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                <text>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.</text>
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                <text>62 items.&amp;nbsp;The collection concerns Sergeant Roy Ellis (1916 - 1943,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;918424 Royal Air Force&lt;/span&gt;) and contains correspondence, his decorations and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 199 Squadron and was killed 31 August 1943.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Norman Smith and catalogued by Barry Hunter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Additional information on Roy Ellis is available via the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/208468/"&gt;IBCC Losses Database&lt;/a&gt;.</text>
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            <text>Base Headquarters,&#13;
Royal Air Force,&#13;
Mildenhall&#13;
Suffolk.&#13;
&#13;
4th November 1943.&#13;
&#13;
Ref:- BML/754/8/3/P1&#13;
&#13;
Dear Mrs. Ellis,&#13;
&#13;
In reply to your letter dated 18/10/43 addressed to Lakenheath, I have applied to Colnbrook for the necessary authority to send the cycle to you.&#13;
&#13;
As soon as this is obtained I will communicate with you.&#13;
&#13;
Yours sincerely&#13;
&#13;
[signature]&#13;
&#13;
for Air Commodore Commanding,&#13;
[underlined]R.A.F. Base, Mildenhall. [/underlined]&#13;
&#13;
&#13;
Mrs, D.C.M. Ellis&#13;
253, Balham High Road.&#13;
[underlined] London, S.W.17. [/underlined]&#13;
&#13;
[page break]&#13;
&#13;
No. 199 Squadron,&#13;
Royal Air Force,&#13;
Lakenheath,&#13;
Suffolk.&#13;
&#13;
14th November, 1943.&#13;
&#13;
&#13;
Dear Mrs. Ellis,&#13;
&#13;
With reference to your letter dated 4.11.43 concerning a parcel of clothing belonging to your husband, the parcel was received at this unit and has now been forwarded on to the Committee of Adjustment for transmission to the R. A. F. Central Depository, Colnbrook.&#13;
&#13;
Yours sincerely,&#13;
&#13;
[signature]&#13;
&#13;
Flying Officer,&#13;
for Wing Commander,&#13;
Commanding,&#13;
[underlined] No. 199 Squadron. [/underlined]&#13;
&#13;
&#13;
Mrs. D.C.H. Ellis,&#13;
253 Balham High Road,&#13;
[underlined] London, S.W.17.[/underlined]&#13;
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