Telegram to Norman Gorfunkle's Mother from Air Ministry
Title
Telegram to Norman Gorfunkle's Mother from Air Ministry
Description
The telegram advises that Norman is now reported dead.
Creator
Date
1942
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One typewritten sheet
Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
EAirMinGorfunckleS421210
Transcription
[deleted] CT NW 2 1260360 7 TH 1942 [/deleted] [date stamp] [inserted] GOP 10 [/inserted]
RECEIVED at Central Telegraph Office, E.C.1. 8/35 m
From GR
701 B 7/56 PM GLOUCESTER
TELEX OHMS PRIORITY 52/54 =
IMPORTANT MRS GORFUNKLE 85 MELROSE AVENUE
[missing words] NW 2 =
DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU ACCORDING TO TELEGRAM FROM INTERNATIONAL REDCROSS QUOTING GERMAN INFORMATION YOUR SON 1260360 SERGEANT GORFUNKLE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING IS NOW REPORTED MISSING BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION REPORT STATES HE LOST HIS LIFE ON 7 TH NOVEMBER 1942 LETTER FOLLOWS = RECORDS TELEX GLOUCESTER +
RECEIVED at Central Telegraph Office, E.C.1. 8/35 m
From GR
701 B 7/56 PM GLOUCESTER
TELEX OHMS PRIORITY 52/54 =
IMPORTANT MRS GORFUNKLE 85 MELROSE AVENUE
[missing words] NW 2 =
DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU ACCORDING TO TELEGRAM FROM INTERNATIONAL REDCROSS QUOTING GERMAN INFORMATION YOUR SON 1260360 SERGEANT GORFUNKLE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING IS NOW REPORTED MISSING BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION REPORT STATES HE LOST HIS LIFE ON 7 TH NOVEMBER 1942 LETTER FOLLOWS = RECORDS TELEX GLOUCESTER +
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Air Ministry, “Telegram to Norman Gorfunkle's Mother from Air Ministry,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed August 24, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/39132.
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