https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1385/25824/SBakerDA19210428v20068.2.jpg 1b36f4cef6e4972f1c3c858be96cfc68 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 Baker, Donald Arthur D A Baker 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 2018-11-13 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 Baker, DA Description An account of the resource 187 items. Donald Arthur Baker (b. 1921) travelled from Southern Rhodesia to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force. Trained as a pilot in 1941 he was operational with 144 Squadron at RAF North Luffenham flying Hampdens. He was shot down on 5 November 1941 and remained a prisoner of war mostly in Stalag Luft 3 until 1945. He return to farm in Southern Rhodesia after the war. The collection contains letters to his mother throughout the war as well as other correspondence and documents including his prisoner of war log with photographs and notes. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Baker Maree and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Permission granted for commercial projects Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document WAR ORGANISATION OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS and ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM [Red Cross crest] PRISONERS OF WAR, WOUNDED and MISSING [St John of Jerusalem crest] Telephone No. 47926 [inserted] [underlined] 10 Feb. 42 [/underlined] [/inserted] 9, Sharia Malika Farida CAIRO. 25.I.42. [underlined] FW/ED [/underlined] Mrs. BAKER, Charlton, Inyazura, South Rhodesia. We have forwarded the letter to your son P/O Donald Arthur BAKER. Letters to him should be addressed:- KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST GEBUHRENFREI Donald Arthur BAKER P/O 778I86 Englischer, DULAG-LUFT, Deutschland (Allemagne). They must always be limited to one sheet of light or Air Mail paper which can be written on both sides. They should be headed with your name and address, and this should also be written on the back of the envelope. To assist the Field Censor such letters should be left unsealed. [signature stamp] [signature] 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 from Rec Cross to Donald Baker's mother Description An account of the resource Informs her they have forwarded letter to her son and gives his address at Dulag Luft. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource F W Woods Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-01-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page typewritten letter 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 SBakerDA19210428v20068 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. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe--Manicaland Province Egypt Egypt--Cairo Germany Germany--Oberursel North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-01-25 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 Tricia Marshall Dulag Luft prisoner of war Red Cross