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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 1918 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: John Keith Greig of Wolviston

Covering Dates: 1941

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John Keith Greig was born in 1931 and died in 1996. He lived at Durham Road, Wolviston. He worked together with his friend, Norman Gascoigne at ICI Billingham. In his will he bequeathed this letter to Norman's son, Paul.

The letter from Clementine Churchill was given to him in recognition for collecting scrap metal. This was used to support the Soviet Army after it joined the Allied forces against Germany and Italy in 1941, two years after the joint Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland.

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D/X 1918 Miscellaneous documents - John Keith Greig of Wolviston (Ref: D/X 1918)Ref: D/X 1918/1

Facsimile letter from Clementine Churchill, 10 Downing Street, London to John Keith Greig, Durham Road, Wolviston in which she expresses her gratitude for his contribution towards the Russian war effort against the Germans, December 1941
(1 paper)



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