https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1011/11358/EStavesMEStaves[GF-GM]400712-0001.jpg ba915452e8fd72893f339c78c1ad4501 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1011/11358/EStavesMEStaves[GF-GM]400712-0002.jpg 99ed500a173c8e3435d9bd4b77dad9f3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1011/11358/EStavesMEStaves[GF-GM]400712-0003.jpg fe03d3173979e027813b642aeffee02b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staves, Malcom Ely M E Staves Description An account of the resource 77 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Malcom Staves (1924 - 2012, 1591418, 203137 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, items, documents, photographs, and training notebooks. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 207 Squadron. <br /><br />There is also a sub collection concerning Flight Lieutenant&nbsp;<a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1020">D A MacArthur.</a><br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Christina Chatwin and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-02-26 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Staves, ME Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [postage stamp] [postmark] P/O Staves M. E. Officers Mess R.A.F. Tuddenham Bury St. Edmunds [underlined] Suffolk [/underlined] [page break] The Hollies Stickford Boston Lincs 12th July 1940 Dear [indecipherable word] Received your interesting letter very pleased to hear you are a good boy and getting promoted. I hope you get out soon with a big pension. I must tell you Harry at the mill has got discharged at last but I expect he will not get so much money but that will not matter as they need him so badly at home. Well so much for that it dont [sic] get me shaved Well we keep trudging along plenty to do in the garden I was pulling peas last night so we had a bust up for dinner today with new potatoes and peas weve [sic] had plenty of gooseberries and black currants, several busts up. [page break] We had a few hours leave last Sunday week we went to Sutton on the Sunday and came back on the Tuesday so we were not away long but when you get spent out home you have to come. I expect Gwen & Mac will soon be leaving Cottingham your mam will feel very lonely for a while, but she will soon get used to it, it’s a very busy world there seems [inserted] more [/inserted] to do than can be done. Well I shall have to draw to a close, we have just put on the nine news so its getting nearly roost time So Cheerio Keep nipping about With Love from Grandad & Grannie Tally oh Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to Malcolm Staves Description An account of the resource A letter to Malcolm from his Grandparents. A lot of domestic news but also congratulates Malcolm on his promotion. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-07-12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two handwritten sheets and envelope Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EStavesMEStaves[GF-GM]400712-0001, EStavesMEStaves[GF-GM]400712-0002, EStavesMEStaves[GF-GM]400712-0003 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Suffolk England--Boston England--Lincolnshire Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Steve Christian David Bloomfield Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-07 aircrew home front RAF Tuddenham