Telegram to Mervyn Adder's father from the Air Ministry
Title
Telegram to Mervyn Adder's father from the Air Ministry
Description
Regrets to inform him that according to information from Red Cross, his son Pilot Officer Mervyn Adder was believed to have lost his life.
Creator
Date
1944-07-24
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sided printed telegram form
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SAdderM175073v10113
Transcription
[missing letters]ORITY
POST [crest] OFFICE
TELEGRAM
No. 677 OFFICE STAMP
[indecipherable letters/numbers]
Prefix. Time handed in. Office of origin and Service Instructions. Words.
36
TS 236 3/45 LONDON TELEX OHMS 75/73
[rubber stamp]
From – To –
(PRIORITY CC) A ADDER ESQ 153 ALBERT AVE. ANLABY RD HULL YORKS =
FROM AIR MINISTRY 77 OXFORD ST W1 PC 206 24/7/44 DEEPLY REGRET TO ADVISE YOU THAT ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE YOUR SON P/O MERVYN ADDER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE LOST HIS LIFE AS THE RESULT OF AIR
[page break]
Charges to pay
– s. – d.
RECEIVED
POST [crest] OFFICE
677 No. [rubber stamp 24 JY 44]
– m – m
From TS To –
OPERATIONS ON 15/3/44 STOP THE AIR COUNCIL EXPRESS THEIR PROFOUND SYMPATHY STOP LETTER FOLLOWS SHORTLY STOP UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE STOP = 1253 B +
[deleted] W 1 ONE PC 206 ONE 24/7/44 15/3/44 1253 B ONE [/deleted]
For free [indecipherable words] TELEGRAMS ENQUIRY or call, with this this form at office of delivery. Other enquiries should be accompanied by this form, and, if possible, the envelope
POST [crest] OFFICE
TELEGRAM
No. 677 OFFICE STAMP
[indecipherable letters/numbers]
Prefix. Time handed in. Office of origin and Service Instructions. Words.
36
TS 236 3/45 LONDON TELEX OHMS 75/73
[rubber stamp]
From – To –
(PRIORITY CC) A ADDER ESQ 153 ALBERT AVE. ANLABY RD HULL YORKS =
FROM AIR MINISTRY 77 OXFORD ST W1 PC 206 24/7/44 DEEPLY REGRET TO ADVISE YOU THAT ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE YOUR SON P/O MERVYN ADDER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE LOST HIS LIFE AS THE RESULT OF AIR
[page break]
Charges to pay
– s. – d.
RECEIVED
POST [crest] OFFICE
677 No. [rubber stamp 24 JY 44]
– m – m
From TS To –
OPERATIONS ON 15/3/44 STOP THE AIR COUNCIL EXPRESS THEIR PROFOUND SYMPATHY STOP LETTER FOLLOWS SHORTLY STOP UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE STOP = 1253 B +
[deleted] W 1 ONE PC 206 ONE 24/7/44 15/3/44 1253 B ONE [/deleted]
For free [indecipherable words] TELEGRAMS ENQUIRY or call, with this this form at office of delivery. Other enquiries should be accompanied by this form, and, if possible, the envelope
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Air Ministry, “Telegram to Mervyn Adder's father from the Air Ministry,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 25, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/33215.
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