177x135mm. Single sheet. Headed at Rigewood, Croham Manor Road, South Croydon and dated 6th May 1931. Complete with the original envelope, addressed to C. A. Williamson, Esq. of Messrs G. Bell & Sons, with a black ink stamp dated May 6th, 1931, and a King George V stamp. It reads: 'Dear Mr Williamson, It looks to me as if it is not worth while attempting to educate children whose parents frustrate your efforts. Delete that inquiry to youth from the operations of war, & the point of the story goes & that, precisely, was the horror of youth at the discovery that was struck at vicinity (?), regardless of the illusions of romantic parents. Nobody has ever told youth that. I don t think I can agree. Agreement looks to me suspicious like being a traitor to life. Yours sincerely H. M. Tomlinson'. An insightful letter, written entirely by the hand of H. M. Tomlinson, whose discussion acknowledges the operations of war and the narrative which follows. Research has yielded very little fruit on the recipient, C. A. Williamson, however the Imperial War Museum holds records of an individual with that name, who was a Private in the Coldstream Guards during the First World War.