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Letters between Roger Rawlinson and V. Rawlinson, three diaries, photograph album and North African head dress

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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:09 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

These are items from my late uncle Roger Rawlinson to his mother and wife. His wife was Vivian Robinson. The two met in Cairo - he was in the Army and she was in the ATS. Some of the letters are in French, and he had to write on the back to say they make sense.

History

Item list and details

1. Letters between Robinson and Rawlinson 2. Letters from Rawlinson to his wife (Robinson) 3. Three diaries, from 1942, 1943, and 1946 4. Wartime and post-war photo album 5. North African head dress

Person the story/items relate to

Roger Rawlinson

Person who shared the story/items

Nina Baker

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Nina Baker's uncle

Type of submission

Shared at AK Bell Library, Perthshire on 9 December 2023.

Record ID

104028 | AKB001