Red Cross letter to William's sister

Red Cross letter to William's sister

The letter is in reply to an enquiry made for any information about her brother. Unfortunately they didn't have news.

1944-10-23

One typed letter

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RAF/A/3.

WAR ORGANISATION OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY and ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

[symbol] [italics] President: [/italics]
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

[italics] Grand Prior: [/italics]
H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G. [symbol]

[underlined] WOUNDED, MISSING AND RELATIVES DEPARTMENT [/underlined]
[italics] Chairman: [/italics] THE DOWAGER LADY AMPTHILL C.I., G.B.E.

Telephone No.
SLOANE 9696

[italics] In replying please quote reference: [/italics]
RaF/C15518

7 BELGRAVE SQUARE,
LONDON, S.W.1

23.10.44

Mrs. W. Brennan
Elvin Bungalow
Seaton Village
New [indecipherable word]
Co. Durham

Dear Mrs. Brennan:

We have received your enquiry in which you ask for news of your brother Sgt. W.C. Norman, 1592453 Royal Air Force

We are so sorry to tell you that so far no information has been received about him, but all possible enquiries are being made. Any news coming from the International Red Cross Committee at Geneva or from any other source, will be passed to you immediately. If, however, you are the registered next-of-kin, your first notification will come from the Air Ministry.

May we say how much we sympathise with you in your anxiety.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Ampthill

Chairman. pp A.C.B.

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[underlined] P.S. [/underlined] If you do not hear from us for some considerable time it will mean that no news has been forthcoming and we feel sure you will understand that long delay is now inevitable.