Letter to Sam Brooks from RCAF Casualty Officer
Title
Letter to Sam Brooks from RCAF Casualty Officer
Description
The letter informs Sam that his son is presumed dead.
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Date
1945-10-24
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One typewritten sheet
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Identifier
EWisemanWMBrooksSW451024
Transcription
[royal canadian airforce crest]
ADDRESS REPY TO:
THE SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE FOR AIR,
OTTAWA, ONTARIO.
OUR FILE [underlined] J88793 (R-4) [/underlined]
REF. YOUR.
DATED.
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
OTTAWA, Canada, 24th October, 1945.
[underlined] REGISTERED [/underlined]
Mr. S.W. Brooks,
R.R. No. 4,
Bowmanville, Ontario.
Dear Mr. Brooks:
It is with deep regret that, in view of the lapse of time and the absence of any further information concerning your son, Pilot Officer Glenn Wesley Brooks, since he was reported missing the Air Ministry Overseas now proposes to take action to presume his death for official purposes.
When presumption of death action has been completed, you will receive official notification by registered letter.
May I extend to you and the members of your family my sincere sympathy in this time of great anxiety.
Yours sincerely, [signature] W.M. Wiseman [/signature] P/O R.C.A.F. Casualty Officer, for Chief of the Air Staff.
R.C.A.F. G.32B 500M-2-43 (3112-3199) H.Q. 885-G32B
ADDRESS REPY TO:
THE SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE FOR AIR,
OTTAWA, ONTARIO.
OUR FILE [underlined] J88793 (R-4) [/underlined]
REF. YOUR.
DATED.
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
OTTAWA, Canada, 24th October, 1945.
[underlined] REGISTERED [/underlined]
Mr. S.W. Brooks,
R.R. No. 4,
Bowmanville, Ontario.
Dear Mr. Brooks:
It is with deep regret that, in view of the lapse of time and the absence of any further information concerning your son, Pilot Officer Glenn Wesley Brooks, since he was reported missing the Air Ministry Overseas now proposes to take action to presume his death for official purposes.
When presumption of death action has been completed, you will receive official notification by registered letter.
May I extend to you and the members of your family my sincere sympathy in this time of great anxiety.
Yours sincerely, [signature] W.M. Wiseman [/signature] P/O R.C.A.F. Casualty Officer, for Chief of the Air Staff.
R.C.A.F. G.32B 500M-2-43 (3112-3199) H.Q. 885-G32B
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Citation
RCAF Casualty Officer, “Letter to Sam Brooks from RCAF Casualty Officer,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/collections/document/31150.