Marsden, Jack

Title

Marsden, Jack
J Marsden

Description

89 items. The collection concerns Jack Marsden (1591984 Royal Air Force) and contains documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 166 Squadron and was shot down 3/4 May 1944.

The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Janet Marsden and catalogued by Barry Hunter.

Date

2015-10-02

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Marsden, Jack

Collection Items

Jack Marsden's school report book
A book covering the period from December 1936 to July 1941.

Commemoration 5 Mai 2010
The commemoration covers Jack Marsden's escape in June 1944, assisted by villagers from Courboin. A second part of the commemoration is a tale about Gaston Charruet who was caught by the Germans for assisting a British airman as witnessed by a child…

Letter from Joseph Michel to Mrs Bengston
Joseph refers to the loss of the seven airmen on 3 May 1944 at Courboin. Included are photographs of a visit by Joseph to Leicestershire, Clifford Shenton's parents, Graves in Courboin on the day of the funeral and a view over Courboin to the crash…

Letter from the police chief of Sens
On 13th December 1945, Gustave Traineau, Chief Brigadier of Police in Sens, recounts how a young English soldier, badly injured in a German operation against the Maquis in spring 1944, was brought to the hospital in Sens. After poor treatment by the…

Letter to Mrs Escrill from R W H Gray
R W H Gray is identified as a pilot and writes about his comrades who died in France. He has just been awarded a DFC.

Seven graves
The graves of the seven airmen who died in the Lancaster crash.

Lancaster remains
One man standing by a mainwheel and the burnt out remains of the Lancaster.

Lancaster remains
Several people walking amongst the remains of the crashed Lancaster.

Lancaster tail
The broken off tail of a Lancaster.

Lancaster remains
The crashed Lancaster with two engines and a mainwheel visible. Four men are checking the fuselage.

Lancaster remains
Crashed remains of a Lancaster with four men standing by the mainwheels.

Lancaster tail
The broken off tail of a Lancaster.

Montigny grave
A grave headstone with a photograph of the lost airmen.
A second image has a close up of the photograph.
On the reverse is 'Montigny'.

Seven airmen
A group of airmen casually grouped. On the reverse 'walter and...'

Seven airmen
The seven aircrew who lost their lives at Courboin. A Nissen hut is in the background. On the reverse 'crew pic'.

Close up of four graves
Two images of four crosses with a date of '3.5.44'.
On the reverse 'close up..'

Graves
Two photographs of seven crosses adorned with flowers.
On the reverse 'all graves'.

Woman at graveside
A woman standing amongst graves of airmen.
On the reverse the scanning notes state 'Phyllis'.

Airman and girlfriend
A half length portrait of an airman and his girlfriend.
On the reverse 'Walter...'

Mourners following coffins in the churchyard
A group of French men and women following the coffins.

Mourners at the graves of the airmen
French men and women at the graves of the RAF airmen.

Coffins at their graves
Six coffins covered in flowers and watched by a group of French mourners and a policeman.

Coffins being carried to the churchyard
Coffins being carried into the churchyard. Believed to be at Courbin, France.

"J-Jig", 550 Squadron damage to port wing
Belly landed Lancaster showing damage sustained during an operation.
On the reverse '30 Film 44'

Crew of "J-Jig"
Seven airmen identified on the attached list. 3/4 May.
On the reverse '12 Film 30'.
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