Notification of death
Title
Notification of death
Description
A letter sent by the Air Ministry detailing the death of Sergeant William Richard Hunt. The letter includes the date of William Richard Hunt's presumed death and where he is buried. It is signed by a Flying Officer.
Creator
Date
1943-02-06
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Single page typewritten letter
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
MHuntWR520376-200127-02
Transcription
P.369017/42/P.4.Cas./B.7.
[embossed crest]
[inserted] War Graves Commission [/inserted]
[inserted] [deleted] Ger 2380 [/deleted] BEL 7131 [/inserted]
[underlined] NOTIFICATION OF DEATH. [/underlined]
CERTIFIED that according to the records of this Department 520376 Sergeant William Richard HUNT, Royal Air Force, was reported missing and is presumed, for official purposes, to have lost his life on the twentieth day of May, 1942, as a result of air operations.
According to information received through the International Red Cross Committee this airman is buried in Aiglemont Cemetery, near Mezieres on the Meuse, France.
A M Forteath
Flying Officer,
for Director of Personal Services.
Dated at the Air Ministry, London, this 6th day of February, 1943.
A
[embossed crest]
[inserted] War Graves Commission [/inserted]
[inserted] [deleted] Ger 2380 [/deleted] BEL 7131 [/inserted]
[underlined] NOTIFICATION OF DEATH. [/underlined]
CERTIFIED that according to the records of this Department 520376 Sergeant William Richard HUNT, Royal Air Force, was reported missing and is presumed, for official purposes, to have lost his life on the twentieth day of May, 1942, as a result of air operations.
According to information received through the International Red Cross Committee this airman is buried in Aiglemont Cemetery, near Mezieres on the Meuse, France.
A M Forteath
Flying Officer,
for Director of Personal Services.
Dated at the Air Ministry, London, this 6th day of February, 1943.
A
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Air Ministry, “Notification of death,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 14, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/43752.