Duke, George Henry
Title
Duke, George Henry
George Henry Duke
Marie Helene Kenworthy
Description
Five items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant George Henry Duke and Marie Helene Kenworthy (b. 1916 (George), b. 1922 (Marie), 1163246 (George) Royal Air Force) and contains his diary, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 207 Squadron and was killed 11 July 1942.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jonathan Sanders and catalogued by Jamie Palethorpe.
Additional information on George Henry Duke is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jonathan Sanders and catalogued by Jamie Palethorpe.
Additional information on George Henry Duke is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Date
2018-10-29
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Duke, GH-Kenworthy, MH
Collection Items
Newspaper clipping
A newspaper clipping from the Birmingham news, detailing the wedding of Sergeant George Duke to Marie Kenworthy.
Letter to Marie
A letter from George to Marie, talking of his time shortly after arriving at RAF Bottesford.
George Henry Duke's diary
The first entry details the events at the beginning of the war
The second entry is about the day they went to register for military service.
The second entry is about the day they went to register for military service.
Collection Tree
- Duke, George Henry