Letter to Reg Wilson's Father
Title
Letter to Reg Wilson's Father
Description
The letter advises Reg's father that £5 8 shillings are being deducted from his son's pay to reimburse Germany in case they pay him his arrears.
Creator
Date
1945-04-19
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One double sided typewritten sheet
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Contributor
Identifier
EAirMinWilsonWJ450419-0001, EAirMinWilsonWJ450419-0002
Transcription
[Air Ministry crest]
AIR MINISTRY,
[deleted] LONDON, S.W.1 [/deleted]
2, Seville Street,
Knightsbridge,
London, S.W.1.
TELEPHONE: [deleted] ABBEY 3411 [/deleted] [inserted] Sloane 3467 [/inserted]
Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
and the following number quoted:- K.27330/44/Accts. 16A POW.
19 April, 1945.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter of 16th April, 1945, and to inform you that deductions of £5 8s. 0d. a month are continuing to be made from your son’s pay so that his account will not fall into debt in the possible event of the German Government deciding to pay him the arrears due to him.
I am to explain however that these deductions are provisional only, and are subject to adjustment on his repatriation when he will be able to give details of the actual payments he has received from the German Government.
The enquiry regarding your son’s post office savings book is being referred
/to
Mr. W.J. Wilson,
38, Joydon Drive,
Chadwell Heath,
Romford,
Essex.
[National Scheme for Disabled Men crest]
[page break]
to the Department concerned and a further letter on the subject will be forwarded to you as soon as possible.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
for Director of Accounts.
AIR MINISTRY,
[deleted] LONDON, S.W.1 [/deleted]
2, Seville Street,
Knightsbridge,
London, S.W.1.
TELEPHONE: [deleted] ABBEY 3411 [/deleted] [inserted] Sloane 3467 [/inserted]
Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
and the following number quoted:- K.27330/44/Accts. 16A POW.
19 April, 1945.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter of 16th April, 1945, and to inform you that deductions of £5 8s. 0d. a month are continuing to be made from your son’s pay so that his account will not fall into debt in the possible event of the German Government deciding to pay him the arrears due to him.
I am to explain however that these deductions are provisional only, and are subject to adjustment on his repatriation when he will be able to give details of the actual payments he has received from the German Government.
The enquiry regarding your son’s post office savings book is being referred
/to
Mr. W.J. Wilson,
38, Joydon Drive,
Chadwell Heath,
Romford,
Essex.
[National Scheme for Disabled Men crest]
[page break]
to the Department concerned and a further letter on the subject will be forwarded to you as soon as possible.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
for Director of Accounts.
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Air Ministry, “Letter to Reg Wilson's Father,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/35633.
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