Condolence telegram from squadron
Title
Condolence telegram from squadron
Description
Telegram to Bill's father from the 10 Squadron adjutant informing him that Bill did not return from an overnight operation
Date
1944-05-25
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Telegram
Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
EAdjt10SqnBrooksAH440525-0001, EAdjt10SqnBrooksAH440525-0002
Transcription
POST OFFICE TELEGRAM
OFFICE STAMP HARROW MIDDLESEX 25 MY 44
355 5.0 YO/T OHMS PTYCC 67
PRIORITY CC = MR A H BROOKS 49 THE DRIVE NORTHHARROW – MIDDX =
DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON F/SGT WILLIAM ALFRED BROOKS FAILED TO RETURN THIS MORNING FROM OPERATIONS STOP LETTER FOLLOWS STOP PLEASE ACCEPT MY PROFOUND SYMPATHY STOP ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE WIRED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY STOP PENDING RECEIPT OF WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM
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AIR MINISTRY NO INFORMATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PRESS STOP = ADJT 10 SQUADRON
OFFICE STAMP HARROW MIDDLESEX 25 MY 44
355 5.0 YO/T OHMS PTYCC 67
PRIORITY CC = MR A H BROOKS 49 THE DRIVE NORTHHARROW – MIDDX =
DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON F/SGT WILLIAM ALFRED BROOKS FAILED TO RETURN THIS MORNING FROM OPERATIONS STOP LETTER FOLLOWS STOP PLEASE ACCEPT MY PROFOUND SYMPATHY STOP ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE WIRED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY STOP PENDING RECEIPT OF WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM
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AIR MINISTRY NO INFORMATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PRESS STOP = ADJT 10 SQUADRON
Collection
Citation
“Condolence telegram from squadron,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 13, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/27175.
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