Air Council letter to John's mother

Air Council letter to John's mother

Standard letter expressing their regrets at John being reported missing.

1944-02-26

One typewritten letter

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.

EEvansCHarrisonA440226-0001, EEvansCHarrisonA440226-0002

AIR MINISTRY,
(Casualty Branch),
73-77 OXFORD STREET,
London, W.1.

P.413926/7/P.4.A.2.

26 February, 1944.

Sir,

I am commanded by the Air Council to express to you their great regret on learning that your son, Sergeant John Cyril Harrison, Royal Air Force, is missing as the result of air operations on the night of 19/20th February, 1944, when a Lancaster aircraft in which he was flying as rear gunner set out to bomb Leipzig and was not heard from again.

This does not necessarily mean that he is killed or wounded, and if he is a prisoner of war he should be able to communicate with you in due course. Meanwhile enquiries are being made through the International Red Crass Committee, and as soon as any definite news is received you will be at once informed.

/If any

A. Harrison, Esq.,
27, Brookside,
Collingham Bridge,
Near Leeds.

[page break]

If any information regarding your son is received by you from any source you are requested to be kind enough to communicate it immediately to the Air Ministry.

The Air Council desire me to convey to you their sympathy in your present anxiety.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Charles Evans