Air letter
Mrs Walsh
via
Stoneyford
25/1/45 45 Sycamore Ave.
Burnely Lanes
Dear
Mrs Walsh,
I hope you will
forgive me writing to you again, I can only plead as an excuse, my anxiety as
one mother to another. I know you have your own grief and anxiety also, and you
have my deepest sympathy since the terrible time our sons were reported
missing. However two days ago I had a letter from Mrs Forrester, in which she
says you have written her stating that you heard of a boy named Jowett being
found in a
German prison, after being lost for
over twelve months. Would it be asking too much if I asked you if you would give me all the
details, where this story came from and who told you? I should be very glad to
trace any possibilities of it being true, I know what a cruel disappointment
you suffered last Christmas, and quite possibly this is only a coincidence in
names, but I would like to prove it either one way or another. The Red Cross
say they can find no trace of them, but obviously this boy has not been found
either. Did you hear of any other names, there is
Jowett, Thirkettle, Combes, Carthew and Rolfe. And as
you know whether a P.O.W. wrote to Australia from a camp mentioning this boy, I
am asking a lot I know, but if it will save you any trouble ,
if you could give me the address of the person who told you , I will write to
them, I cannot leave any stone unturned which will give me any news, he is all
I have Mrs Walsh. I have had a few letters from Dorothy Westbrook, Cyrils' friend , and the first
leave she gets she is coming to see me. She gave me your address and I wrote
some months ago, but do not know whether you received it or not. Her brother
was shot down over the Rhur about a month ago, but
managed to limp into
Yours very sincerely
Evelyn
Sender's name and address
E.
Lanes