & also be thought of me still being away would not make the enening plusanh for you. Good llack to Slakes Lape retur but you . I shd have our happy rennor alend of us then if you wick to have a few Spots Ill he tire to, take care of you a pet you to bed, diating wife Yost. Gad Snows just how imfatenbly I an awartn my reton, so tak I can tt care of you Seny, in person XXX you, shme slove

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earnestly & God has always answered

my prayers. At times when Jerry's

shells were landing all around

my dugout I was never frightened

as I knew that my faith in

God would keep me safe. He

will send me home to you

soon dear, of that I am certain.
xxxx.

This coupon business must 

be a pain in the neck, although

its necessary. That panic buying

in Sydney must have resembled

a stampede & I'm glad you

didn't let it worry you dear.

At the same time I don't want

you to deprive yourself of

anything you require. You are

managing financial matters very

capably, darling, but of course,

I know that you are a

 

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wonderful wife & have always said so.
xxxx

I am so glad that we are married

sweetheart, & Terry has completed 

a perfect picture - God bless

you both xxxx x. We have such

wonderful times ahead of us, dear.

I religiously look at your

photo just before I close my eyes

every night & immediately I

awaken in the morning. xxxx x

This is just a little love letter

darling to tell you that I

love you with all my heart

& that I miss you terribly.

Ever your devoted hubby,

 Frank.

 xxxx.

Big hug for Terry x.

FBissaker

 

Letter No 25                                
NX 57392.

Lieut F Bissaker

A Coy 2/13 Battalion
A.I.F (M.E.) Abroad

My Darling Wife, Sherrie xxxx 13 October 42

I have just 

sent 2 cables to you dear acknowledging 

receipt of your parcel & photos

& advising you also that I've

posted 2 parcels to you.

Gosh darling I received a lovely

bunch of mail from you last 

night - letters No. 108 to 112.

Thanks so much sweetheart for

writing so regularly, I enjoy

every word & your letters are

the one bright ray of sunshine

over here, dear. Gee! dear, I

love all the photos you've sent

me particularly those 4 taken

at the studio - I'm always

looking at them. xxxx.

 (2)

(2)
You mentioned that letter No's. 55 and 56

had arrived & that they referred to

my leave at Beirut. Sandy, a cobber

of mine stayed with me down there

& took a few photos with his camera.

Since then he has arrived home

& I am enclosing a letter & photos

which he sent me. I was very

pleased to hear from him & appreciated
his thoughtfulness, & gosh!

I envy him returning to his wife

and family. I told him all about

you & Terry & you will notice

that he mentioned you in his letter.
xxxx

Bathing costumes must be a problem

in Aussie, so I expect there will

be several nudist colonies this Summer.

I'll bet Terry will enjoy the

water & visualise him splashing

in Cabarita Olympic Pool under

the supervision of you & Mr. Creamer.

 

(3).

Well darling, I love you more than ever

& gosh! I miss my beautiful wife.

The sooner I am home with you

& Terry the happier I'll be xxxx
x.

I only hope my mail is reaching

you in large quantities, as 2

letters every 6 weeks is very disappointing.
I've numbered them 

all - are there any missing? or

are they rationing it? Have written

regularly darling, that's why I'm

so puzzled. Air mail will be operating soon.

Glad to hear that Doctor is 

pleased with your health dear. Have 

been worried about you, particularly

as Terry was such a size when born,

but what a baby!! He is

such a big, healthy lad & I 

hope he is well & fit after 

having the 'flu.

 

(4)

I am still your little boy, even

though I may have given an

'old' married man's advice to a 

friend of mine. You are still

my little girl too, young lady.
xxxx

Bang! Bang! - well I'll say

no more - and you blushed

when I said "Bang!."

The censor cut out details

of Nita's new position with the

Public Service but otherwise

there have been only a few letters 

of yours scissored or razor-bladed.

I usually use a razor blade

when censoring my lads' mail.

Well! you met Captain Gordon!

I am pleased to hear that

he was able to tell you something 
about me. It must be 

grand to meet someone at

 

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home who has met me & I can 

visualise you asking him

Where? When? How? and Why?. He

has suffered ill-heath & I

wasn't surprised when he was

sent home. A nice chap and 

he was good to devote an hour

of his time, when there were

so many visitors to see him.

Well, Sweetheart, its up to me

to come home & present myself

to you "in person" and be 

formally introduced to our Son.
xxxx
Must close now to attend

a conference, but will continue

later.

Ever your devoted hubby,

All my Love

Frank xxxx

Big kiss for Terry x.

FBissaker

 

Letter No. 26.                    
NX57392

Hubby.

A company

2/13th Battalion

My Darling Sherrie xxxx, AIF (ME) Abroad 16 Oct 42

Hullo! Dear heart, I hope

you & the little fella' are well, My

health is O.K. & lots of swimming 

has kept me in good condition.

I received a letter back from 

the postal department marked

'unclaimed'. Had addressed it 

to Cath. Lyons thanking her &

Mr. Lyons for the parcel they sent me.

Am enclosing it with this letter

dear & would like you to forward

it on to them, although its a 

little ancient by now.

Please excuse scribbled pencil 

but its difficult to write in a 

narrow dugout using a battered

kerosene tin as a table.

 

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I cannot understand how Blake 

received a cable from me a few

months ago. Actually I sent one

a few days ago, as soon as I knew

he was home & this is the only

one I've sent him. Here's hoping

he isn't silly enough to marry

Elaine - the less he sees of her

the better! (and I don't mean 'maybe.')

5 minutes Later:- Pardon me, Mrs. Bissaker,

but I just answered the phone. Its

a pleasure to have it installed & of 

course there isn't any 'phone account

to pay. However, I curse it when it 

rings say, at 2 a.m. & I'm required

to visit the skipper. Next door

neighbours are a nuisance too &

always ignore the little tin box which

I've discretely placed near the phone 

marked "Twopence please." Possibly, the 

box isn't large enough, so I'm

 

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considering placing a kerosene tin there

instead.

Well darling, I was damed glad that

you didn't attend the party at "Wynella"

If they all got 'full' & had a drunken 

time Im don't give a damn, but

I understand your feelings on the subject

of booze & also the thought of me

still being away would not make

the evening pleasant for you. Good

luck to Blake's safe return but

you & I still have our happy

reunion ahead of us. Then if you

wish to have a few spots,

I'll be there to take care of you

& put you to bed, darling wife.

Gosh! God knows just how

impatiently I am awaiting

my return, so that I can take

care of you & Terry, in person.

I love you, Sherrie xxxx

 

 

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