‘Well mother, what sort of Christmas did you have at home? I had a good dinner and two pints of beer’

‘Well mother, what sort of Christmas did you have at home? I had a good dinner and two pints of beer’ ‘Hell, it seems like a nightmare. As I walked back along the road I was overcome with a sense of gratitude’ ‘Thanks for the cigs’: Captain Mazzini Grimshaw (Image: Family/UGC ) With only their comrades and the horrors of war for company, the thoughts of Second World War soldiers, sailors and airmen would rarely stray far from their homes and their loved ones. That’s why the humble pencil, pen and paper were a godsend for those fighting for our…