Telegram to AB Geach from Air Ministry
Title
Telegram to AB Geach from Air Ministry
Description
The telegram is written to David Geach's father and confirms via the International Red Cross that he has been taken prisoner.
Creator
Date
1944-05-22
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two printed sheets
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EAirMinGeachAB440522-0001,
EAirMinGeachAB440522-0002
EAirMinGeachAB440522-0002
Transcription
POST OFFICE TELEGRAM [OFFICE STAMP] STRATFORD 23 MY 44
8.18 LONDON TELEX OHMS 48
(PRIORITY CC ) A B GEACH ESQ 4 UPPERTON RD PLAISTOW E 13 =
FROM AIR MINISTRY 77 OXFORD ST PC 568 22/5/44
INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL RED
CROSS COMMITTEE CONFIRM THAT YOUR SON F/SGT DAVID
GILBERT GEACH IS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMAN HANDS
[page break]
LETTER CONFIRMING THIS TELEGRAM FOLLOWS = 1751 B +
4 13 77 PC 568 22/5/44 1751 B + +
8.18 LONDON TELEX OHMS 48
(PRIORITY CC ) A B GEACH ESQ 4 UPPERTON RD PLAISTOW E 13 =
FROM AIR MINISTRY 77 OXFORD ST PC 568 22/5/44
INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL RED
CROSS COMMITTEE CONFIRM THAT YOUR SON F/SGT DAVID
GILBERT GEACH IS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMAN HANDS
[page break]
LETTER CONFIRMING THIS TELEGRAM FOLLOWS = 1751 B +
4 13 77 PC 568 22/5/44 1751 B + +
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Air Ministry, “Telegram to AB Geach from Air Ministry,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 4, 2023, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/18739.
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