1 25 3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1684/37544/EBentDShawE440112.2.jpg b64b6210ae64173c7fa4b20b079ca870 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shaw, Stanley S Shaw Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Shaw, S Description An account of the resource 54 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Stanley Shaw (1912 - 1943, 1576142 Royal Air Force) who flew 22 operations as an air gunner with 44 Squadron before his aircraft failed to return from bombing Peenemünde in August 1943. Collection contains correspondence, newspaper cutting, decorations, documents and photographs. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by R Towlson and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Additional information on Stanley Shaw is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/121068/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [Air Ministry crest] AIR MINISTRY, (Casualty Branch), 73-77 OXFORD STREET, W.1. TELEPHONE: GERRARD 9234 Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:- THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, and the following number quoted:- Your Ref. P.407629/43/P.4.B.8. 12 JAN 1944 Madam, With reference to the letter from this Department of the 31st December, 1943, I am directed to inform you that action has now been taken to presume, for official purposes, that your husband, 1576142 Flight Sergeant S. Shaw, lost his life on the 18th August, 1943. I am to express the sympathy of the Department with you in your great loss. I am, Madam, Your obedient Servant, [signature] for Director of Personal Services. Mrs. S. Shaw, Innisfine, Bisley Street, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire. [National Scheme for Disabled Men crest] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to Mrs S Shaw from the Air Ministry Description An account of the resource Informs her that action had been taken to presume, for official purposes that her husband had lost his life on 18 August 1943. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Air Ministry. Casualty Branch D Bent Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-01-12 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-01-12 1943-12-31 1943-08-18 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--London England--Nottinghamshire England--Stapleford (Nottinghamshire) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Civilian Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page typewritten letter Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EBentDShawE440112 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall aircrew killed in action https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1766/31181/EBentDReadCW480304.1.jpg 23f8370ed62f9a8a0c3a7a7de4ac0ce6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Read, Aubrey William Read, A W Description An account of the resource 34 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Aubrey Read (1920 - 1943, 627232, 50611 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs and documents. He flew operations as a a wireless operator with 106 Squadron and was killed 26 November 1943. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Leitch and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. Additional information on Aubrey read is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/119409/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Read, AW Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-07 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [Air Ministry Logo] AIR MINISTRY, 2, Seville Street, LONDON, S.W.1. Ref P.411125/S.14.Cas.C.5. 4 March, 1948. Madam, I am directed to inform you that your son's grave has now been removed from Gross Karben to the British Military Cemetery Bad Tolz, Durnbach, which is 28 miles south south east of Munich, German. It is the policy of the Graves Registration Service to transfer all the graves of British personnel who lost their lives in Germany into British Military Cemeteries in that country, where they will be maintained, in perpetuity, by the Imperial War Graves Commission. When the work on the Cemetery has been completed you will be notified of the registered Plot, Row and Grave number. I am, Madam, Your obedient Servant, D. Bent. Mrs. C.W. Read, 55, Carholme Road, Lincoln. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Letter is to inform his mother that Aubrey is being moved from his temporary grave to his final resting place. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D Bent Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-03-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typewritten letter on headed paper Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EBentDReadCW480304 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Germany--Bad Tölz Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1948-03-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jan Waller Title A name given to the resource Letter from Air Ministry to Aubrey Read's mother 106 Squadron aircrew final resting place killed in action Lancaster wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/871/10168/EBentDHobbsKM440923.2.jpg a0dad9d8fd774aae2abc76d48504f501 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hobbs, Frank Frank James Hobbs F J Hobbs Description An account of the resource 69 items. The collection concerns 1262633 Flight Sergeant Frank James Hobbs a wireless operator with 630 Squadron, RAF East Kirkby, who was killed while on operations in a Lancaster on 16 March 1944. The collection contains his log book, official and family correspondence, official and personal documents, photographs of aircrew, family and his grave and some items of memorabilia. It also includes correspondence from a French gentleman who was witness to his aircraft crash and who returns recovered personal items belonging to Frank Hobbs. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Barbara Storer and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Additional information on Frank Hobbs is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/110858/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-06-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hobbs, FJ Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document AIR MINISTRY, 73–77, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, W.1. Tel No. GERRARD 9234 Correspondence on the subject of this letter should be addressed to THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, AIR MINISTRY (P.4(Cas.)), And should quote the reference P.414772/44/P.4.B.8. 23-9-44 Your Ref………………… Madam, With reference to the letter from this Department of the 12th August, 1944, I am directed to inform you that no further information regarding the reported death of your husband, 1262633 Flight Sergeant F. J. Hobbs, has been received. In view, however, of the report from a reliable secret source, and of the lapse of time, action has now been taken to presume, for official purposes, that he lost his life on 16th March, 1944. I am to express the sympathy of the Department with you in your great loss and to assure you that should any additional details be received at a later date you will be informed. I am, Madam, Your obedient Servant, [signature] for Director of Personal Services. Mrs F. J. Hobbs, 32, Southcroft Road, Tooting, S.W.17. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to Mrs Hobbs from Air Ministry Description An account of the resource Letter informs Mrs Hobbs that no further information regarding the reported death of her husband had been received. However, in view of information from secret sources he is presumed to have lost his life on 16 March 1944. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Air Ministry D Bent Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-09-23 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EBentDHobbsKM440923 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Civilian Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--London Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-03-16 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One-page typewritten letter killed in action