Reid, Kathryn. Songs and poems
Title
Reid, Kathryn. Songs and poems
Description
Thirty-seven items - songs/poems about wartime experiences.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Stuart Miers Reid and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Stuart Miers Reid and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
Date
2018-01-23
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Reid, K
Collection Items
An American invitation
Poem about a visit of WAAFs to an American celebration, involving Glen Miller band.
Interrogation
Multi-line poem (including hand written edits) about post operation debrief of aircrew.
Draft version of 'Air raid'.
Four verse poem about the horrors of bombing with fifth verse annotated.
Waltham final version
Final version of four verse poem about Lancaster JB596 crashing on Hatcliffe Top on return from 23rd operation, due to fogbound airfield.Additional information on the crash is available via theIBCC Losses Database.
Waltham
Draft version of four verse poem about LancasterJB596 crashing on Hatcliffe top when returning from their 23rd operation, due to airfield being fogbount. Handwritten changes included.Additional information on the crash is available via theIBCC Losses…
Waltham
Four verse poem about Lancaster JB596 crashing on Hatcliffe top on returning from 23rd operation, due to fogbound airfield.Additional information on the crash is available via theIBCC Losses Database.
Waltham church Christmas 1943
Poem describing loss of crew who crashed in fog on return from operation.
Take off
Typewritten version (with handwritten revisions) of an untitled poem about crews preparing for flight and taking off, being observed by the station commander and off-duty WAAFs.
Take off
Poem about crews preparing for flight and taking off watched by station commander and off duty WAAFs. Typewritten version with annotated revision notes.
Two poems
The first three verses are about a lucky charm, and the second three concern a crew who completed their tour without ever washing shirts or socks.
Memorial at Hatcliffe top
Poem concerning a crew killed when crashing on return form operation to Berlin.Additional information on the crash is available via theIBCC Losses Database.
Two poems
Two poems, the first about an Irish officer and the 3 second is about rats in the tower and the signals section. References RAF Church Fenton.
Radio roundelay
Sub-titled 'Mosquito's at Swannington impatient to land'. Eight verse poem about aircraft orbiting waiting to land.
Theme song from rhapsody in hut 13- Swannington
Multi-line poem echoing various conversations between friends.
Station dance
The poem celebrating servicemen's lust for life, allowing them to forget their roles and wartime responsibilities and coming to terms with their own mortality.
Collection Tree
- Reid, Kathleen
- Reid, Kathryn. Songs and poems