https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1281/19227/EValentineJRMValentineUM421029-0001.1.jpg 7da9a81d38cf5f1cac55277aa0886970 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1281/19227/EValentineJRMValentineUM421029-0002.1.jpg 087776291c683ec1da4d4961af05bc2f 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 Valentine, John John Ross Mckenzie Valentine J R M Valentine Description An account of the resource 674 Items. Collection concerns navigator Warrant Officer J R McKenzie Valentine (1251404 Royal Air Force). The collection contains over 600 letters between JRM Valentine and his wife Ursula. It also contains his log book, family/official documents, a book of violin music studies and other correspondence. Sub-collections contain family photographs, prisoner of war photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of events from 1942 to 1945. He joined 49 Squadron in April 1942 and flew 10 operations on Hampdens. The squadron converted to Manchester in May when he completed two further operations. His aircraft was shot down on the Thousand Bomber raid of 30/31 May 1942. Five crew, including him bailed out successfully and became prisoners of war. The pilot and one air gunner were killed when the aircraft rolled over and crashed. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Frances Zagni and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 2018-09-06 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 Valentine, JRM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document NUMBER 24 Kriegsgefangenenlager Datum: 29-10-42 Have been thinking of you a lot today, on this the third anniversary of our engagement. What a lucky fellow I was to have the chance of asking you to be my wife! I have never regretted doing so never shall. I eagerly look forward to being with you again but fear a long wait yet. How are you & how is Frances? Already she must have changed considerably since I saw her last. As a result of the mail ban I haven’t had a letter from you for some weeks now, since I got my quota in one lump at the beginning of the period. Was very fortunate in being taken for a walk today, my first sight of the outside world for nearly 5 months. Thoroughly enjoyed it but cannot look forward to its regular repetition. All my love dearest, may we have many & happier returns of today / John. [page break] Kriegsgefangenenpost Postkarte [postmark] PASSED P.W.17 [/postmark] [postmark] GEPRUFT 32 [/postmark] 24 An MRS U M VALENTINE LIDO Empfangsort: TENTERDEN GROVE StraBe: HENDON, LONDON NW4 Land: ENGLAND Landesteil (Provinz usw.) Gebuhrenfrei! Absender: Vor- und Zuname: Sgt JRM VALENTINE Gefangenennumer: 450 Lager-Bezeichnung: M.-Stammlager Luft 3 Deutschland (Germany) [page break] 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 Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula Description An account of the resource Number 24. Notes it is the 3rd anniversary of their engagement and he writes how lucky he has been since asking her to marry him. He has been for a walk and seen some of the outside world. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-10-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anita Raine Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two side handwritten postcard 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 EValentineJRMValentineUM421029 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 Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Poland Poland--Żagań Great Britain England--London Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-10-29 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Ross Mckenzie Valentine love and romance prisoner of war Stalag Luft 3