Sidney Thomas

Sergeant Sydney Thomas, service number: 1251279, served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He died on 29th of March 1942, aged 21. He is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery in Germany. He was the only son of a single mother.

This letter was sent from Sydney Thomas' mother to the school in response to the memorial fundraising campaign. In it she apologises for not being able to send more money, but she is a widow and Sydney was her only child. This letter is a stark reminder of the human cost of the war and the devastation to ordinary families.