Telegram reporting an unavoidable road accident in France involving a boy on a bicycle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\1\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 27th June 1924 | |
| POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS. (6618) EM/7777 40,000M. 2/23 R. {Sir Henry Royce} &Co.Ltd. E.1405. Handwritten Reference: X4199 Stamped Reference: 0122 Office Stamp: DERBY 27 JUN 24 from: W By: EA Handed in at: Acheres 10.55 M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Office of Origin and Service Instructions: Chateauroux(French test region) 27 Words: 37 Received here at: 11.59 M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Message: 10.10 am Hives Roycar Derby Angleterre Regret to report unavoidable accident at Pouilly yesterday between Orleans and Nevers stop Boy on cycle knocked down condition very serious Harvey driving proceeding Pouilly today sending full report soon as possible Sidsey | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).