Letters between Malcolm William Keshan and Dorothy Williams, January-June 1944

Letters relating to the Second World War service of NX11067 Malcolm “Mac” William Keshan, 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion. Malcolm William Keshan and his girlfriend Dorothy Williams wrote to each other regularly while he was a prisoner of war of the Germans during the Second World War.

In the letters that Malcolm wrote to Dorothy between January and June 1944, he tells her what he can of life in the prisoner of war camp. He relates an attempt by the inmates to create an ice skating rink, a flu epidemic in the camp, playing football, and that he was sick and tired of playing cards. He also tells Dorothy that he often wonders what it would be like to see her again, and declares that, though his faith was shaken in many things, he still had faith in her.

In the letters from Dorothy to Malcolm written between January and June 1944, she relates details of her day-to day life in Sydney, including her work, recreational activities, meeting a repatriated prisoner of war who told her about the camps, an ill-fated fishing trip, having tea with his family, and voting for the first time. She also imagined what it would be like when she and Malcolm reunited, and reassured him of her love.

Malcolm and Dorothy married after the war, in 1946.

This file contains:
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 1 January 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley 2 January 1943 [1944], [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 9 January 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 9 January 1944
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 12 January 1944 [February 1944]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 16 January 1944, includes envelope
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 17 January 1944
Postcard from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 20 January 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 21 January 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 24 January 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 30 January 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 6 February 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 7 February 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 10 February 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 14 February 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 20 February 1944, [includes envelope]
Postcard from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 21 February 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 27 February 1944, [includes envelope]
Postcard from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 27 February 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 3 March 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 5 March 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 8 March 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley , 16 March 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 18 March 1944
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 21 March 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 22 March 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 26 March 1944
Postcard from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 28 March 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 1 April, 1944, [includes envelope]
Postcard from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 4 April 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 15 April 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 18 April 1944
Letter from Dorothy Willliams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 23 April 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 27 April 1944
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 20 April 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 30 April 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 2 May 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 7 May 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 14 May 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 21 May 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 28 May 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 3 June 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 11 June 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 12 June 1944
Letter from Malcolm William Keshan to Dorothy Williams, Oflag III-C, 16 June 1944
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 18 June 1944, [includes envelope]
Letter from Dorothy Williams to Malcolm William Keshan, Bexley, 24 June 1944, [includes envelope]