https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1543/28496/ETansleyEHTansleyAE411114.2.pdf 410a142237b1270af5161c95b34a553e 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 Tansley, Ernest Henry E H Tansley 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 2016-09-22 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 Tansley, EH Description An account of the resource 98 items. <br />The collection concerns Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley (1914 - 1943, 149542 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 57 Squadron and was killed 2 December 1943. Collection consists of photographs, letters, memoires, biographies, accounts of operations, logbook extracts and official/personal documents.<br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Anne Doward and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br />Additional information on Ernest Tansley is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/122894/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [underlined] ON. ACTIVE. SERVICE. AFLOAT [/underlined] [postmark] SEA. A.E. TANSLEY. JX263230. H.M.S. CHASSE. MARIE. TRAWLER BASE. PORTSMOUTH. [page break] WRITTEN FROM MANCHESTER NOVEMBER 1941 WHILST AWAITING HIS OVERSEAS POSTING TO AMERICA TO HIS BROTHER ALBERT [page break] [underlined] 14/11/41. c/o MRS. MARKS “MOORWINSTOW” LEICESTER AVE. SALFORD 7. MANCHESTER. Dear Albert. Thanks a lot for your letter and also the two ties that are fine. I will send you off a £1 for Peters uniform in a day or two, I meant to send it before, and don’t you worry about asking we agreed to go halves didn’t we and in any case you can’t afford to keep spending money on other people like you do. Well as you see we are still at this dump, and honestly Albert, if anything has come near to breaking my heart this is, I have almost forgotten what I volunteered for. Fly with the R.A.F. what a farce I am just about back to where I [page break] started from. We are simply wasting our time here, and are treated like a pack of schoolboys. At least Albert you are in operations, you have got a job to do. I wonder if I even shall, I feel like throwing in the sponge. I do realise how you feel now, but it is hard to visualise all this when you are in “civvy street” isn’t it. I think we shall be here quite a while yet, they might at least have given us a longer leave mightn’t they. Well I suppose I will have to put up with it. I will write to Rene & tell her to listen in to Ray Rich on Tuesday & I will try myself, only we haven’t got a wireless here, but I will try to get to a Y.M.C.A & listen. [page break] I think Peter is getting a bit impatient about his suit so get it as soon as you can won’t you. Don’t bother to send me any fags Albert, you can’t afford to keep doing it and I manage to jog along alright. Sorry to write such a moaning letter, but you know how I feel don’t you. Well cheerio for now Albert and best of luck. [underlined] Ernie. [/underlined] 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 Ernest Tansley to his brother Albert Description An account of the resource Writes thanking him for letters and discusses money jointly spent on sons uniform. Talks about his current location and lack of progress and thinks they are wasting their time. Speculates on the near future, Catches up with other family matters. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource E H Tansley Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-11-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three 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 ETansleyEHTansleyAE411114 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Navy Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Manchester England--Hampshire England--Portsmouth England--Lancashire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-11-15 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 Robin Christian