Ref NoWEA/C/F/1/4
AltRefNo0535493/04
CollectionBernard Weatherill Papers
TitleLetter from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, 11 October 1940
Name of creatorWeatherill, Bruce Bernard (1920-2007) Baron Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons
Date11 October 1940
Extent1 item
DescriptionLetter from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, 11 October 1940. Contains a description of his interview by the Board of Officers, who only accepted two of the older men, but asked after Weatherill's family and wanted to see him in a month's time. Also he describes a night training exercise, an increase in barrack duties and the discovery of a new canteen in Oxford run by the 'elite'. Includes a note to his mother.
NotesPrevious reference number: WEA/C F1/4 : 0535493/04
SubjectInterviews
Army
Training
Army
Training
Army
PhysicalDescription1 document (5 pp and envelope). Ink on paper
Related OrganisationArmy, Board of Officers
Related PlaceOxford, Oxfordshire
Associated PersonWeatherill family
Associated PlaceCowley Barracks, Oxford
CategoryCorrespondence
Access conditionsThis 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).
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