Ref NoWEA/C/F/2/9
AltRefNo0535494/09
CollectionBernard Weatherill Papers
TitleLetter from Jack Weatherill to his parents at home, 18 October 1942
Name of creatorWeatherill, Bruce Bernard (1920-2007) Baron Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons
Date18 October 1942
Extent1 item
DescriptionLetter from Jack Weatherill (Bruce Bernard Weatherill) to his parents at home, 18 October 1942. Refers to a trip to Cape Town to see Aunt Menie and the warm welcome he recieved. He gives an account of his friend, Max, who is visiting Nepal and praises the Gurkha soldiers. Includes a photograph of his men.
NotesPrevious reference number: WEA/C F2/9 : 0535494/09
SubjectSoldiers
Gurkha
Gurkhas
PhysicalDescription1 document (4pp, 1 photograph and envelope). Ink on paper
Related PersonGowland, A. Menie (fl 1942)
Related PlaceCape Town, South Africa
Nepal
Associated PersonWeatherill, Bernard B. (1883-1962), tailor
Weatherill, A. Gertrude (1886-1966), nee Creak
Associated PlaceNira, Maharashtra, India
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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