27 Jul 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Tue, 2012-01-17 22:51
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Date(s) of events described:
Thu, 27 Jul 1944
Mrs. Dora ('Lannie') Lanchester, wife of Jack Lanchester, one of the two Camp dentists, receives a letter from Mrs. Frank Thornwaite, of Derrinallum, Australia, dated July 31, 1943.
The letter gives news of her son Bill, who has been evacuated into Mrs. Thornwaite's care. Bill has done well at school and arrangements are being made to send him to university.
Source:
John Lanchester, Family Romance, 2007, 194-195
