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Description: | Correspondence relating to a Union Flag, which was taken by a soldier of A Coy of the 4th Battn of the Lincs Regt from the Odean Theatre at Lowestoft, Suffolk. The flag was autographed by the men of A Coy and it remained with the 4th Battn throughout the campaign to liberate Europe, 1944-1945. Letter from W B Underdown, Manager of the Odeon Theatre, Lowestoft, to Lt J A Bent. Thanks him for offering to return the “Odeon Union Jack”, but considers that it would be better if the men of A Company of the 4th Battn kept it. “Believe me Sir, when I say I bear this person no ill will, for it shows his patriotic spirit, when he took it, and to think it has travelled through Normandy, Belgium, Holland and now flies outside your Companies Head Quarters in Germany....”
Odeon Theatre, London Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, 16 Jul 1945. Letter from W B Underdown, proprietor of the Anchor Hotel, Lowestoft, to Lt J A Bent. Thanks him for the gift of the Union Flag.
Anchor Hotel, High Street, Lowestoft, 4 Jul 1916.
Letter from J Jarratt, London Theatre Controller for Odean Theatres Limited, to Lt J A Bent. Informs him that Mr Underdown has forwarded the Union Flag to him. “This will be given an honoured position in the vestibule of the Odeon Theatre, Lowestoft so that all can see it, and I should like to say how much your action is appreciated in returning the flag to us.”
Albion House, Bucknall Street, London. 18 Jul 1946.
Newspaper article concerning the Lowestoft Union Flag. | Subjects: | Military | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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