| Ref No | WEA/C/F/2 |
| AltRefNo | 0535494 |
| Collection | Bernard Weatherill Papers |
| Title | Family letters from Jack Weatherill to his parents at home, September 1940 - December 1943 |
| Name of creator | Weatherill, Bruce Bernard (1920-2007) Baron Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Date | 13/09/1940-25/12/1943 |
| Extent | 52 documents |
| Description | Family letters from Jack Weatherill (Bruce Bernard Weatherill) to his parents at home, September 1940 - December 1943. The bulk of these letters date from the period after October 1942, when his sisters had left home and Weatherill deceided to write to his parents, rather than to 'everyone' at home. In this respect they follow on from the series catalogued as WEA/C F1. The subject matter is very similar, though relating to his army life in India, with some comments on the progress of the war elsewhere. There are also more comments on the life of the family, such as his sister Barbara's engagement. He continues to write weekly, but it is clear that the postal service continues to be erratic and he commonly complains of the difficulties of writing becuase of the amount of noise from his colleagues and the quantities of flying insects. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: WEA/C F2 : 0535494 |
| Subject | Training |
| Training |
| Food |
| Clothing |
| Army |
| Armed Forces |
| Transport |
| polishing |
| equipment |
| Army |
| Armyofficer |
| regiments |
| Army |
| postalservices |
| insects |
| PhysicalDescription | 52 documents. Most of the letters are airmail letters written in ink, though several are written in pencil. Only a few envelopes have survived. There are also postcards and airgraphs copies which appear to have been issued to troops on a regular basis. Th |
| Related Organisation | India Army |
| Related Place | India |
| Associated Person | Weatherill, Bernard B. (1883-1962), tailor |
| Weatherill, A. Gertrude (1886-1966), nee Creak |
| Associated Place | Gulunche Camp, Nira, India |
| Poonamallee, Chennai, India |
| Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Bengaluru, India |
| Merrow, Surrey |
| 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. |
| Level | SubSubSeries |