Letter to Arnold Christian's Wife

Letter to Arnold Christian's Wife

The letter advises that her husband is now considered to have lost his life.

1942-01-13

One double sided typewritten sheet with handwritten annotations

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.

SChristianAL29160v10064-0001, SChristianAL29160v10064-0002

[Air Ministry crest]

AIR MINISTRY,
[deleted] LONDON, W.C.2. [/deleted]
STROUD, Glos.

TELEPHONE: [deleted] HOLBORN 3434 [/deleted] [inserted] Stroud 770 [/inserted]
Extn 519

Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
and the following number quoted:-
A.226676/41/Accts,15(a).

13th January, 1942.

Madam,

With reference to this department’s letter of 9th June, 1941, I am directed to refer, with regret, to the notification that your husband is presumed to have lost his life, and to inform you that, in consequence, the temporary allowance in issue to you will cease with the payment due on 1st January, 1942.

I am to add that information as to the payment of any pension for which you may be eligible will be communicated to you by the Ministry of Pensions, Awards VI, Norcross, Blackpool, Lancs.

It should also be mentioned for your guidance that widow’s pension, if payable, is issued in arrear, whereas the temporary allowance you have been receiving has been issued monthly in advance.

/The decision

Mrs. C.A. Christian,
556, Banbury Road,
North Oxford.

[National Scheme for Disabled Men crest]

[page break]

-2-

The decision regarding [deleted] the [/deleted] [inserted] any [/inserted] revision of the education allowance granted to you in respect of your son Brian Arnold, will be conveyed to you direct by the Ministry of Pensions [inserted] to whom the receipts forwarded with your letter of the 12th inst. have been sent [/inserted]

I am, Madam,
Your obedient Servant,

[signature]

for Director of Accounts.