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Private J. D. Caves: The Long Journey Home

14 April 1943 Campo 57, Italy

14 April 1943 Campo 57, Italy

My Dear Jean,

Quite a lot of mail has come in the last few days. None of yours have turned up in this lot - or have you got tired of waiting for me? Many chaps (four) have been deserted by wives and fiancées in this hut since being POW. This cursed war, waiting and strain is hard on all, one could hardly blame a young girl wanting change and diversion, but Dear however hard it is for those of you at home you cannot imagine the futile aimless endless drag of life for us here. We could not help our fate, have done our part, and now can only wait and hope for the best. We can do nothing - that's what makes it hard. A few hundred Aussies went out farming yesterday and some Kiwis (me included) expect to go out next week. Change would be welcome in a way.