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View of ScrpBk1_03-verso: English copy of letter from William H. Davison, Mayor of Kensington, to Ernest Destrubé, dated 20 March 1917.

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[start page] COPY. From Mr. W. H. Davison to E. Destrubé. ----- Mayor's Parlour. Town Hall. Kensington, W. 8. 20th March, 1917. Dear Mr. Destrubé. I have this morning heard from Colonel Barker in reply to my previous letters, which were not answered for the reason I anticipated when I saw you last, namely that he was away from duty. He writes with regard to your sons as follows: - "Yes, both Destrubés were killed. There [sic] were the most gallant fellows and I was fonder of them than anyone else in the Regiment." You may well be proud at such high testimony to the gallantry and personal character of your two sons from the Commanding Officer of their Battalion. I trust the universal esteem in which your boys were held by the men and officers of their Regiment, as well as by myself and others who met them in private life, may be some consolation to you in the heavy sorrow which their splendid sacrifice has brought upon you. Believe me, dear Mr. Destrubé. Yours very faithfully. (signed) William H. Davison. Mayor of Kensington. Raiser of Battalion. [end page]

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