Telegram to Robert Palmers father from the air ministry

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Title

Telegram to Robert Palmers father from the air ministry

Description

Informs him that his son was reported to have lost his life. as a result of air operations on 24 December 1944.

Date

1945-09-10

Temporal Coverage

Language

Format

Two sided printed telegram form on two album pages

Rights

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Contributor

Identifier

PPalmerRAM17010039, PPalmerRAM17010040

Transcription

POST [crest] OFFICE TELEGRAM

[postmark]

12.35 LONDON CTO 60

PRIORITY CC A PALMER ESQ 52 BELLMAN AVE
GRAVESEND KENT =

FROM AIRMINISTRY 73=77 OXFORD ST W 1 OX 111 DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON A/S/LDR ROBERT ANTHONY MAURICE PALMER VC DFC AND BAR IS REPORTED TO HAVE LOST HIS LIFE AS THE RESULT OF AIR OPERATIONS ON 24/12/44 THE AIR COUNCIL EXPRESS THEIR PROFOUND

[page break]

SYMPATHY LETTER FOLLOWS SHORTLY =

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE +

52 OX 111 ONE GP 24/12/44 73=77 1 + +

Citation

Under Secretary of State, “Telegram to Robert Palmers father from the air ministry,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/38233.

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