During the World War Two the Telegraph Companies were faced with the problem of heavy traffic and very restricted bandwidth (submarine cables) . Consequently, servicemen and their families were given a restricted menu of messages which were converted into codes of three digits or fewer.
The first two images show the choice of messages, and the third the results as delivered.
Note the blue pencil through messages that cannot be sent concerning bereavement and war damage. This is presumably pre-emptive censorship.
Texts for EFM telegrams Western Union Telegraph Company
Replies cost 2s 6d per message, the equivalent of about £3 nowadays
Although the message range was restricted, the telegrams had still to be passed by the censor and the office of origin was often suppressed.
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