https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2215/40708/BUsherJBurnsDRv3.pdf c860dc83925d3e59d35574b1570da3da 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 Burns, Bob Denis Robert Burns D R Burns Description An account of the resource 23 items. Collection concerns Warrant Officer Bob Burns (1525609 RAFVR) he flew operations as a navigator with 106 Squadron and became a prisoner of war when his aircraft, Lancaster ND853 was shot down 27 April 1944. Collection includes an oral history interview with John Usher about Bob Burns, photographs, documents, various memoirs of his last operation and captivity. It also contains recordings of his saxophone being played. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by John Usher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-04-07 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive 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 Burns, DR Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Bob Burns information re saxophone & clarinet. Bob had been a semi professional musician before joining the RAF so imagine his surprise when, on the 24 November, a crate of musical instruments arrived at the camp, curtesy of the Red Cross. Bob immediately laid claim to the saxophone and the clarinet which he says were better quality than the ones he had at home. He immediately set about forming a 14 piece orchestra (see photo) writing all the music for the other instruments. Unfortunately Bob’s time at Stalag Luft VII was not to be for long as the camp had been built on a direct path of the advancing Russians heading for Berlin. At 3.30am on the 19 January 1945 around 1,500 prisoners were given two and a half days rations and evacuated from Bankau into a raging blizzard and one of the severest winters in memory. Bob of course was one of these prisoners carrying with him his most prized possessions, a saxophone and a clarinet. Although regularly falling from his grasp because of the cold, no way was he going to leave them behind. For three weeks they marched in atrocious physical and weather conditions sleeping in barns and cattle sheds surviving on very limited food. They arrived at Goldberg On 5 February, after walking 100 miles, suffering from dysentery, malnutrition and frostbite. They were then herded into cattle trucks and taken by rail to Stalag IIIA at Lukenwalde near Berlin. Stalag IIIA was greatly overcrowded and foot just as scarce as on the walk. Amazingly very few prisoners died on this walk The Russians arrived on the 21 April, handed over the prisoners to the Americans and Bob finally was sent home on two weeks leave. Bob remained in the RAF, now promoted to warrant officer, until the end of 1946, returning to his musical career. He then retrained as a civil engineer, a job he continued to do until retirement in South Devon along with his wife Anne and two sons, Peter and Tim. John Usher (Brother in Law). 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 Bob Burns information re saxophone and clarinet Description An account of the resource Account of Bob Burns (semi-professional musician) formation of orchestra in prisoner of war camp after arrival of Red Cross parcel with saxophone and clarinet. Continues with account of long walk from Silesia to Berlin in January/February 1945 in face of advancing Russians. He carried his saxophone and clarinet. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J Usher Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-01-19 1945-02-15 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Poland Germany Germany--Berlin Poland--Bąków Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One-page printed document Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context BUsherJBurnsDRv3 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 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. Bomber Command Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Personal research Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cara Walmsley prisoner of war Stalag 3A Stalag Luft 7 the long march