Duplicate
Original sent to Grimsby - Ont.
23rd August

Mr. W. H. Irving,
Toronto.

Dear Mr. Irving,

We this morning received further cable from you reading: -
"Gordon reported missing please get information"

We received a similar cable from you on the 18th inst. and one also from Mr. G. T. Irving and we replied to the I.U. Co. as follows immediately: -

"No information Gordon yet too soon immediately
"we hear will cable

and we hoped the cable would have been passed on to you - we hope it was received at Toronto all right.

Those two cables on the 18th inst. were the first intimation we had of Gordon missing and we are very very sorry indeed and can only hope the worst may turn out to be he is a prisoner. As soon as I received the cables I at once went up to Cox & Co. - they knew about it and are trying all means to trace him - they are one of the first here to get to know the whereabouts of prisoners taken - they traced another Canadian friend of ours, also an airman and we were the first to cable his father the news of his being a prisoner but it was nearly 3 months before he heard so it is a little soon yet to get news - I have been to Cox again and shall from time to time to keep the matter before them and you can rest assured I am doing all possible to get you news of Gordon. I have cabled to Grimsby "Doing all possible no news yet" and hope same reaches you all right, we thought it best to send it direct to Grimsby.

I know what an anxious time it is for you and sympathise sincerely with you and hope it may soon be my privilege to cable you some news. You can rest assured no effort will be spared and immediately we get to know anything we will cable you.

Kind regards and best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

P.S. The Cable Cox. Refused the cable on [?] of insufficient address to Grimsby so we have addressed to your care to "Kilmerirvin[?]" & it reads now as follows.

"Doing every thing possible trace Gordon immediately we hear will cable

& hope it reaches you all right.