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Gloster Rgt, Robinswood Bks Gloscestor (he wrote an account of the landing) I cant remember his actual address but he lives near London. a Major Brasingto M.C. The Triangle, Toddington Nr. Cheltenham or Major Peter Burton c/o Birmingham University O.T.C. They could give you any "gen" also myself!
Im in hope you have some luck Denis W. Biddle
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15th May, 1958.
Dear Mr. Biddle, Thank you very much indeed for your letter of 13th May. I am very glad to have the names of members of the 2nd Glosters who took part in the D-Day assault, and I am getting in touch with them immediately.
You very kindly offered to give us some "gen": may I ask you then to complete the enclosed questionnaire? This will help us in arranging interviews and itineraries. My author, Mr. Cornelius Ryan, a former War Correspondent, is at present in Paris, interviewing French civilians and Resistance workers who were in Normandy during the first hours of the Invasion, but he will be back in London shortly, and as soon as I know his programme I will get in touch with you again.
Yours sincerely,
(Joan Ogle Isaacs) Research Editor
D.W. Biddle, Esq., Temple Hill, East Budleigh, Devon.
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10th July, 1958.
D.W. Biddle, Esq., Temple Hill, East Budleigh Devon.
Dear Mr. Biddle,
I felt that I should personally write to thank you for the wonderful contribution which you have made in the preparation of the D-Day book which I am writing.
Your questionnaire was so complete that I did not think it would be necessary to ask you to come to London for interview. The account which you gave was precisely the sort of thing that I was searching for and I feel confident that I will be able to use extracts from this as I am writing the book.
As you must well appreciate, we are dealing with several thousand people, and in the book’s final edited form, we shall probably be lucky if we can do more than give each participant a few lines. It is the sum total, however, of all these accounts which I hope will give the book its accuracy and unbiased presentation.
I have one more request to make of you. In order to extract some material from your questionnaire, I will need your signature to the attached release. A stamped and addressed envelope is attached for your use.
It may well be a year before the manuscript is published in The Reader’s Digest, but at that time we will duly send you a copy of the issue with the story ’’The Longest Day”.
Yours sincerely,
(Cornelius J. Ryan)