https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/53/594/EBoldyDABoldyAD-LM340607-0001.2.jpg ee909c288fe93b1113d457ad4e017136 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/53/594/EBoldyDABoldyAD-LM340607-0002.2.jpg ae9526e57918c274f91c0d121a7b0a2d 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 Boldy, David Dave Boldy D A Boldy Description An account of the resource 334 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant David Adrian Boldy (1918 – 1942, 923995 Royal Air Force) and consists of his school reports, letters from school and photographs of family and locations in India, letters from training and service, and photographs from his social life and time training. It also includes newspaper cuttings and letters about him being missing in action. David Boldy was born and attended school in India and studied law at Kings College London. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force and trained as an air gunner in South Africa. He flew operations in Manchesters and Lancasters with 207 Squadron from RAF Bottesford. His aircraft failed to return from an operation to Gdańsk 11 July 1942. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Boldy and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.<br /><br />Additional information on David Boldy is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/102182/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Boldy, DA Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document St. Josephs College. Naini Tal. 7/6/34. My darling Mummy and Daddy. Thanks for the letters. Please us two combs the big white ones like yours because they do not break very easily. Poor little steve [sic] has got measles but he will be quite O.K. so don’t worry. [deleted] We [/deleted] I will be very careful about swimming. Steve will not be allowed any more because he has measles and after he is O.K. he will not be allowed. Half the College has had it so don’t worry. We are so sorry to hear about poor Grandpa. Yes I feel very sorry for poor old Granny. I cannot understand why Mr. Ray does not give up drink altogether. Steves [sic] Class won against the 6th And my class beat the VIIth by 1 run. I made 0. I & another boy were given out unfairly. You are not allowed to be L.B.W in a break, but the Umpire was a youngster and did not know. I dive from the [page break] Lower board which is about 4ft high. I am getting on very well. Thanks for the parcel we recieved [sic] it a few days after Steve’s birthday. [deleted] W [/deleted] I have just recieved [sic] a letter. [deleted indecipherable word [/deleted] I had not forgotten about Stevies [sic] birthday and wished him. I will let you know Steve is every now and again. I am working hard. The days will soon pass and we shall be home again. The A.F.I will go for shooting at the range on the 22nd of this month. [deleted] Pl [/deleted] Love to all your loving son David P.S. The Kings birthday parade lasted only for ¾ of an hour. -Is it that short? 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/. Description An account of the resource Letter from David Boldy to his parents with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. David informs his parents that Steve has measles. He feels sorry for his grandfather, details College sports news, and his progress at diving and shooting at the range. A postscript mentions the King’s birthday parade. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Boldy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-07-06 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text. Correspondence Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EBoldyDABoldyAD-LM340607 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. India India--Naini Tal Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1934-07 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. Title A name given to the resource Letter from David Boldy to his father Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Andy Hamilton