Letter to Leonard Cheshire from Eric Farmer
Title
Letter to Leonard Cheshire from Eric Farmer
Description
Letter from Eric Farmer (ex RAF Sergeant) stating he used to be with Cheshire on 35 Squadron requesting asking him to give talk to the Dewsbury British Legion.
Creator
Date
1944-01-30
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two page handwritten letter
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Publisher
Rights
This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre.
Contributor
Identifier
SCheshireGL72021v10025
Transcription
29, Kimberley St.,
Thornhill Lees
Dewsbury
30/1/44
Dear Sir,
Some time ago I was a member of the same units as yourself, namely 35 Squadron and 1652 C.U., and I was able to come in contact with you. I dont [sic] suppose for a moment that you will remember me but I had had the privilege of flying with on more than one occasion.
However, to get to the point, I was discharged from the service in September ’42 and have since become a member of the British Legion. It is in connection with this that I require your valuable assistance.
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Will you come and address a public meeting for us? The subject is your own choice; the date will be arranged to suit you, Sunday afternoon would be most suitable.
The meeting will be held in Dewsbury Town Hall and the proceedings reported to the press.
If you will do this for our local branch of the British Legion you will help it to become firmly established in this district.
Will you forward to me a list of your most suitable dates at your earliest convenience and I shall be sincerely grateful.
Yours faithfully
Eric Farmer (ex Sgt. R.A.F.)
Hon. Secretary Social Committee
Thornhill Lees
Dewsbury
30/1/44
Dear Sir,
Some time ago I was a member of the same units as yourself, namely 35 Squadron and 1652 C.U., and I was able to come in contact with you. I dont [sic] suppose for a moment that you will remember me but I had had the privilege of flying with on more than one occasion.
However, to get to the point, I was discharged from the service in September ’42 and have since become a member of the British Legion. It is in connection with this that I require your valuable assistance.
[page break]
Will you come and address a public meeting for us? The subject is your own choice; the date will be arranged to suit you, Sunday afternoon would be most suitable.
The meeting will be held in Dewsbury Town Hall and the proceedings reported to the press.
If you will do this for our local branch of the British Legion you will help it to become firmly established in this district.
Will you forward to me a list of your most suitable dates at your earliest convenience and I shall be sincerely grateful.
Yours faithfully
Eric Farmer (ex Sgt. R.A.F.)
Hon. Secretary Social Committee
Collection
Citation
E Farmer, “Letter to Leonard Cheshire from Eric Farmer,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/16888.
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