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Private J. D. Caves: The Long Journey Home

17 May 1942 Opotiki

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17 May 1942 Opotiki

My Dear Denis,

We are doing alright with our sugar ration - we are allowed 12 ounces each. Mum gives us 8 teaspoons in a jar each and the rest is used for cooking. It is a bit of a nuisance bringing out six jars of sugar but nevertheless we see who gets away with all the sugar. We are rationed with silk stockings also - we get one pair in three months.

It will soon be a year since you returned from Suva. I wish you were still in Suva and arriving home again - sometimes it seems just the other day since you were home and other times it seems ages and you have got far beyond me somehow.

The long talked of 'Spring Offensive' has started and I guess there is some pretty fierce fighting going on.