South Yorkshire Times January 11, 1947

Soldier, Sailor, Airman
Mexborough Trio’s Chance Meeting in Singapore

News of the meeting of a soldier, a sailor, and an airman, who were friends together in Mexborough is contained in a letter from LAC Morris Burton, to his parents, Mr and Mrs G Burton, of 6 Helena St, Mexborough.

LAC Burton writes that Jim Bradshaw, some of Mr and Mrs Bradshaw, of Albert Road, Mexborough, serving with the Royal Navy, arrived at Singapore on December 3 and came to see him, but they were unable to get out together until December 4, when they went to the Union Jack Club.

“After about three minutes inside the door, one of our former gang, John Bisbee, who we haven’t seen for over 18 months, came customers, so we made a pleasant little gathering,” he writes, “I had no idea he was in Singapore, and he was unaware that either Jim or myself were overseas.

He must have had a shock when he saw us both together. He has just been brought out from Batavia on the last boat away, and is now on his way to Palestine. Here’s a Sergeant in the Intelligent Corps.”

Sgt Bisby is the son of Mr and Mrs Bisby, of Arnold Crescent Mexborough, and LAC Burton was on the staff of the “South Yorkshire Times” before he joined the RAF.