A letter which arrived on Friday from the records office of the Royal Artillery informed Mrs. Laura Valentine, of 71, Harborough-road, Rushden, that her husband, Lance-Bombardier Walter Valentine (23), had been posted as missing pending further information. He was stationed in Malaya.

Lance-Bmdr. Valentine, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Valentine, of Washbrook-road, Rushden, used to attend the Rushden Mission Church and played in the Mission Band. He formerly worked for Messrs. Yorke Bros. Ltd., of Wellingborough, boot manufacturers. There is one daughter, Judith, aged two.