Bundles for Britain
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
An organization founded in U.S.A., January 1940, by Mrs. Wales Latham to send comfort parcels to Britain during World War II.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Bundles for Britain” mean?
An organization founded in U.S.A., January 1940, by Mrs. Wales Latham to send comfort parcels to Britain during World War II.
Is “Bundles for Britain” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.