posted on 2024-06-05, 19:09authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
Mathew John Scott from South Shields was a driver in the Royal Air Force he was posted to Durban, North Africa and Corsica. It was in Corsica that he befriended a Corsican family (photo). John was fluent in French, he had some knowledge of German and Arabic.
He sent and received letters from his American pen pals who worked in newspapers in Cincinnati in America.
History
Item list and details
1. Corsican family John holding a little girl
2. John Scott left on a mock ship
3. Mothers birthday card
4. Postcard from Durban 23 Dec 1941
5. Postcards from Corsican family 18/12/1945
6. Letter from American pen pal 1944
7. Letter from Cincinnati America 1944
Person the story/items relate to
Mathew John Scott
Person who shared the story/items
Margaret Tully
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Father
Type of submission
Shared at Ocean Road Community Centre, Tyne and Wear on 18 November 2023. The event was organised by South Shields Local History Group.