Letter from Red Cross to Donald Baker's mother
Title
Letter from Red Cross to Donald Baker's mother
Description
Confirms that message was sent to her quoting a message from her son that said from senior British officer, Stalag Luft 3 on behalf of her son that there was no truth in any information of his death.
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Date
1942-08-20
Contributor
Anne-Marie Watson
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Format
One page typewritten document
Language
Identifier
SBakerDA19210428v20087
Temporal Coverage
Transcription
Southern Rhodesia Central Council Branch
OF THE
BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
CHAIRMAN:
WM. BROWN ESQ.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY,
G.E. CLARKSON
HEADQUARTERS:
KING’S CRESCENT, SALISBURY.
TELEPHONE 3481. BOX 1406.
August 20th, 1942
Mrs C Baker
Charlton
[Underlined] INYAZURA. [/underlined]
Dear Madam,
This is to confirm the Message we have sent to you this morning through the Inyazura Post Office, quoting the message received from your son; please find copy of Cable below.
“Received message Senior British Officer, Stalagluft 3, on behalf of Donald Baker. Please transmit (quote) Charles Baker, Charlton Inyazura; No truth in any information of my death, am alive and very well. Love Donald.”
Although you had already received this good news, it is pleasing for us to be able to send you this recent news from himself.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Underlined] SECRETARY. [/underlined]
OF THE
BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
CHAIRMAN:
WM. BROWN ESQ.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY,
G.E. CLARKSON
HEADQUARTERS:
KING’S CRESCENT, SALISBURY.
TELEPHONE 3481. BOX 1406.
August 20th, 1942
Mrs C Baker
Charlton
[Underlined] INYAZURA. [/underlined]
Dear Madam,
This is to confirm the Message we have sent to you this morning through the Inyazura Post Office, quoting the message received from your son; please find copy of Cable below.
“Received message Senior British Officer, Stalagluft 3, on behalf of Donald Baker. Please transmit (quote) Charles Baker, Charlton Inyazura; No truth in any information of my death, am alive and very well. Love Donald.”
Although you had already received this good news, it is pleasing for us to be able to send you this recent news from himself.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Underlined] SECRETARY. [/underlined]
Collection
Citation
Southern Rhodesia Council of British Red Cross, “Letter from Red Cross to Donald Baker's mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 16, 2021, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/25832.
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