https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/23056/EHudsonP-HEHudsonJD401106-0003.1.jpg cec1b72c93dd1e2d7346d26c2a7c9c2f https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/23056/EHudsonP-HEHudsonJD401106-0004.1.jpg 3ea61453efde0d09c2dcf4e83c9ae7ba https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/23056/EHudsonP-HEHudsonJD401106-0001.1.jpg 268145b35150f2c208fb17da63d077a2 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/23056/EHudsonP-HEHudsonJD401106-0002.1.jpg d9ee791afb853023a58cd9a5ec4c54c8 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Prisoners of War Post. [postmark] [VA7 stamp] [postmark] 755052 J. D. Hudson Sgt Chef British Prisoner of War Camp De Sejour Suirfeille S/Courent. Commandant- D’armes LE KEF. Tunisia Nord Afrique [page break] [inserted] Received or answered [underlined] 21-12-40 [/underlined] [/inserted] [postmark] From Mrs Phyllis Hudson 10 Moorside Road Kersal Salford Lancashire England [postmark] [page break] [deleted] J. D. HUDSON [two indecipherable words] [/deleted] [inserted] The post office advised me to put your address on the letter like this. So sorry about untidiness. A stupid pen. [/inserted] J. D. HUDSON (SGT. CHEF) CAMP. DE. SEJOUR SUIRFEILLE S/COURERT COMMANDANT D’ARMES LE KEF. TUNISIE. NORD AFRIQUE. Wed. Nov. 8th. My dear Douglas. It was with the greatest joy that we received your letter (dated Sept. 1st.) this morning. It was in perfect order with no deletions, & I’m ever so thankful to learn that you are well & that you are all together. We have made many enquiries how to let you have news as quickly as possible but there does not appear to be any quick route for letters to “prisoners of war” & I’m afraid you will not get this before the New Year is here. But all the long time that we have all waited so anxiously & eagerly for news, we have [indecipherable word] of loving thoughts & wishes to & from each other. Always now we are looking forward to peace & reunion. Happy memories, too, brought comfort [inserted] From 10 Moorside Rd. Kersal Salford. Lancs England [/inserted] [page break] during those days of great sorrow & anxiety & the people around here were most kind & sympathetic. We had such lovely letters from friends & Vera has promised to write to you “funny” letters as soon as she has an address. When Hildred knew you were safe she came to see us on the Sunday morning & promised to write to you when an address was available. So when 1941 is here you should get letters from several people who can send great news to you. Today I’ve been to town & called to see Mr Statham. Strangely enough he has been up to see me (his card was waiting for my return) so I must send him a line to tell him you are safe & well. Ted Hole wrote a few weeks ago that he was coming into this district & could he come to see us. Of course I assured him of a warm welcome but now a [deleted] letter [/deleted] [inserted] later [/inserted] letter says he is not being moved after all. He wants your address so you will have his news before long. Well love I am so happy to know you are all right & to be able to tell you that things are going on practically normally here. Today is very Novemberish but the lawns are a lovely green colour & we have still got a few flowers in bloom. Do you remember the chrysanthemums from Mrs Hopwood. One of them has grown to be a bush & is now covered with yellow bloom. I understand from the P. Office at Manchester that I can send as many letters as I like so you may expect them regularly after this. If this letter takes as long as yours to reach it’s destination it will be well into the New Year & all our love & wishes come [inserted] to you & our wishes to your companions too. Now love goodbye for the present. All love from Mother & Dad [/inserted] 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 Douglas Hudson from his mother Description An account of the resource Delighted to receive his letter of 1st September and noted that it was in order with no deletions. Her investigations showed there was no quick way to get news to prisoners of war and suspected he would not get this letter until after the new year. Reminisces and mentions how kind people were and that there were many letters from friends. Catches up with news of family and friends. Comments on weather and flowers. Many people want his address so they can write. Is very happy to know he is alright. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource P Hudson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-11-06 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page handwritten letter 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 EHudsonP-HEHudsonJD401106 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Tunisia Tunisia--El Kef Great Britain England--Lancashire England--Salford (Greater Manchester) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-11-06 1940-12-21 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Trisha Marshall prisoner of war