Letter from Harold Fry's father to under-secretary of state at Air Ministry

Letter from Harold Fry's father to under-secretary of state at Air Ministry

Replies to previous letter and while held out hope now concluded as eight months had passed that their son had lost his life.

1944-10-19

One page typewritten letter

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159, South Park Drive,
ILFORD, Essex.

19th October, 1944.

The Under-Secretary of State,
Air Ministry (P.4 (Cas.),
73/77 Oxford Street,
LONDON, W.1.

[underlined] Your Ref.P.413129/7/P.4.B.6. [/underlined]

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 17th instant regarding my missing son, Acting Flight Lieutenant H.L.Fry, I am very sorry to state that I have not received any evidence of his survival.

I have read and heard of many men who have turned up after being missing for some months, and my wife and I have been hoping that our son and some other members of the air-crew would still put in an appearance. Although it is over 8 months since he was reported missing we have never given up hope entirely, but I suppose we must now face the tragic fact that we have lost a dearly loved gallant son in the prime of his manhood.

I thank you for intimating that further information or details which may come to the knowledge of the Air Ministry will be conveyed to me.

I remain, Sir,

Yours faithfully,

Leonard Fry