Letters from Lt Colin Douglas Simper to Mrs Irene Simper Wallet 1, Part 2

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Mrs C.D. Simper

C/O Blackwood P.O.

South Australia

CD Simper

ACF FIGHTING FORCES COMFORTS FUND  A.C.F

 (South Australian Division of Australian Comforts Fund)

19 Jul Homeday

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Sgt C D Simpler

HQ Coy 43 Bn

Home forces

Rene,

Hello, darling,

Well honest I just don't

know where to begin, honey its come 

Im leaving here tomorrow by train

for that school. I expect to be home 

by next weekend probably Sunday

Darling at last, we have made it 

honey I really dont know what 

I'm doing I just don't sit still.

Do you rel realize it, I'm coming.

Of course it may be Saturday or 

Monday tis not regular but ill

send you a telegram from down the line

Cheer's honey till next weekend

xxxxxxxxxx Colin

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Mrs C D Simper

Belair Rd Sth

C/o PO Blackwood 

SA

I love you I love you I love

you I love you 

Colin

ANST. 13

Xmas Day 42

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Sgt Simper C D

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Darling Rene

Hello beautiful wife, yes today

is Xmas day & I have received the best 

xmas present of all, having received two

letters from the bestest little wife in the 

world. Pen is not showing much ink it

probably wants filling, I see you have 

the flowers ok, and I am glad you 

liked them and pleased too that everything 

has turned out O.K.

Yes there's no doubt about it I know 

for a fact that the twelfth is much 

more important to me than practically 

any other date, my birthday the 28^th April

is just another day as far as I'm concerned 

alongside the 12^th Dec, and when its getting

round that date I remember I was very 

careful to note each day waver to the 

days of all days when my luck came in.

Yes by next anniversary we will be a 

couple of old married people, in truth 

though we will still be young, but old 

I suspect in experience,

Gosh am I waiting for this war to end

or am I, when we can settle back

into the job at hand and put our

whole heart & mind into the task.

Building & more building will be our common

program for a year or two.

Congrats to both Bob & Shirl from me

honey and all the best for them, they

are doing the right thing, I think that

anyone that doesn't get married, (providing

they're in love) are nuts they don't know

anything about life or living, a man knows

little of love before he is married, being

married changes the whole angle of love

it seems to make a love  definite & lasting

a common understanding. Companionship

developes and both become as one living

thinking person, I know that there are

although I may selfishly say that none is

a love such as ours, I Know that there are 

many couples that are in love, they are

foolish if the don't get married.

I think I have seen the picture "Stella Dallas"

was Kay Francis in that it so I have seen

a long time ago and yes it is a sad

picture all right.

You ask me was I pleased, and surprised

too, I'll say I was, the day I received the

pen I had no earthly idea that you

intended sending it and when called over

to collect a registered parcel, you had me

in.

Last night we went the rounds singing caves

and returned home about eleven oclock,

pretty hoarse & tired.

Today I intended going to communion on this 

morning but I didn't get up till nine 

oclock.

Dinner we've just had, and what a dinner

we could hardly walk back from the mess

We first served all the men, acting as mess 

orderlies for them, and then went on to our

mess & tucked in, Roast poultry potatoes

ham, trombone, with tons of Xmas Pudding

to follow. Well was it any good.

then I collected my Comforts issue and 

altogether it has been a good day

Contents of the Comforts were, 1 tin fruit, 1 tin

cream; 1 pkt cheese; 1 tinned Xmas Pudding,

2 oz of tob; about a 1½^lb of cake 1 tube toothy

½ pound of ration chocolate and a Xmas

Card. about 7/6 worth and everyone up

north got the same hows that they

certainly do a good job.

Don't know this Colin Williams you speak of

he may know me by name, I might know him

by sight.

You getting those action dreams now eh!

Yes I have them quite often and when all

is well and I'm not disturbed I can actually

feel you, as you say, not for long though.

How I love you honey, its so strong within

me sometimes I could burst, Yep honey

I am pretty close to you all the time, I

think of anything were to happen I'd know

if you were alright instantly.

Well honey wife I shall close, hoping

and praying that soon Ill be with you

So that next Xmas may be more than a symbol

— a living real celebration with those we 

love & those we cherish & long for,

I love you truly honey and reading

how much you love me and it makes

me very happy darling & confident.

Thank & Bless you all at home for 

I love you so.

XXX Forever

Colin