Letter by Ronald Hughes to his mother addressed from his home in Purley, Surrey, dated only as Wednesday, but later marked as May 1940.
Letter concerns the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, mentioning the capitulation of King Leopold of the Belgians, its impact upon morale at home and the poor situation of the British Expeditionary Force.
From a collection of 78 letters and an invitation card by Henry Ronald Hughes (known as Ronald) (1907-1981), Royal Regiment of Artillery, written between September 1939 and 23 Feb 1946.
Associated with World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945) and World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945).