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My husband had spent fourteen, fears in Dong Bong and his health

much affected by the postponement of his leave rendering him unfit to stand the heat of August. My pension from the Volunteer Corps Fund is five shillings draw a pension of £91 a year from the Widows' and Cephaws Fund. I have two children a son Fourteen fears of age and a daughter Preteen Years:

I am ondeavouring to give them the education to get them into the Civil Service, but as

a week. and in addition to this I

of age.

Lee

no

other Lource.

income

my pension is quite inadiquate

of I was told that the Goverment

1

Jore will

and I have

coas

going to give me Something besides the actual

pension as M2 Curwen died under oxceptional circumstances

-Fur pay.

and Civil

and also he was entitled to a year's leave on

I can furnish letters from Military Authorities testifying to the great esteem in which husband was held. I am alas told from

husband is supposed to be

my

Hong Kong that

my

the first Britisher to lay down his life for his Country in this most terrible loar.

am

Yours. Faithfully

Curwen