Papers of Victor William Lander From: Letter in the AtticFrom: UpNextSeries consists of letters and documents relating to Victor William Lander and his family.Date of creation 1916-1956 License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND) Reference number LIA/34/1 No CommentsStart the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this pageYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Postcard sent to Emilia 'Millie' Mary Steel, later Lander (Victor Lander's mother) from her brother Lance Corporal Alfred John Steel ('Jack') from France LIA/34/1/01front of the postcard shows painted leaves flowers and trees and the inscription 'Offert par l'Amitie'. AJS thanks EMS for her gift of tomatoes and 'ciggs' and says that although they have been there for a fortnight they 'cannot get good rations yet'. Letter sent to Emilia 'Millie' Mary Steel, later Lander (Victor Lander's mother) from her brother Lance Corporal Alfred John Steel ('Jack') from France LIA/34/1/02EMS was in service in Brighton at the time of this letter either at 117 Marine Parade or at 27 Sussex Square. AJS was serving in France as a Lance Corporal with 120th Railway Company Royal Engineers. From the letter he had obviously recently been on a short home leave and EMS had gone to ... National Identity Card for Victor William Lander LIA/34/1/03Card shows VWL's address as 25 Fletching Road, Brighton and is signed by his father, Percy W Lander. Baptism Certificate for Victor William Lander LIA/34/1/04From St Mark's Church, Brighton. Brighton Evacuation Scheme label and travel warrant for Victor Lander LIA/34/1/05VWL's address is given as 42 Whitehawk Road and the Assembly Clace as 22 Whitehawk. Letter from Sergeant Kenneth Ealy Oclee to his friend Leading Aircraftman Percy John Lander LIA/34/1/06The letter describes life in the mess and looks forward to leave. Kenneth Ealy Oclee was shot down and killed three days after the letter was sent on 22 March, he was 19 years old. KEO was a rear gunner flying in Handley Page Halifax aircraft of No 158 Squadron RAF. The squadron was ... Letter from the management of J Lyons and Company Ltd to Emilia Mary Lander LIA/34/1/07The letter thanks EML for her work during the war. She worked in Lyons teashop in North Street, Brighton. The letter is from head office in Orchard Street, London, W1. Map of Brighton, showing historical information about the town, given to Victor Lander during a visit to the Royal Pavilion LIA/34/1/08 Letter from Howard Johnson MP to Emilia Mary Lander thanking her for her efforts in helping the Conservative Party at the General Election LIA/34/1/09The letter was sent from the House of Commons and invites EML to a celebratory party on the lawns of the Brighton Pavilion. National identity card for Victor William Lander LIA/34/1/10Card includes picture of Victor William Lander and is signed by the headmaster of Whitehawk County Secondary Boy's School which VWL attended, as a sponsor. VWL's address is listed as 25 Fletching Road, Brighton.
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