Letter to Phillip Matthew's Family from the British Legion
Title
Letter to Phillip Matthew's Family from the British Legion
Description
The letter invites Phillip's family to visit his grave in the Netherlands.
A second letter covers some of the detail of their visit.
A second letter covers some of the detail of their visit.
Creator
Date
1960
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Two typewritten sheets
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Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
MMatthewsPM1204048-210606-01, MMatthewsPM1204048-210606-02
Transcription
BRITISH LEGION
[British Legion crest]
Our Ref: WG/1
PALL MALL, LONDON. S.W.1.
Date as postmark
Dear Sir or Madam,
Your name and address have been passed to the British Legion by the Netherlands War Graves Committee together with an invitation to you and close relatives to visit the War Cemetery in Holland in which your relative is buried.
I now write to inform you that the British Legion has accepted the invitation and agreed to organise groups which will leave London on the Following dates:-
Monday 2nd May returning on Friday 6th May
Friday 27th May “ Tuesday 31st May
[inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] Friday 17th June “ Tuesday 21st June
Friday 8th July “ Tuesday 12th July
As in previous years all members of the groups will be accommodated in Dutch homes, freely opened, without recompense from any source as a token of gratitude for the sacrifices made by the British people, all costs for internal travel whilst in Holland being met through the generosity of the Netherlands War Graves Committee.
The cost per person is thus limited to the cost of travel to and from Holland, and calculated from London will be £10.10.0.
Should you wish to take advantage of this invitation please address your request for application forms to the General Secretary, British Legion, 49 Pall Mall, London, S.W.1. marking your letter “Dutch Pilgrimage” and give the name of the cemetery concerned.
Yours faithfully,
M.F. Janes
Secretary – Welfare Department
[page break]
BRITISH LEGION
[British Legion crest]
PALL MALL, LONDON. S.W.1.
Date as postmark
Dear Sir or Madam:
[underlined] Pilgrimage to Holland: 17th June 1960 [/underlined]
All arrangements in connection with the above Pilgrimage have now been completed and I write to advise that the party will assemble at Liverpool Street Station, London, at 09:15 a.m. on Friday 17th June on Platform 9 (near the seat reservation office).
Please report to the British Legion Staff who will hand you the necessary travel tickets, reservation vouchers and other travel information.
The Group will leave Holland by the night boat on Tuesday 21st June, arriving in London at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday 22nd June.
I enclose a badge for easy recognition which should be worn at all times, and also a luggage label which should be clearly completed. You are reminded that you must carry with you a valid passport as without this document you may not be allowed to leave the United Kingdom.
I take this opportunity of wishing you a pleasant journey and a lasting memory of the occasion.
Yours faithfully,
M.F. Janes
[underlined] Secretary: Welfare Department [/underlined]
[British Legion crest]
Our Ref: WG/1
PALL MALL, LONDON. S.W.1.
Date as postmark
Dear Sir or Madam,
Your name and address have been passed to the British Legion by the Netherlands War Graves Committee together with an invitation to you and close relatives to visit the War Cemetery in Holland in which your relative is buried.
I now write to inform you that the British Legion has accepted the invitation and agreed to organise groups which will leave London on the Following dates:-
Monday 2nd May returning on Friday 6th May
Friday 27th May “ Tuesday 31st May
[inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] Friday 17th June “ Tuesday 21st June
Friday 8th July “ Tuesday 12th July
As in previous years all members of the groups will be accommodated in Dutch homes, freely opened, without recompense from any source as a token of gratitude for the sacrifices made by the British people, all costs for internal travel whilst in Holland being met through the generosity of the Netherlands War Graves Committee.
The cost per person is thus limited to the cost of travel to and from Holland, and calculated from London will be £10.10.0.
Should you wish to take advantage of this invitation please address your request for application forms to the General Secretary, British Legion, 49 Pall Mall, London, S.W.1. marking your letter “Dutch Pilgrimage” and give the name of the cemetery concerned.
Yours faithfully,
M.F. Janes
Secretary – Welfare Department
[page break]
BRITISH LEGION
[British Legion crest]
PALL MALL, LONDON. S.W.1.
Date as postmark
Dear Sir or Madam:
[underlined] Pilgrimage to Holland: 17th June 1960 [/underlined]
All arrangements in connection with the above Pilgrimage have now been completed and I write to advise that the party will assemble at Liverpool Street Station, London, at 09:15 a.m. on Friday 17th June on Platform 9 (near the seat reservation office).
Please report to the British Legion Staff who will hand you the necessary travel tickets, reservation vouchers and other travel information.
The Group will leave Holland by the night boat on Tuesday 21st June, arriving in London at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday 22nd June.
I enclose a badge for easy recognition which should be worn at all times, and also a luggage label which should be clearly completed. You are reminded that you must carry with you a valid passport as without this document you may not be allowed to leave the United Kingdom.
I take this opportunity of wishing you a pleasant journey and a lasting memory of the occasion.
Yours faithfully,
M.F. Janes
[underlined] Secretary: Welfare Department [/underlined]
Collection
Citation
British Legion, “Letter to Phillip Matthew's Family from the British Legion,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/39023.