Telegram to Mrs B H Gard
Title
Telegram to Mrs B H Gard
Description
Informs her that her son, Sergeant Ronald Leslie Guard [sic] failed to return from operations on night of 14/15 February 1945.
Date
1945-02-15
Language
Format
Two page printed telegram form
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Contributor
Identifier
EOC463SqnGardBH450215
Transcription
POST OFFICE TELEGRAM
OFFICE STAMP PETERSFIELD HANTS. 15 FEB 1945
120 5.19 LI/T OHMS CC 63
(PRIORITY – CC) MRS B H GUARD 112 RUSHES ROAD PETERSFIELD HANTS =
DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON
1852481 SGT RONALD LESLIE GUARD FAILED TO RETURN
FROM OPERATIONS ON THE NIGHT OF 14/15 FEBRUARY 1945
STOP PLEASE* ACCEPT MY MOST PROFOUND
SYMPATHY LETTER FOLLOWS STOP PENDING RECEIPT OF
[page break]
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM AIR MINISTRY NO
INFORMATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PRESS =
OC 463 RAAF SQUADRON +
OFFICE STAMP PETERSFIELD HANTS. 15 FEB 1945
120 5.19 LI/T OHMS CC 63
(PRIORITY – CC) MRS B H GUARD 112 RUSHES ROAD PETERSFIELD HANTS =
DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON
1852481 SGT RONALD LESLIE GUARD FAILED TO RETURN
FROM OPERATIONS ON THE NIGHT OF 14/15 FEBRUARY 1945
STOP PLEASE* ACCEPT MY MOST PROFOUND
SYMPATHY LETTER FOLLOWS STOP PENDING RECEIPT OF
[page break]
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM AIR MINISTRY NO
INFORMATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PRESS =
OC 463 RAAF SQUADRON +
Collection
Citation
Officer Commanding 463 RAAF Squadron, “Telegram to Mrs B H Gard,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 27, 2023, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/31561.
Item Relations
This item has no relations.