This is a letter that was sent to my Grandmother and my mother (Barbara) who would have been 5 years old, in 1941 whilst on his journey East. He was a gunner in the royal artillery. He obviously could not disclose his whereabouts for security reasons, but the letter does give an insight into life on board. I know that he sailed from Glasgow heading to Freetown. Unfortunately he was captured in 1942 and was in Bandoeng POW Camp in Java. He was moved to Japan via Singapore in 1943 where he lost his life in a POW camp there. My Grandmother, Mary, kept the letter along with other cards and drawings that he sent to her from the camps. He was a sign writer by trade and did some incredible drawings whilst held captive.
