https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1407/26647/EAirMinSimpsonHW441214-0001.1.jpg a8616004ce7d25cb83ab3a28b6522026 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1407/26647/EAirMinSimpsonHW441214-0002.1.jpg 4714c73e184e3250a1a6a8c0b34b4a56 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 Simpson, Henry Henry Evan Wade Simpson H E W Simpson 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 2019-03-13 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 Simpson, HEW Description An account of the resource 42 items. Collection concerns Henry Evan Wade 'Harry' Simpson DFM (1806333 Royal Air Force) a flight engineer on Lancaster of 166 Squadron whose aircraft failed to return on 7/8 June 1944. Collection contains his flying logbook, correspondence, documents and photographs. <br /><br />Additional information on Harry Simpson is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/121329/">IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jean Simpson and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [Post Office crest] POST OFFICE TELEGRAM [post mark] 2.48 London Telex OHMS. 70 Priority ec. H.W. Simpson Esq. Amberley Single St Biggin Hill Kent From Air Ministry 77 Oxford St. P.C 866 14/12/44 deeply regret to advise you that according to information received through the international red cross committee your son Henry Evan Wade Simpson is beleived [sic] to have lost his life as the [page break] result of an operation on 8/6/44 the air council express their profound sympathy letter follows shortly Under Secretary of State. 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 Telegram to Henry Simpson's father Description An account of the resource Notifies him that according information from to the Red Cross, his son had lost his life as result of air operations on 8 June 1944. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Under Secretary of State Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two sided handwritten telegram form 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 EAirMinSimpsonHW441214 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. Great Britain England--London England--Kent England--Bromley England--Essex Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-14 1944-06-08 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 Jan Waller killed in action