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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/1/4
AltRefNo
0535493/04
Collection
Bernard Weatherill Papers
Title
Letter from Jack Weatherill to 'everyone' at home, 11 October 1940
Name of creator
Weatherill, Bruce Bernard (1920-2007) Baron Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons
Date
11 October 1940
Extent
1 item
Description
Letter 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.
Notes
Previous reference number: WEA/C F1/4 : 0535493/04
Subject
Interviews
Army
Training
Army
Training
Army
PhysicalDescription
1 document (5 pp and envelope). Ink on paper
Related Organisation
Army, Board of Officers
Related Place
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Associated Person
Weatherill family
Associated Place
Cowley Barracks, Oxford
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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