Telegram to William Norman's sister

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Title

Telegram to William Norman's sister

Description

The telegram sent by RAF Wickenby to William's sister when he failed to return from an operation.

Creator

Date

1944-10-05

Temporal Coverage

Language

Format

One two page telegram

Rights

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Contributor

Identifier

EAeroWickenBrennanW441005-0001, EAeroWickenBrennanW441005-0002

Transcription

POST [Crest] OFFICE TELEGRAM

No. 168

[postmark] 5 OC 44 [/postmark]

12.45 LI\J OHMS

2.40m Priority CC

From SigP

Priority CC Mrs W. Brinnan. Elvin Bungalow Seaton Village.
New Seaham Seaham

Regret to inform you that your brother 1594453 Sgt William Christian Norman air-gunner is missing from air operations night 4\5 Oct 44 please accept my deepest sympathy

[page break]

2/

Letter follows pending receipt of written notification from the air ministry and no information should be given to the press.

Area Notitices [sic] Wickenby

Collection

Citation

RAF Wickenby, “Telegram to William Norman's sister,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/42398.

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