My Darling Wife, This will be the last letter from here (New Guinea). The next one I will write will be from the States. Am leaving today. Would gave any thing in the world to see you before I leave. Keep your love warm for me love. Take very good care of yourself for me. Honey you know my home address, so when I get there I expect to find a letter from you. Hurry and get those papers as I want you back home with me. Wont it be swell to be together again and we will have something to live for. Don't worry too much sweetheart, everything will turn out fine. It wont be too long. Honey I love you just as ever. Give my love to the family. Say hello and good-bye to your Dad. Maybe some day I will see them again. At least I will try to. One never knows. I bet the youngsters are growing up. Give them a kiss from their Uncle Al. Jim says you are looking good. Just ran into him yesterday. He was on his way back. Did he show you those pictures? Honey once more I ask you to take very good care of your self. Let me know if you are getting my checks through the Army. And as soon as I get our marriage certificate you will receive another check starting from the month of Feb. and every month there after. Can't wait to see you my sweetheart Yours for ever and ever, Al My Dad was a American Master Sergeant with the 475th Fighter Group USAAF stationed in New Guinea when he wrote this to my Mom who was his pregnant Australian War Bride who lived in Bankstown. She would give birth to their first child, my sister, two weeks after this letter. They were married October 27th, 1942 and had last seen each other in July 1943 at Amberley Field Brisbane. They would not see each other again until June of 1945 when Mom and my sister arrived in America on the USS Lurline. Mom just happen to write a letter to Dad that same day, which you can find below. The Jim that my Dad mentions is an Australian soldier who was friends with my Australian soldier Uncle and they served together in the 30th Brigade AIF. Jim and my Dad became friends while they were in New Guinea and Jim was nice enough to take photos and money to my Mom. The paper was larger than my scanner so the top of the first page and the bottom of the second were cut off.

My Dear Al, Just a short note pet to let you know lately have been thinking of you more than ever. Often wonder where you might be and doing. Al I do think I have said quite enough about you not being able to come down (New Guinea to Australia). I think you must realize how disappointed I was when I heard. I only hope you did try hard to come down. I must say I still can't understand why you couldn't have. I thought you would have had a little say in the matter. Underneath it all I must admit I still think you are up there and haven't given up hope yet of seeing you. Not till I hear from you over there will I. Al if you don't come down I daren't think how long it will be before I do see you again - dear it's maddening. Well pet for the moment I'll say goodnight and keep well. I do hope to hear from you soon, did hope to hear from you this morning. Goodnight pet and lots and lots of love, Joyce xxxx My Dad was a American Master Sergeant with the 475th Fighter Group USAAF stationed in New Guinea when my Mom who was his pregnant Australian War Bride wrote this. She would give birth to their first child, my sister, two weeks after this letter and didn't know that at that time Dad was departing. They were married October 27th, 1942 and had seen last each other in July 1943 at Amberley Field Brisbane where their baby was conceived. They would not see each other again until June of 1945 when Mom and my sister arrived in America on the USS Lurline. Dad just happen to write a letter to Mom that same day of his departure, which you can find below.