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

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
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  • Love Letters
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AWM2024.6.114
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19 Mar. 194...

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Lt Simper C.D.                 

A Coy 2/48 AIF.

Dearest darling,

Well honey here I am

at my first bound and after arriving

here Yesterday I have been rushing

round the place a bit,

I have great news for you and

I will list them for their importance
(1) Joyce's baby was born last night

at 11.30 (18 March,

(2) She left home at 9.45 for the 

hospital

(3) I was there having arrived at about

4. oclock

(4) The baby is a boy, named Kenneth

James,

(5) I won't be able to see them today as

I'll be moving.

Now I'll enlarge on them from here.

At about 4.0 I arrived at Young's place

and had afternoon tea. Joyce was

exceptionally well and looked it, she

was sitting in the garden when I

 

XXX

turned up.

We chatted there until tea time,

Tea took a long time owing to

some visitors arriving in the middle

of the meal, they didn't stay though

Well at about 8.0 we were

listening to a lux play, Joyce and

Ma Young doing a spot of knitting.

At 8.30 I noticed Joyce moving a

little uncomfortably on her chair 

and asked her if she was O.K.

She said she was and at 9.30 she

left the room and I had a feeling

that something was amiss.

We Ken, Pop & I heard them packing

last minute gear and Mum came &

told us she was away.

She left at 9.45 and the hospital

only being ½ mile away Mum & Ken

(who drove the car) were soon back.

Well I slept there and first 

thing 5.45 this morning Mum Young

announced that it was time to rise

and the baby was born at 11.30
 

 

XX
Well I fell back in bed, nothing

could have surprised me more, she

was so well and smiling and

left home as if she were merely

going shopping!

Mrs Young will send a telegram

home to Mum xx today also to Tom

who will get a shock.

The baby was no originally due

till early in April round about

the 6th, Joyce's last visit to the

doc was resulted in him telling her

3 wks to go. that was a fortnight

ago,

I think maybe it may have been

due to the excitement of my arrival

I know they were looking forward to

seeing me again

Ken, Joyce's brother has to fork out

£5 now that its a boy as he

promised it if it had been a girl

her name was to be Valerie Joyce.

Well honey lastly now I expect to

 

XXXX

move on today, won't even have

time for a hair cut I imagine.

I managed to get some choc here

(will despatch today.

I wore my service dress last night

and was glad for tis very cold

here this morning, (arrived back

in camp at 7.15.

Now darling I'm slightly out of order for

actually the most important thing is

I love you and miss you terribly

terribly is right, We've had a long

spell together and I feel lost. Just

now without You, I'm comparitively

happy though as I remember our

gloriously happy moments together.

I was worrying little whether You

were alright as I left You, though I

really expected Bet to be the worst

of the two of You, a really sorry pair

indeed I bet you made.

How are our dear babies today

They'll not notice my going I imagine

 

XXXXX

but only I and You know what it

costs to have to say good bye to

them not knowing how old I'll they'll be

when next I see them. not watching

their every gesture or noise.

The trip this far was O.K. except

for the cold I shivered all night inside

my valaisse.

The drunks were not any trouble they

Kept up a pretty Continuous din until

I switched the lights off at 11.0. 

They were pretty sick next morning, one

chap on awakening dazedly putting his

head out through a window that

wasn't even open shattering the glass.

He came down to me with an amazed

look and a cut hand, Aw well such

is the effect of the bongo.

I am wondering how Mum xxx is today

and thinking of Pop Saturday night

at the M.L and wondering if all

went well.

It's certainly remarkable how many

things flood through my mind as

 

XXX

XXX

I sit in the train.

I was terribly thrilled to have seen &

kissed You so close to our time of

departure and I assure You darling

wife never have I left You with so

much honest to goodness feeling of love

for You, Never were moments to tender

tender for us both, we didn't say

very much did we? actually it wasn't

necessary.

Then when I saw Mum at Belair Rd I

felt such a tremendous surge of happiness

- knowing how much I loved You all

and realizing how much I meant to

You.

Cheerio and all my love. For now

darling leaving soon, Just rang

Mrs Taylor and baby weighed

6½ lb and both are extra well

lots of love to all and I'll

write often darling.

XXXXXX Yours to love

forever Col

 

[*Am sending either War S.C

or 10/- to Joyce

X Col.*]

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