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Frank Malcolm Benitz, DFC
Letters, Telegrams, Newspapers
1940-1945

Telegrams Received by his parents at Ea. “La California”

These telegrams were received by Malcolm’s parents, Willie & Eileen, at estancia “La California” (Las Rosas, SFé) between December '41 and July ’45.  Telegrams were the fastest means of communication, and messages were charged by the number of words (including the word "STOP" for a period ending a sentence.)  The telegrams were likely collected & saved by Eileen.

Note re Gap:  No telegrams were received from or about Malcolm during his time as a POW in Italy.  Last before: 2 NOV 42 – first after: 9 NOV 43.

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Names mentioned:

• Binks - “Binkie” (Diana Le Flemming) married to Bill Lacey
• Caroline - Infant daughter of Bill & Binkie Lacey?
• Frankie - cousin Frankie Bell
• Josey - cousin Josey Webster
• Marjorie - cousin Marjorie Sympson
• Michael - Michael Le Bas, married Moyra Benitz, 1945.
• Moll Hale - Eileen’s widowed sister.  Malcolm often stayed at her flat in London.
• Mulla - sister Moyra Benitz
• Nora - likely Nora Traill (of Ea. “Chirú”, SFé), husband: Allan Cameron
• W.A. - father Willie A. Benitz

Press cuttings collected by Eileen Benitz

These press cuttings were collected by Eileen, Malcolm’s stepmother.  All except two are from a variety of Argentine newspapers:

• Published in English: The Buenos Aires Herald, & The Standard.
• Publicado en castellano: El Grafico, El Litoral, La Capital, La Critica, La Prensa, La Razon, & Noticias Graficas.

The exceptions are from the “Union Jack” (a newspaper for the British Fighting Forces), and “The Champaign Shout” (a newspaper of the Phi Delta Theta social fraternity at the Univerity of Illinois, of which Malcolm had been a member).

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