Letter from Squadron Leader W. C. Ollason to Mr Gadd

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Title

Letter from Squadron Leader W. C. Ollason to Mr Gadd

Description

A letter of condolence from the captain of Sergeant George Edward Gadd's crew to his father, Mr G Gadd. It describes the circumstances of Sergeant Gadd's death in action and tells how much he was liked and respected. It goes on to say that the crew will continue the struggle with renewed effort and with a sense of a personal score to settle.
It is signed by Squadron Leader W. C. Ollason.

Creator

Date

1943-04-06

Temporal Coverage

Language

Format

Three handwritten sheets

Rights

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

EOllasonWCGaddG430406-0001, EOllasonWCGaddG430406-0002, EOllasonWCGaddG430406-0003

Collection

Citation

W C Ollason, “Letter from Squadron Leader W. C. Ollason to Mr Gadd,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 10, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/57353.