Letter to Geoffrey North's father concerning pathfinder badge

Letter to Geoffrey North's father concerning pathfinder badge

Letter to R North from RAF Graveley covering enclosure of certificate for permanent award of Path Finder Force badge. Note of regret that there is no new of his son's crew.

IBCC Digital Archive

1945-03-12

Andy Hamilton

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One-page typewritten document

EBarrNorthR450312

[embossed stamp]

Royal Air Force,
Graveley,
Hunts.

Ref: 35S/C.68/174/P.1. 12th March, 1945.

Dear Mr. North,

I am enclosing a certificate for the permanent award of the Path Finder Force Badge to your Son, which no doubt you would like to keep for him.

I regret that we still have had no news of your Son’s crew.

Yours faithfully,
[signature]
Flight Lieutenant, Adjutant,
for,
[underlined] Squadron Commander [/underlined]

Mr. R. North,
Karind Boundstone,
[underlined] Farnham, Surrey. [/underlined]

[inserted] [underlined] Acknowledged 17 . 3 . 45. [/underlined][/inserted]