Wartime Correspondence, 1941–1946

Photographed, transcribed, and pieced together from the surviving letters between Vernon and his family — home, guard duty, and postings abroad. Pick a chapter below.

Autumn 1941 · the birth of Brian

Early Posting

The marriage, the birth, and the strain that followed — correspondence between Vernon, Beryl, Mabel, Beryl's parents, and Cicely & Bert.

1945–1946 · Sierra Leone → Gold Coast

Letters from West Africa

Letters written home during Vernon's posting in West Africa.