Birthday telegram
Title
Birthday telegram
Description
To G Beckett on his 21st birthday,
Coverage
Language
Format
Printed telegram form
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SBeckettG622136v10035
Transcription
Greetings Telegram and envelope. Twenty-first Birthday . . .
GPO
GREETINGS TELEGRAM
622136 Beckett G 6
St Hilda Street
4 Sqdn.
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Greetings Telegram
GVIR
GTG 1.58 WORCESTER 30
GREETINGS LAC BECKETT G 622136 A FLIGHT 4 SQUADRON
NO 14 ITW RAF BRIDLINGTON =
REGRET TO DISOBEY ORDERS CAPTAIN HAPPY RETURNS
HOPING YOU LIVE TO SEE YOUR 23 RD MIM =
O +
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Greetings Telegram
GVIR
[date stamp]
GTG 10.20 HEANOR 22
GTGS – G BECKETT A FLIGHT 4 SQUAD RAF 14 ITW
81 ST HILDA ST BRIDLINGTON =
MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF YOUR 21 ST BIRTHDAY =
SHIPPO +
GPO
GREETINGS TELEGRAM
622136 Beckett G 6
St Hilda Street
4 Sqdn.
[page break]
Greetings Telegram
GVIR
GTG 1.58 WORCESTER 30
GREETINGS LAC BECKETT G 622136 A FLIGHT 4 SQUADRON
NO 14 ITW RAF BRIDLINGTON =
REGRET TO DISOBEY ORDERS CAPTAIN HAPPY RETURNS
HOPING YOU LIVE TO SEE YOUR 23 RD MIM =
O +
[page break]
Greetings Telegram
GVIR
[date stamp]
GTG 10.20 HEANOR 22
GTGS – G BECKETT A FLIGHT 4 SQUAD RAF 14 ITW
81 ST HILDA ST BRIDLINGTON =
MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF YOUR 21 ST BIRTHDAY =
SHIPPO +
Collection
Citation
“Birthday telegram,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/41286.