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Harold Isherwood Bennett's memoirs
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Harold's memory of the Long March.
Dr TM Park's memoirs
Dr Park's memoirs relating to the Long March.
1. Gresse Bombing account.
2. The Long March from Stalag 357.
3. Transcript of telephone conversation with Dr Park.
4. Letter from Heather at Reader's Digest to Cornelius Ryan.
5. Two letters from Dr…
1. Gresse Bombing account.
2. The Long March from Stalag 357.
3. Transcript of telephone conversation with Dr Park.
4. Letter from Heather at Reader's Digest to Cornelius Ryan.
5. Two letters from Dr…
Copies of documents about the Long March
Brief notes kept by Mower. Included is Dixie Deans 'Ausweis' pass.
Ronald Mogg Interview
Transcript of an interview.
John Heape's account of the Long March
A copy of a diary kept by John.
Telephone conversation with Deans - 7 May 1963
A transcript of a phone conversation.
Transcript of interview with Harold Bennett
A transcript with a prisoner of war, Harold Isherwood-Bennett by HC.
Daily Express - 17 April 1945
A transcript of an article in the Daily Express. It describes the liberation of prisoners of war at two camps near Fallingbostel.
Letter to Miss Chapman from Murray Chown
Murray describes his impressions of the Long March. He describes Dixie Deans passing on real news from the BBC radio they had with them.
Interview with Clement Murray Chown
Clement's experiences as a prisoner of war.
Prisoner of war diaries and memoirs
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Diaries and memoirs of prisoners of war. There are stories of camp life, maps, poetry, cartoons and art works.
The Bridge
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The crossing of a bridge under attack from RAF aircraft.
Interview with Geoffrey Kenneth Wilson
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Geoffrey's story at the end of the Long March.
The Track from Gresse
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A description of the Long March. It covers the attack on the column of men by RAF Typhoons who mistook the prisoners of war for German soldiers.
Birthday postcard to Richard from Todd Hawkins
Colour drawing of Pinocchio and birthday greetings.
Caricatures of fellow prisoners
Title 'Place red on red and clamp'.
Head portraits of 29 men as well as other figures. Most have individual speech bubble quotes.
Head portraits of 29 men as well as other figures. Most have individual speech bubble quotes.
Air gunner and Auxiliary Territorial Service woman
On the left a uniformed sergeant airman with gas mask case simulating firing guns. On the right sitting on the same log a woman in khaki uniform looking away bored. Captioned 'I gave him one burst .... of course .. no need for another and......'
Airman and woman
An airman wearing tunic with observers brevet, and side cap walking with his arm around a woman wearing Jodhpurs holding a riding crop. Captioned '..not a cloud in the sky - but we went in anyway...'
The 'woman in jodhpurs' is meant to be in the…
The 'woman in jodhpurs' is meant to be in the…
Two seat aircraft under fire
View of cockpit of two-seat, single-engine fighter with bemused gunner being attacked by twin engine German aircraft, whose bullets bounce off pilot's head.
Don't look now but I think we're being followed
View of cockpit of bi-plane with pilot looking apprehensive and gunner pointing backward. The silhouettes of six enemy aircraft are behind them.
Two colour drawings - Two airmen, and a German guard and tunneller
On the left a drawing of two airmen,. One standing with mug shouting at another sitting at a table on which is a mug.
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Three airmen and other sketches
Two airmen wearing uniform tunics arguing in a room while a third flies up towards the ceiling. On the right sketches of faces.
Escaping prisoner
A prisoner emerging from tunnel under camp wire fence, illuminated by German guard with torch. Captioned 'Nocturne'.
Policeman, airman and woman
On the left a policeman with his eye on a sergeant airman wearing tunic with observer brevet sitting on a folding chair. On the right a woman sitting on a similar chair with her back to the airman.
Folder
Folder with drawings. Label text 'The drawings of 'Todd' W/O GCG Hawkins RAF, drawn whilst a prisoner of war in Germany during World War 2 1939-1945. Brought back from Germany by his friends to his wife Jessie, who handed them for safe keeping, to…