Letter from King George V to George H. Cairns expressing regret on the death of his son, Sergeant Hugh Cairns of the 46th Battalion. The letter, written on black edged mourning paper, informs Cairns that his son was the recipient of the Victoria Cross. George and Elizabeth Cairns would lose two sons in the war.
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George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19900069-003
Canada and the First World War
