https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2200/40150/EDarbyCAHWellandJ450623.1.pdf 32b3c1b8747a4c965b812b439f94bbd9 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 Darby, Charles Arthur Hill Darby, CAH Jack Darby Johnny Darby Description An account of the resource 203 items. The collection concerns Charles Arthur Hill Darby (1915 - 1996, 154676 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, documents and correspondence. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 186 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Richard John Darby and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-02-02 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Darby, CAH 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. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [inserted] 23-6-45 [/inserted] [postage stamp] [postmark] Miss J. Welland, 7. Queens Drive Surbiton Surrey [page break] [inserted] Rev. & Mrs J.H.R Glynne Jones The Vicarage, Church Rd Claypole. [/inserted] [inserted] Mrs Tandy, 1 Elm Rd. Claypole Surrey [/inserted] [crest] [page break] F/o. C. Darby, 154676 R.A.F. Station Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk. Thursday, My dearest Jean, Thanks so much for your letter received this morning, am so glad to hear that you've been busy housekeeping, I'll ignore the next remark about "A womans work I suppose if she will agree that talking is work well it must be [deleted letter]right, good old Dad how he's suffering for my sake, I'm going to get him in the Castle which [sic] I come home next time and find out just how much he suffered, probably by then it'll be too late for me! Am pleased to hear that [page break] 2/ Eastwoods are resigned to their loss and have advertised, I dont think you'll have got away from them until you're safely installed at the Naafi, or nearby. I've just returned from visiting Jack and he's a lot better tonight, his temperature has gone down and the pain is decreasing, apparently its a form of dysentery there are one or two more cases on the camp. Yesterday I went and saw the Adjutant about the leave scheme, he said as I had'nt heard the accommodation is booked and I [page break] 3/ shall receive notification about ten days before going. I hope this is correct, We get told so many fairy stories these days, however we've a new adjutant coming and Ill have a go at him. regarding the leave proper I'm waiting until the flight commander returns before starting things moving however I don't expect any difficulty. I received a letter from Mum and Dad yesterday and a parcel arrived today, please tell them if you see them. Well dear, theres not a lot to write about at the moment, it seems so long since I saw you, yet it was only last Saturday (exactly 117 hrs 3 minutes). Give my love to Mother and Dad, hope they are both [page break] 4/ well and Dad's knee is better, how is Mrs Gale? hope she is a little better Cheerio, darling, will be writing again soon. All my love Jack P.S. Have bought 4 towels, enclosed are my coupons, you can use all these but get Dad to change them first for industrial ones. 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 Jack Darby to Jean Description An account of the resource He replies to Jean's latest letter with domestic comments. He says he has no news. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jack Darby Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-06-23 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Claygate England--Suffolk 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two double sided handwritten sheets and both sides of envelope Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EDarbyCAHWellandJ450623 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sue Smith aircrew RAF Stradishall