Telegram to Reg Miles' Mother
Title
Telegram to Reg Miles' Mother
Description
The telegram advises Reg's mother that he is missing on operations.
Creator
Date
1944-06-13
Language
Format
Two handwritten sheets
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
EOC432SqnMilesJ440713-0001, EOC432SqnMilesJ440713-0002
Transcription
POST OFFICE TELEGRAM
OFFICE STAMP TEMPLE EWELL DOVER KENT 13 JU 44
PTY C.A. MRS J MILES 6 STONEHALL LYDDEN DOVER
DEEPLY REGRET TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR SON 575931 SGT MILES R J IS
MISSING FROM AIR OPERATIONS ON THE NIGHT OF 12/13 JENE 1944
LETTER FOLLOWING PLEASE ACCEPT MY MOST PROFOUND SYMPATHY
PENDING
[page break]
RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM AIR MINISTRY NO INFORMATION
SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PRESS
OC 432 SQUADRON
OFFICE STAMP TEMPLE EWELL DOVER KENT 13 JU 44
PTY C.A. MRS J MILES 6 STONEHALL LYDDEN DOVER
DEEPLY REGRET TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR SON 575931 SGT MILES R J IS
MISSING FROM AIR OPERATIONS ON THE NIGHT OF 12/13 JENE 1944
LETTER FOLLOWING PLEASE ACCEPT MY MOST PROFOUND SYMPATHY
PENDING
[page break]
RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM AIR MINISTRY NO INFORMATION
SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PRESS
OC 432 SQUADRON
Collection
Citation
OC 432 Squadron, “Telegram to Reg Miles' Mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 23, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/29152.
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