Maintaining an open line of communication to a loved one serving overseas is among the greatest challenges faced by any wartime couple. News of pregnancies (wanted and unwanted), affairs, proposals of marriage, heart-felt apologies and break-ups have all been handled remotely. The letters of past wars have been supplemented by new communications technologies—telegrams, lettergrams, recorded messages, e-mail, satellite calls, Facebook and Zoom.
REPRODUCED COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ART94590
Reviewed 07 February 2022