Telegram to Denis Kelly's wife
Title
Telegram to Denis Kelly's wife
Description
Informing her that Denis Kelly had been admitted to sick quarters at RAF Waddington on 24 June 1944 as he suffered a slight concussion while on air operations in Lancaster.
Date
1944-06-27
Language
Format
One page telegram
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EAirMinKellyP440627
Transcription
[underlined] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
TELEGRAPH [/underlined]
[date stamp]
MELBNE IOO/I 5p POSTAL ACK DELIVERY PERSONAL
MRS D V KELLY 88 ADDISON ST
ELWOOD VIC
418751 FLIGHT SGT D V KELLY SLIGHTLY INJURED STOP
REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR HUSBAND FLIGHT SGT DENIS VAUGHAN KELLY WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND ADMITTED TO STATION SICK QUARTERS AT WADDINGTON IN UNITED KINGDOM ON 24th JUNE 1944 SUFFERING SLIGHT CONCUSSION RECEIVED AS RESULT OF AIR OPERATIONS STOP KNOWN DETAILS HE WAS MEMBER OF CREW LANCASTER AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS ENGAGED ON OPERATIONS WHEN HIS INJURY WAS RECEIVED STOP AS INJURIES ONLY SLIGHT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS ANTICIPATED
AIR FORCE 391 [missing words]
TELEGRAPH [/underlined]
[date stamp]
MELBNE IOO/I 5p POSTAL ACK DELIVERY PERSONAL
MRS D V KELLY 88 ADDISON ST
ELWOOD VIC
418751 FLIGHT SGT D V KELLY SLIGHTLY INJURED STOP
REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR HUSBAND FLIGHT SGT DENIS VAUGHAN KELLY WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND ADMITTED TO STATION SICK QUARTERS AT WADDINGTON IN UNITED KINGDOM ON 24th JUNE 1944 SUFFERING SLIGHT CONCUSSION RECEIVED AS RESULT OF AIR OPERATIONS STOP KNOWN DETAILS HE WAS MEMBER OF CREW LANCASTER AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS ENGAGED ON OPERATIONS WHEN HIS INJURY WAS RECEIVED STOP AS INJURIES ONLY SLIGHT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS ANTICIPATED
AIR FORCE 391 [missing words]
Collection
Citation
“Telegram to Denis Kelly's wife,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 23, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/18457.
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