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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]410914.pdf
Writes about recent photograph. Describes the conduct of a course member who had been discharged for being too tired to swing his arms during drill. States that he was getting on well with all his lessons. Catches up with mail sent and received.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420330.pdf
Comments on training and says they had not flown for a week due to blizzard. Mentions including photographs and information about Cessna aircraft in his previous letter. Writes they had upcoming leave but could not travel due to snow. Mentions…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]421010.pdf
Writes after return from leave in Chicago. Notes receipt of mail from home and mentions sending photographs by sea mail. Comments on weather and says now flying Blenheim. Writes about horse riding and catches up with news of friends.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430607.pdf
Writing from Saskatchewan Hotel, Regina where he was visiting a friend while on leave. Talks of meeting friend and seeing him flying Tiger Moth. Catches up with news of a number of friends. Comments on twelve hour bus journey across prairie to…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]430707.pdf
Writes about meeting friend and that friend had washed out of pilot training. Mentions mail from other friends. Writes that the weather was now so hot that he was flying very early in the day. Mentions that his friend had been sent home to New…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440306.pdf
Writes about posting to Coltishall and meeting colleagues from Harrogate as well as a journey to new station. Says a little about location but did not think he would be there long. Said he would like to get some flying and complained that there was…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440314.pdf
Acknowledges receipt of letter and parcel. Says he spends most of his time reading and that he is trying to get a bicycle. Writes that he had not been into Norwich yet but might go that week. Mentions station dances and cinema. Mentions getting…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440624.pdf
Apologises for not writing as he had been moving. Writes that he had now got all his crew and they were getting to know each other. Not flying at the moment as they had ground school first. Says he had not received parcel and had to borrow warrant…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440705.pdf
Writes that he was still doing ground school but hope to be flying that week. Mentions going into Shrewsbury on half day off with a couple of his crew. Mentions that he sent laundry and included some cocoa that he got from an Australian. Says he had…

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A newspaper cutting with some details of Graham's life and accident.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]441229.pdf
Writes that he had been deployed to other bases for several days. Thanks them for food sent. Mentioned that they had a good Christmas including a visit to Grimsby. Describes some of his activities over the holiday.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]450129.pdf
Writes that they had not done much flying and the weather was bad. Catches up with home domestic matters. Mentions spending a few evenings in Grimsby. Writes about water freezing on the station and having to queue up in the mess to wash. Still…

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A photograph and newspaper article about Granville and his group.

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15 airmen arranged in three rows. Each man has signed his name over or beside his photograph. One man has a bowler hat drawn on.
On the reverse is 'Squad 2 19 AG Course Newton Down August 1940'.

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EEllisHEllisEL440629.pdf
Asks after friends and writes of family news. Asks how he was getting on with his crew and whether he had all his uniform yet. Comments that sister was glad he had been promoted to warrant offier. Continues with news of activities.

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EEllisHEllisEL440731.pdf
Writes of his recent journey and mentions the problems of having to stand on trains and all overnight waits. Comments on home news of friends and family activities. Says that schools had all broken up now and talks of holidays to Skegness or…

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EKnoxATEllisEL440913.pdf
Writes he is still on leave after three months and expecting word to move. Mentions possibility of going to Europe but unlikely. Comments on being posted as a crew and on waiting around and not on operations. Writes of activities including cycling,…

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EKnoxATEllisEL451106.pdf
Writes that his last letter to Lewis had been returned address unknown. Expects there would be a rush over there into civil aviation as the war was now over. Comments on possibilities in civil aviation. Says he was still flying in transports and was…

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A newspaper cutting about the Ashford Grammar School Memorial.

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The letter discusses the future, once the war is over and sends him Christmas greetings.

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He thanks them for their letters. They had a forced landing at a USAAF base and rested their whilst their aircraft was repaired.

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He thanks her for various items she has sent and discusses their financial situation.

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The letter advises that her husband's body has been positively identified after exhumation. He has now been moved to the British Military Cemetery, Berlin.

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Reports that following Canniff’s death he was buried in Grave 34 in the English section of the Military Cemetery at Westduin. His was buried next to two comrades, Sergeant Johnson in Grave 33 and Sergeant Collingwood in Grave 35.

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Asks Jack to forgive for the delayed letter, writes he is home on seven days leave. Asks if he has heard the news today of the Lancaster. Writes it is a smashing aircraft, and asks when Jack will next get leave as home gives them the 'willies'.

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