Five year diary
Title
Five year diary
Description
Entries made by Harry during the period 24 March 1941 to 9 July 1944 and additional entries by Harry's wife Dot after he was killed. Describes training in Canada, part of a convoy to England, further training, postings, promotions and operations. He describes the weather, his relationship with Dot and time spent on station and on leave; writing letters, visits to chapel, watching films, sports played and books read. Harry provides updates on colleagues including Flight Sergeant Ernest Lee Lancaster, Flight Sergeant Charles Barry Sullivan and Flight Sergeant Frederick William Limbrick.
Additional information on Ernest Lancaster, Charles Sullivan, and Frederick Limerick is available via the IBCC Losses Database
Additional information on Ernest Lancaster, Charles Sullivan, and Frederick Limerick is available via the IBCC Losses Database
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One annotated notebook
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YRobinsonHGM421304v1
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Citation
Harry George Mason Robinson and Dorothy Mason, “Five year diary,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 15, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/59252.