Item ALL/11/298 - Copy letter from W.H.Willcox to Herbert Allingham

ALL/11/298

Copy letter from W.H.Willcox to Herbert Allingham

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From: 40 Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square W1.
'Your brother had a sudden attack of heart failure this morning due to coronary thrombosis, that is, clotting of one of the blood vessles of the heart. As you you, he had been in a very weak condition for some time and very anaemic as the result of the haemorrhagge from the bowel. [...]
As you know your brother was a great sufferer and was very patient and brave through it all. The marvel is that he lived so long under the very serious conditions from which he suffered. I rather think he felt that the end was near since we had difficulty in getting him to take his food and to look forward to getting better.
We did all we could for hii [sic] at St Mary's and the Sisters and Nurses were most attentive.
With kind regards and deepest sympathy to your self and family and please convey the same to Mrs Philip Allingham. You have been a most devoted brother to him for many years.'

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