Historical information
The letter to Mr A Ferris was from Mr and Mrs R Ferris of Bristol U.K thanking him for the food parcel. They were not related to each other. Australians sent food parcels to the UK after WW2. This one contained meat, milk, honey, cheese and jelly powder. It was organised through the “Bristol Society of Melbourne”.
The letter is in the collections relating to Alfred G Ferris 2156 AIF, refer cat No 4183.3P for his service details.
Physical description
Envelope, “Air Letter”, light blue colour, all type in black, hand written on the front, dated 1947.
Inscriptions & markings
Hand written, “Mr A Ferris Pte bag, Pyramid Hill Victoria Australia”
