DESIRE TO RETURN
BRITONS IN RUSSIA CHALLENGE RECALLED (10 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 4. The wife and daughters of a man who, 20 years ago, accepted a challenge by Lady Astor to pay the travelling expenses of any Englishman who believed he could support his family in Russia, are appealing to relatives in Britain to help in their repatriation. Lady Astor’s challenge was taken up in 1926 by Mr. J. Morton, of Edgehill. He left for Russia in that year accompanied by his wife and two children. The family met with misfortune, however, for 12 months after their arrival in Russia Mr. Morton died. The widow and children were well cared for by the Russian authorities and decided to stay on. The war brought new misfortunes, however, for the son was killed fighting with the Russian forces on the Finnish front and the daughter, who married a Russian, subsequently divorced him. She has since remarried, this time to a Russian officer, and is now appealing to another brother, who remained in England, to arrange for the repatriation of herself and her mother. Mrs. Morton retained her British nationality and has paid several visits to Britain since she first went to Russia.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22196, 5 December 1946, Page 4
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