Scripts of telegrams written and sent by Douglas Hudson to parents from prisoner of war camps

Scripts of telegrams written and sent by Douglas Hudson to parents from prisoner of war camps

Transcripts of nearly 50 telegrams between Douglas Hudson and his parents between August 1941 and November 1942.

1941

1942

Eight page handwritten document

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DELIGHTED TO HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CABLE SEVENTEENTH PARCEL AND THIRTEEN BOOKS LATEST LETTER EVERYONE TAFFES LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER TWENTY-NINTH ADVISING DESPATCH 500 CIGARETTES REPLYING BY LETTER KEEPING WELL ALL LOVE THOUGHTS WISHES DOUGLAS HUDSON 20-10-42
DELIGHTED SECOND RED CROSS PARCEL RECEIVED OCTOBER TWENTY-FOURTH INTACT COULD YOU SEND BOOK ON TEXTILE PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE ALL LOVE DOUGLAS HUDSON 26-10-42
DELIGHTED CABLE THIRTY-FIRST ACKNOWLEDGING SNAPS SELECTION BOOKS GOOD THANK YOU FOR DESPATCHING THIRD RED CROSS PARCEL YOUR SECOND RECEIVED INTACT OCTOBER TWENTY-FOURTH WELL ALL LOVE BEST WISHES DOUGLAS HODSON 3-11-42
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DELIGHTED PREPAID CABLE TWELFTH RECEIVED YESTERDAY YOUR TENTH LETTERS ARRIVE IN PERFECT SEQUENCE LATEST SEVENTY-ONE AM EXPERIMENTING WRITING LETTER TODAY REGISTERED AIRMAIL WELL ALL LOVE THOUGHTS WISHES DOUGLAS HUDSON 15-9-42
DELIGHTED CABLE TWENTY-FIFTH YOUR LATEST LETTER SEVENTY-FIVE WANTED LITTLE GIRL CORRESPONDENT SEND PHOTOS ALL LOVE THOUGHTS BEST WISHES KEEP SMILING WRITING ALWAYS DOUGLAS HUDSON 30-9-42
DELIGHTED CABLE THIRD ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT MY REGISTERED LETTER YOUR LATEST LETTER SEVENTY-SIX [deleted] seven words [/deleted] PLEASED MY JUNE LETTERS MESSAGES RECEIVED AND GLAD YOU UNDERSTAND KEEPING WELL ALL LOVE THOUGHTS BEST WISHES AS EVER DOUGLAS HUDSON 5-10-42
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ALL LOVE THOUGHTS BEST WISHES WEDDING ANNIVERSARY DOUGLAS HUDSON 4-8-42
DELIGHTED CABLE AUGUST FOURTH CONFIRMATION RECEIVER TO PAY ARRIVED SHALL SEND NEXT TELEGRAM THIS WAY AWAIT PARCELS WELL ALL LOVE
LATEST LETTER GLAD MY LETTERS AND CABLES ARE ARRIVING BEST WISHES DADS BIRTHDAY FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOOTWEAR SOAP MOST USEFUL WRITING ALWAYS WELL ALL LOVE THOUGHTS DOUGLAS HUDSON 1-9-42
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