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Private J. D. Caves: The Long Journey Home

25 July 1945 Folkestone, England

25 July 1945 Folkestone, England

My Own Darling Girl,

This will be just a scratchy note on the way to the boat to let you know that I have actually started on the first stage of the journey home. We left Folkestone at 9:30am and will get to Liverpool sometime this evening. Hope you are all right dear and looking forward to my arrival home as much as I am. Darling I guess I'll be spending more time than ever trying to imagine our meeting. I wonder if you'll decide to meet the boat or wait for me at home. If the boat arrives Wellington probably be better to wait.

Anyway letter writing will soon be at an end and we can discuss our plans with each other. Hope our long separation will not lead to too many disappointments and difference of outlook now. We have been inclined always just to look at the end of the war as being the end of all troubles and worries but it actually means the beginning of responsibility again. But Jean, I guess we'll make out all right. So soon now my Dear we'll be together.