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WEA - Bernard Weatherill Papers
- C - Personal Papers
  - F - Family letters between Jack Weatherill, his family and close friends, November 1937 - June 1949
    - 1 - Family letters from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, September 1940 - October 1942

Ref No	WEA/C/F/1/20
AltRefNo	0535493/20
Collection	Bernard Weatherill Papers
Title	Letter from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, 23 June 1941
Name of creator	Weatherill, Bruce Bernard (1920-2007) Baron Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons
Date	23 June 1941
Extent	1 item
Description	Letter from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, 23 June 1941. Comments on the latest war news and sees the invasion of Russia as a 'turning point'. Describes his present duties, while the rest of the squadron is away on exercises, including ensuring adequate supplies of beer for the men and whiskey for the officers, and having dinner with the Colonel. He also describes the activities of 'Panda' Paine the divisional artist.
Notes	Previous reference number: WEA/C F1/20 : 0535493/20
Subject	Army
	Training
	Beer
	Whisky
	Alcohol
	Artists
PhysicalDescription	1 document (4pp and envelope) Ink on paper
Related Person	Paine, 'Panda' (fl 1941), soldier and artist
Associated Person	Weatherill family
Associated Place	Thorpe Mandeville Manor, Northamptonshire
Category	Correspondence
Access conditions	This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
Copyright	Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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