Letters from Lt Colin Douglas Simper to Mrs Irene Simper Wallet 2, Part 21

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Mrs C.D. Simper
c/o Blackwood P.O.
South Australia
18
CD Simper

From No.: Sx211753.

Name: Simper

Unit: HQ Coy 2/48 Aust Inf.

Date: Bn

April 28.

My own darling,

Let it not be 

said that in the hour of

need the old CD let you

down far from it, for as 

I sit here on my bunk
tonight just after tea,

of the millions and millions

of woman/girls in this

old world I have thoughts

for only 2 of them, one

who means the difference

between living and existing

whom I love and will

continue to love at about

1,000 tons a second, for now

tomorrow and always,

The other is someone that

was made by her for us

someone for us to cherish

with loving care and

understanding, and we

can work together as a team

towards her happiness,

Funnily enough too there

are two males I think

of also,

One, Lord forbid, is myself

I know that were I to

disregard my health, my

safety, my thoughts (just now)

on the immediate future

I wouldn't be of much use

to those I hold dear to

the other, bless him, is my

son how proudly I write

that my son, who will

grow to be a fine, clean

thoughtful fellow, who I

know will adore his own

mother, and care for her

should I be absent,

What a lucky man am I,

a man, am I that?

Ive always considered it

to be a priviledge to be

termed that, and reckoned

a fellow has to be a

strong experienced hard

working fellow.

Well here I am darling

still loving you as never

before -

Thats all the news but

I have no 13 to answer.

I am indeed sorry you have

had another delay in

your mail honey but

you know how it is.

I suppose Eleanor had

eaten something disagreeable

to make her sick, its a

handy thing that to rid

the body of the bad thing

I can just imagine you &

Mum cutting Pete's hair, he

cannot have very much

respect for his wool, I well 

remember Mum xxx with a

razor cutting the back 
 

when I was home,

Well I am certainly relieved

to find that Eleanor has

taken to the bath again

I can think freely again

now of the time when she

has a bath previously it

only made me think of her

screams,

But you said she would be

better in the big bath.

Cute idea watching the flies

Bet going to Brissy again!!?

if she's not - well I must

say darling she's certainly

a different girl these days

I would never have thought

that she would be so fixed

in her ideas, its clearly

plain she is not certain

of Snow., she wants to be

a mother to be only to

make him think and

worry for her, thats how

it looks to me, I think

she expected a lot from

marriage, her idea of what

it should be, seem to

differ from what they really

are, Yet for my place I,

never did imagine even,

how beautiful how secure

marriage is.

Her problem I feel is only

small but she makes it

worse, enlarging on it

as she does, Indeed I do

feel sorry and often wonder

If I could help her any.

Well I can say to you Im

longing for you, but by

God Im not miserable!!!

Far from it,

Those photos you have are

some training we did at

Cairns,

I thought Eleanor had all her

teeth, I remember you saying

so in your letter to Mum xxx

when she was at KI

If you havn't got it already

I ve sent my photo case &

M.L. gear to you

Seems daughter takes after

Mum these days, re her

kissing, if it's worth

doing it's worth doing

properly say us eh?

Cheerio then darling, my

love is yours forever,

My whole day is not your

day these days, for I find

it necessary to consentrate 

fully on some things, but

when day is done, well

I look forward to my dreams

of you and memories of

our leave together,

Many kisses for babies &

even more for Mum

Yours for always & forever

Col

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