telegramphotograph
Accession Number NWHRM : 24A.13
Description
Telegram sent from the Adjutant of the 4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment, 1st September 1939 with the message ' Priority. Commanding Fourth Norfolks, Gt Yarmouth. Mobilize. Adjutant.'
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This telegram with its stark message at the beginning of the Second world War is particulaly poignant with hindsight, as the 4th Battalion was one of the three Royal Norfolk battalions to be sent to Singapore and its men became Far East Prisoners of War.
Creation Date
1.9.1939
Measurements
132 mm
Department
Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum
Inscription
Priority. Commanding Fourth Norfolks, Gt Yarmouth. Mobilize. Adjutant.
