Letter to Mr W Perkins from Air Ministry Casualty Branch
Title
Letter to Mr W Perkins from Air Ministry Casualty Branch
Description
Reports that his son Sergeant Walter Perkins was missing as a result of air operation on night of 20/21 March 1945 when the B-17 aircraft in which he was flying as an air gunner set out over Bohlen Germany and failed to return.
Date
1945-03-29
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Two page typewritten letter
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Identifier
ERichardsRGPerkinsWP450329
Transcription
AIR MINISTRY,
(Casualty Branch),
73-77 OXFORD STREET,
LONDON, W.1.
P. 430758/3/P.4.A.2.
29 March, 1945.
Sir, I am commanded by the Air Council to express to you their great regret on learning that your son, Sergeant Walter Perkins, Royal Air Force, is missing as the result of air operations on the night of 20th/21st March, 1945, when a Fortress aircraft in which he was flying as an air gunner set out for action over Bohlen, Germany, and failed to return.
This does not necessarily mean that he is killed or wounded, and if he is a prisoner of war he should be able to communicate with you in due course. Meanwhile enquiries are being made through the International Red Cross Committee, and as soon as any definite news is received you will be at once informed.
If any information regarding your son is received by you from any source you are requested to be kind enough to communicate it immediately to the Air Ministry.
/The
W. Perkins, Esq.,
Mansfield Lane,
Calverton,
Nottingham.
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The Air Council desire me to convey to you their sympathy in your present anxiety.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
R G Richards.
(Casualty Branch),
73-77 OXFORD STREET,
LONDON, W.1.
P. 430758/3/P.4.A.2.
29 March, 1945.
Sir, I am commanded by the Air Council to express to you their great regret on learning that your son, Sergeant Walter Perkins, Royal Air Force, is missing as the result of air operations on the night of 20th/21st March, 1945, when a Fortress aircraft in which he was flying as an air gunner set out for action over Bohlen, Germany, and failed to return.
This does not necessarily mean that he is killed or wounded, and if he is a prisoner of war he should be able to communicate with you in due course. Meanwhile enquiries are being made through the International Red Cross Committee, and as soon as any definite news is received you will be at once informed.
If any information regarding your son is received by you from any source you are requested to be kind enough to communicate it immediately to the Air Ministry.
/The
W. Perkins, Esq.,
Mansfield Lane,
Calverton,
Nottingham.
[page break]
The Air Council desire me to convey to you their sympathy in your present anxiety.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
R G Richards.
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Air Ministry. Casualty Branch and R G Richards, “Letter to Mr W Perkins from Air Ministry Casualty Branch,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 15, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/31665.