Letter from Robert Wareing to his wife Joan

Letter from Robert Wareing to his wife Joan

He writes that he has plenty of spare time and he often thinks of their happiness and that he is lucky to have her as his wife. He suggests that, when the war is over, they go for a holiday at Windermere, where they were married. He apologises that he can’t give her a birthday present but sends his best wishes. He concludes with comment on weather.

1945-02-05

Handwritten prisoner of war letter form

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[inserted] 5/2/1945 [/inserted]
[three ink stamps]
[underlined] Kreigsgefangenenpost [/underlined]
An MRS R. WAREING
Empfangsort: 56, WEST COMMON GARDENS
Strasse: SCUNTHORPE,
Kreis: LINCOLNSHIRE
Land: ENGLAND
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: S/L R. WAREING
Gefangenennummer: 86486
Lager-Bezeichnung: [deleted] M. [/deleted] Stammlager Luft 1 via [deleted] M. [/deleted] Stammlager Luft 7
Deutschland (Allemagne)
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5/2/1945
Hello Joan Darling, It now seems ages since I last saw you & it will be like heaven when we are together again. During my spare time, & I now have plenty, I often think of the happiness we always had. I’m certainly lucky to have such a loveable & loving wife. It would probably be a good idea, when the war is finished, to have a holiday at Windermere, where we started life together. I wonder how the policeman, to whom we gave a “lift”, is getting on? I don’t think he would have told us all his matrimonial troubles had he known that we had been married only that morning. I’m sorry I shall not be able to give you a birthday present on the 24th, but I wish you all the best Darling. What sort of Christmas did you have? This year we should be able to make use of some of our wedding presents. I imagine they are “browned off” with being stored. The February weather here is much the same as in England – wet. Well! cheerio once again Dearest & all my love, God Bless Bob xxxxxxxxx