Letter to Reg Wilson's Father

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Title

Letter to Reg Wilson's Father

Description

The letter from the padre at Reg's base expresses sympathy regarding his disappearance whilst on active duty.

Creator

Date

1944-01-24

Temporal Coverage

Language

Format

One double sided handwritten letter

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Contributor

Identifier

EAtkinsEGWilsonM440124-0001, EAtkinsEGWilsonM440124-0002

Transcription

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R.A.F. Station,
Pocklington,
[underlined] YORK. [/underlined]

24/1/44.

Dear Mr Wilson,

I feel that I must write to express my deep sympathy with you at this time of anxiety.

In some ways yours seems the hardest part – just writing & wondering day by day what has happened.

We all hope that your son is alive & well, though maybe a prisoner-of-war, but it is too early yet for any news to have come through.

In the meantime, in these difficult

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days of suspense may you be enabled to have a quiet confidence in God, & so know that inward peace that springs from committing ourselves & those we love into His Hands.

My prayers are with you & him.

May God bless you & make His face to shine upon you, & grant to you all needed patience & strength.

Yours very Sincerely,

E.C. Atkins (Padre)

Citation

REV EC Atkins, “Letter to Reg Wilson's Father,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/35634.

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