Letter to Tony Barralet from RAF Volunteer Reserve
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Letter to Tony Barralet from RAF Volunteer Reserve
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The letter advises Tony to wear uniform and stay at home until called for.
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MBarraletAF85233-210609-15
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ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE,
(PILOTS SECTION)
No. 1 LONDON TOWN CENTRE,
STAFFORDSHIRE HOUSE,
STORE STREET,
LONDON, W.C.1.
1. You are now fully mobilised in the Royal Air Force and therefore subject to Military Law. You must wear uniform at all times.
2. If you have not got your Gas Mask and uniform, please see Mr. Reed at once and get what you lack.
3. Go to your home address (as stated on your documents) and stay there until you get your written instructions, railway warrant, &c. to join a Training School. On receipt of orders you will carry them out [underlined] immediately [/underlined], i.e. go at once by the very earliest train.
4. Once mobilised, you cannot go back to business or go away to say good-byes etc. You must await further orders at your home address. These may not arrive for several days. On no account should you come to Staffordshire House to ask for orders.
5. When in uniform you must always carry your gas mask with you.
[signature]
Air Vice Marshal,
Commandant,
[underlined] No. 1 LONDON TOWN CENTRE. [/underlined]
(PILOTS SECTION)
No. 1 LONDON TOWN CENTRE,
STAFFORDSHIRE HOUSE,
STORE STREET,
LONDON, W.C.1.
1. You are now fully mobilised in the Royal Air Force and therefore subject to Military Law. You must wear uniform at all times.
2. If you have not got your Gas Mask and uniform, please see Mr. Reed at once and get what you lack.
3. Go to your home address (as stated on your documents) and stay there until you get your written instructions, railway warrant, &c. to join a Training School. On receipt of orders you will carry them out [underlined] immediately [/underlined], i.e. go at once by the very earliest train.
4. Once mobilised, you cannot go back to business or go away to say good-byes etc. You must await further orders at your home address. These may not arrive for several days. On no account should you come to Staffordshire House to ask for orders.
5. When in uniform you must always carry your gas mask with you.
[signature]
Air Vice Marshal,
Commandant,
[underlined] No. 1 LONDON TOWN CENTRE. [/underlined]
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“Letter to Tony Barralet from RAF Volunteer Reserve,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 22, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/38941.
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