Information about a war telegram

Meanwhile, the 19th and the first half of the 20th-century telegrams were commonly utilized to send critical or vital news. Telegrams were important back in WW1 as they enabled people to interact with other people on the battlefield or to send an urgent broadcast to the other troops. Some soldiers sent messages to their families, and soldiers on the front line were able to send information to and receive information from the officers in their headquarters throughout World War One.

This telegram sent by the military, informing parents & Guardians that their son had been missing or had been killed in action.