Telegram to Mrs Winnie H Brooks
Title
Telegram to Mrs Winnie H Brooks
Description
Expresses sympathy for the loss of her husband in an aircraft accident. States that if she desires her husband to be buried 'here' it would be arranged in the city of Lincoln with service honours. The expenses of the funeral would be borne by the public.
Date
1942-12-22
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One page telegram
Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
EAirMinBrooksWM42122-01
Transcription
[telegram letterhead]
[inserted][underlined] 1 [/underlined][/inserted]
[postmark]
[inserted] 7.58 [symbol][signature][/inserted]
499[deleted]9[/deleted] 5.38 LI/T OHMS 131
PRIORITY RP 2/6 MRS W M BROOKS 116 COURTHILL ROAD LEWISHAM LDN SE 13 =
DESIRE TO EXPRESS DEEPEST SYMPATHY IN THE LOSS IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OF YOU [inserted] R [symbol] [/inserted] HUSBAND SHOULD YOU DESIRE YOUR HUSBAND TO BE BURIED WERE THIS WILL BE ARRANGED IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN WITH SERVICE HONOURS NECESSARY EXPENSES OF FUNERAL WILL BE BORNE BY PUBLIC
[inserted][underlined] 1 [/underlined][/inserted]
[postmark]
[inserted] 7.58 [symbol][signature][/inserted]
499[deleted]9[/deleted] 5.38 LI/T OHMS 131
PRIORITY RP 2/6 MRS W M BROOKS 116 COURTHILL ROAD LEWISHAM LDN SE 13 =
DESIRE TO EXPRESS DEEPEST SYMPATHY IN THE LOSS IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OF YOU [inserted] R [symbol] [/inserted] HUSBAND SHOULD YOU DESIRE YOUR HUSBAND TO BE BURIED WERE THIS WILL BE ARRANGED IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN WITH SERVICE HONOURS NECESSARY EXPENSES OF FUNERAL WILL BE BORNE BY PUBLIC
Collection
Citation
“Telegram to Mrs Winnie H Brooks,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 11, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/11325.
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