This is an entry in a year-long project to post-blog the demobilisation experience for British servicemen at the end of the Second World War. See here for an introduction to the project and here for a brief overview of the demobilisation process.
The Times notes that the Home Secretary is preparing a formal statement to the Commons about future action to prevent the unlawful possession of firearms. This has been prompted by concern about the large number of weapons being returned from the European continent by homecoming servicemen, many of which have ended up in the hands of criminals. "There are thought to be a great many more than after the war of 1914-18, and their possession constitutes a serious public danger." 'Souvenir-collecting' has been severely discouraged by the military authorities, but continues regardless.
A letter from 'A Service Mother':
May I quote from a letter just received from Holland? 'We went to see the Airborne Cemetery which is at Oosterbeek about three miles from Arnhem. It was here that the main airborne landings took place. Every child in Oosterbeek has been given two graves to look after, and they have planted tulips on every grave.'
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