My Father's War (and Mother's)

<p dir="ltr">My father was with the Queen's Boys (2nd Dragoon Guards) and "Desert Rats". Hazel had many photos of North Africa. He fought at Tripoli, El Alamein, Monte Cassino, Sicily and Rome.</p><p>Mum and Dad wrote to one another every day of the war. Dad numbered letters in the top corner. After he came home, they burnt all the letters in a dustbin. The children saw this happen in their bedroom. The intention was to mark the start of a new life. The problem of returning servicemen taking up lives as family men again. Learning new routines. He kept a diary of the numbered letters he sent to his wife.</p>