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Envelope sent from brother William Rees to Cecil (Joe) Rees, P.O. War 222633, Stalag IVB, Luft 3, Germany, on 5 December 1944. Envelope stamped to show it was opened and examined. Photograph of Cecil as a toddler was inside (F2012.28.20).

Part of a collection of items belonging to Cecil (Joe) Rees. Cecil (Joe) Rees was a member of the RAF and took part in several bombing raids during the Second World War. His plane was shot down in May 1943 on the way back from a raid on Wuppertal, Germany. While sheltering with a Flemish family, Cecil was captured by the Germans and sent to the prisoner of war camp, Stalag Luft 3. However he managed to escape but was recaptured by the Germans and sent back to the camp.