[78-L] Help please from UK members

[Mike Harkin]

--- On Thu, 10/4/12, Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu> wrote:

> Fr.  I rather doubt that a live
> person at the BBC
> even saw the e-mail.
> 
> Ron

Are there any live persons AT the BBC?

Mike in Plovdiv
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]
> On Behalf Of RUSSELL BARNES
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 12:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Help please from UK members
> 
> Yes, frustrating I realise Ron.  Have you consideredwriting
> to the BBC in
> London - they may be long winded but in the end helpful.  
> Can I assist you
> further,
>  
> Russ
>  
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu>
> To: '78-L Mail List' <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 4 October 2012, 13:53
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Help please from UK members
>   
> Rats!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]
> On Behalf Of RUSSELL BARNES
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 6:05 AM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Help please from UK members
> 
> Hello,
>  
> My collector colleague who worked for the BBC in a senior
> role for many
> years (now retired) regrets he never heard of, or came into
> contact with
> him.
>  
> Russ B
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu>
> To: '78-L Mail List' <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 4 October 2012, 3:45
> Subject: [78-L] Help please from UK members
>   
> I recently digitized a recording made during WWII in
> England.   It was done
> for an American, Lieutenant Hayes, by a recently made
> friend, David
> Southwood, a British soldier and employed (before, during,
> after?) the war.
> They scripted the 12" lacquer with music in and out, an
> intro by Southwood,
> greetings by Hayes, with a Christmas message to his
> family.  They included a
> report on bombing with what sounded like an on-the-scene air
> raid report,
> gave closing remarks and signed off with music.  
> Lieutenant Hayes sent the
> disk home to his family and was unfortunately killed before
> Christmas.   My
> question:  What do we know about David Southwood.  Did he
> survive, and did
> he go back to the BBC after the war?  Is he by any chance
> still alive?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ron L'Herault  
> 
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