[Top left corner] R.A.A.F. Form A.22 (Revised May, 1942) (R.A.F. Form 9-6 A) (S.575A. (Naval).)                              

[Top right corner] Office Serial No.

[Large title, centred] MESSAGE FORM   



[Italicised] Call and Pref:-

IN

OUT

POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

[Stamp, reads:] RECORDED IN REGISTER By [handwritten signature, red ink, illegible.] [handwritten, red ink:] F/Sql[.] 8/2/43[.]

No. of Groups[:] GR

Office Date Stamp. [response handwritten, blue ink:] Enc 22a

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(Above this line is for Signals use only.)

DELIVERY PERSONAL.                    

TO [Asterisk] MR. F.K. STALLARD, 29 VICTORIA STREET, EAST MAITLAND. N.S.W.

FROM [Asterisk] AIR BOARD, MELBOURNE           

Originator's Number. P.A. 798

Date. 8/FEB

In reply to Number and Date. [no response.]

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DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT IT HAS NOW BEEN PRESUMED FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES

THAT THE DEATH OF YOUR SON SERGEANT CYRIL JOHN STALLARD OCCURRED ON THIRTEENTH JULY 1942(.) THE MINISTER FOR AIR JOINS WITH AIR BOARD IN EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY.

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TO: POSTMASTER

P.A. REQUEST ADVISE AIR BOARD BY COLLECT TELEGRAM WHEN ACCOMPANYING WAR CASUALTY TELEGRAM ADDRESSED TO [no response] HAS BEEN DELIVERED[.]

FROM: AIR BOARD.

[Handwritten initials, illegible.]

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[This portion of the page is divided into boxes.]

[Box 1.]                                                                                                                  

This message must be sent AS WRITTEN and may NOT be sent by W/T.

Signature [handwritten signature, illegible.]

[Under this box is a table. The headings of the columns are respectively: 'System in.', 'Time in.', 'Reader.', 'Sender.']

[Box 2.]

This message must be sent INCYPHER and may [blank space] be sent by W/T.

Signature

[handwritten multiple 'slash' marks across the box.]

[Under this box is a table. The headings of the columns are respectively: 'System out.', 'Time out.', 'Reader.', 'Sender.']

[Box 3.]

Originator's Instructions [asterisk] Degree of Priority [asterisk]. [handwritten line, crossed through box.]

[Under this box is a table. The headings of the columns are respectively: 'System out.', 'Time out.', 'Reader.', 'Sender.']

[Box 4.]

TIME of ORIGIN

0101 [handwritten] /2

T.O.R

T.H.I.

[Footnote:] Originator to insert "NOT" if message is not to go W/T over any part of the route (Below this line for Signals use only.)         

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[Asterisk] The Signal Department is responsible that these details are transposed to the appropriate portion of the message form and that all possibility of compromising distinguishing signals, etc. by omitting to remove their signification from the address, etc., is avoided. Before delivery of the message these details are to be re-inserted in P/L.

[Bottom left corner] A.H.M. - 11/42 - B3486