- Contributed byÌý
- actiondesksheffield
- People in story:Ìý
- Leonard Chambers
- Location of story:Ìý
- Sheffield and NorthAfrica.
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A5544623
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 06 September 2005
Letter from King
This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Bill Ross of the ‘Action Desk — Sheffield’ Team on behalf of Rosalind Hallam and has been added to the site with the her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
The presentation is in several parts, which will show the sequence of the communication that informed of her father’s eventual death in service.
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
The Queen and I offer you
our heartfelt sympathy in your
great sorrow.
We pray that your country's
gratitude for a life so nobly
given in its service may bring
some measure of consolation.
George R.I.
Other Parts to this story are at:
Pt 1: A5544128
Pt 2: A5544191
Pt 3: A5544272
Pt 4: A5544425
Pt 6: A5544849
Pt 7:
A5545334
Pt 8: A5545569
Pr-BR
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