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A few questions:
-- what is the correct wording?
-- how much info would the family receive?
-- how long after the "missing" bit would the soldier be officially "dead"?(this question already answered)
-- would this info be sent in a telegram?
Context: a soldier from British Guiana, fighting in Asia in WWII. He goes missing in Burma sometime before the end of the war. The family in BG is informed (parents and young wife).
The wife plans to remarry; how long will it take for her to be officially a widow?
In the end, it turns out that he is not dead after all. Right now, I have it that he has amnesia and lived with and was cared for by Buddhist monks for several years. I'm not sure how much the amnesia thing is a cliche. Any tricks to make it more plausible and not just a literary device to explain his non-communication for six years?
In the end, something from the past triggers his memory and he returns home. He asks the ... what institution would he have to inform of this to get his papers back etc? The War Office? ANyway, he asks them not to inform the family as he wants to return in person and surprise them. Is that OK?
Thanks for any help you can give, any tips or suggestions.
-- what is the correct wording?
-- how much info would the family receive?
-- would this info be sent in a telegram?
Context: a soldier from British Guiana, fighting in Asia in WWII. He goes missing in Burma sometime before the end of the war. The family in BG is informed (parents and young wife).
The wife plans to remarry; how long will it take for her to be officially a widow?
In the end, it turns out that he is not dead after all. Right now, I have it that he has amnesia and lived with and was cared for by Buddhist monks for several years. I'm not sure how much the amnesia thing is a cliche. Any tricks to make it more plausible and not just a literary device to explain his non-communication for six years?
In the end, something from the past triggers his memory and he returns home. He asks the ... what institution would he have to inform of this to get his papers back etc? The War Office? ANyway, he asks them not to inform the family as he wants to return in person and surprise them. Is that OK?
Thanks for any help you can give, any tips or suggestions.
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