Modelo do caça Spitfire muito utilizado pelos ingleses na 2ª Guerra Mundial nos seus combates aéreos contra os alemães. Este pequeno modelo (Foto acima), construído pelo meu pai com um material a que em Angola se chamava "Bimba", foi rifado e o produto da rifa (cerca de 21000 "angolares", considerável importância naquela época), foi entregue pelo meu pai, Mário da Costa Marques de Abreu, ao Cônsul britânico daquela cidade, para ser destinado à Cruz Vermelha Inglesa, em favor das vítimas daquela Guerra.
terça-feira, 3 de fevereiro de 2009
Modelo do caça Spitfire muito utilizado pelos ingleses na 2ª Guerra Mundial nos seus combates aéreos contra os alemães. Este pequeno modelo (Foto acima), construído pelo meu pai com um material a que em Angola se chamava "Bimba", foi rifado e o produto da rifa (cerca de 21000 "angolares", considerável importância naquela época), foi entregue pelo meu pai, Mário da Costa Marques de Abreu, ao Cônsul britânico daquela cidade, para ser destinado à Cruz Vermelha Inglesa, em favor das vítimas daquela Guerra.
Texto da carta de 1943, de Lord Illife, Chairman of the Appeal, ST. JAMES Palace, London
THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S RED CROSS
AND ST. JOHN FUND
Chairman of the Appeal ST. JAMES'S PALACE
THE LORD ILLIFE, C.B.E. LONDON, S.W. 1
SECRETARY - OVERSEAS SECTION Telephone: ABBEY 4781
MRS. G. I. SWAN
REF./O.S./I/MK 26th. May, 1943
Dear Senhor Abreu,
As Chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund, it is my privilege to acknowledge the receipt of a gift of £209.7.6 (the sterling equivalent of Ags. 20,520.00) sent by His Majesty's Vice-Consul in Lobito.
In a covering letter Mr. Williams explained that this very substantial sum was raised by raffling a model Spitfire which you most generously offered for sale on behalf of the Red Cross. His Royal Highness gratefully recognises and appreciates the spirit of sympathy and goodwill which prompted you to sacrifice this valuable and treasured possession to further the cause of the British Red Cross, and he has directed me to convey to you his personal and most cordial thanks for the help which you have thus given to the needs of the sick and wounded, prisoners of war, air raid victims, and all those who have suffered as a result of this present conflict.
I should like, if I may, to take this opportunity of expressing my profound admiration for your extremely generous gesture and to thank you on behalf of the Executive Committee of this Fund and all who will benefit by your generosity.
Yours sincerely,
signed : The Lord Illife
Senhor Mario da Costa Marques de Abreu
c/o His Majesty's Vice-Consul,
British Vice-Consulate,
Lobito,
Portuguese West Africa
The above Fund is being raised on behalf of The War Organisation of The British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Registered under the War Charities Act, 1940
AND ST. JOHN FUND
Chairman of the Appeal ST. JAMES'S PALACE
THE LORD ILLIFE, C.B.E. LONDON, S.W. 1
SECRETARY - OVERSEAS SECTION Telephone: ABBEY 4781
MRS. G. I. SWAN
REF./O.S./I/MK 26th. May, 1943
Dear Senhor Abreu,
As Chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund, it is my privilege to acknowledge the receipt of a gift of £209.7.6 (the sterling equivalent of Ags. 20,520.00) sent by His Majesty's Vice-Consul in Lobito.
In a covering letter Mr. Williams explained that this very substantial sum was raised by raffling a model Spitfire which you most generously offered for sale on behalf of the Red Cross. His Royal Highness gratefully recognises and appreciates the spirit of sympathy and goodwill which prompted you to sacrifice this valuable and treasured possession to further the cause of the British Red Cross, and he has directed me to convey to you his personal and most cordial thanks for the help which you have thus given to the needs of the sick and wounded, prisoners of war, air raid victims, and all those who have suffered as a result of this present conflict.
I should like, if I may, to take this opportunity of expressing my profound admiration for your extremely generous gesture and to thank you on behalf of the Executive Committee of this Fund and all who will benefit by your generosity.
Yours sincerely,
signed : The Lord Illife
Senhor Mario da Costa Marques de Abreu
c/o His Majesty's Vice-Consul,
British Vice-Consulate,
Lobito,
Portuguese West Africa
The above Fund is being raised on behalf of The War Organisation of The British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Registered under the War Charities Act, 1940
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