1 25 3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1227/EWilsonGWSmithCI430117-0003.2.jpg 38abf53dcd1abedac2d6cb3dacbe8acb https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1227/EWilsonGWSmithCI430117-0004.2.jpg 89941f72dd13459e4545f605f292ae92 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1227/EWilsonGWSmithCI430117-0005.2.jpg 19a13f51ed94079911b1e2b46f4a46fb https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1227/EWilsonGWSmithCI430117-0001.2.jpg b7d123f6396248e85c7b953e1d564d1d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1227/EWilsonGWSmithCI430117-0002.2.jpg 92b8a9603e09a7d5e57c27298de9195b 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 Wilson, George George Wilson G W Wilson Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection consists of letters, documents and photographs related to Sergeant George William Wilson (1580045 Royal Air Force). He was a bomb aimer with 576 Squadron RAF Elsham Wolds. His Lancaster, ND403 took off on a bulls-eye training exercise 12 May 1944 but failed to return. His crew were reported missing, presumed killed. Items include post war correspondence of his surviving relatives and a letter in the event of my death addressed to his wife. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Andy Smith and catalogued by Carolyn Baker. Additional information on George William Wilson is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/125598/">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 2016-04-02 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 Wilson, GW Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 17/1/43 Sun H.P Manchester Dear Hiddiwix [?] I like that name, I gave it to you, and you accepted it without question, in fact I really believe you were proud of it. We had a rum sort of courtship, all ups and downs, but the ups were of, so terribly sweet, I always told you that you kissed better when you had tears in your eyes. Our marriage my sweet one was sudden to me, but I never thought it could be as nice, I never regretted it and I was always proud of you, and many times fearful for you. You know [page break] what I mean, the tango, I can’t explain why I should be, I can only put it down to my possessive nature. Anyway darling perhaps I’d better say that I’m writing this just in case anything did happen to me, I don’t think it will but one can never tell these days. Also darling, I have a feeling that maybe you think I didn’t appreciate you, I did, but I just wasn’t of a very romantic nature but I loved you all the time. I wouldn’t wish you to stay single darling, there is no reason why you should not marry again, you will still be young and beautiful. If you [page break] do marry again, you ought to have children they mean everything to a happy marriage. Bring them up to be honest and true and above all to be able to hold their own with all comers including the opposite sex. Cheerio my darling keep smiling I did love you even as I do in death Your loving hubby George W Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx This above all, to thine own self be true, and then it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. P.S. my thanks to your mother and father, they accepted me as their own. 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 his wife from George Wilson Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Wilson Description An account of the resource Sergeant George William Wilson praises her qualities, remembers the happy moments they spent together and gives instructions about the upbringing of their children. Urges her to remarry, as ‘you will be still young and beautiful’. Envelope captioned 'VERY IMPORTANT NEVER THROW AWAY and 'VERY IMPORTANT. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-01-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three page handwritten letter with envelope 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 EWilsonGWSmithCI430117 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain 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. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-01-17 In the event of my death letter love and romance https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1224/EWilsonGWSmithCI440511-0001.jpg 5a293617fe1a748447c3585ad359e3a6 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1224/EWilsonGWSmithCI440511-0002.jpg f441384b674a88a84dcc52489ee9349c https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1224/EWilsonGWSmithCI440511-0003.jpg cf40c27adf3ba0caac911fbf09debe50 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1224/EWilsonGWSmithCI440511-0004.jpg 3e3cd2d52213fd3a5bd2946d6cbdffc0 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 Wilson, George George Wilson G W Wilson Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection consists of letters, documents and photographs related to Sergeant George William Wilson (1580045 Royal Air Force). He was a bomb aimer with 576 Squadron RAF Elsham Wolds. His Lancaster, ND403 took off on a bulls-eye training exercise 12 May 1944 but failed to return. His crew were reported missing, presumed killed. Items include post war correspondence of his surviving relatives and a letter in the event of my death addressed to his wife. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Andy Smith and catalogued by Carolyn Baker. Additional information on George William Wilson is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/125598/">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 2016-04-02 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 Wilson, GW Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 1580045 Sgt. Wilson G. Sgts Mess R.A.F. Elsham Wolds Nr. Barnetby Lincs 11 – 5 – 44 My Darling Wife, I arrived here at 7.15 last night, the early arrival being due to the fact that I didnt [sic] have to go to Doncaster, I caught a [deleted] t [/deleted] train at Sheffield which took me to Barnetby, after numerous stops of course. Three of the lads were late in arriving back, Ted among them, they are all on the peg for it, though I think that Ted has a [page break] good excuse, he being “just married”. Everything went swell at the wedding, except that the bride forgot to sign the marriage lines, they are signed O.K. now and are tied up with pink ribbon in the bottom draw. I have just finished eating my ration of wedding cake very nice too. I [deleted] indecipherable word [/deleted] hope you arrived back O.K. and did not waste to [sic] much time thinking of what might have been, I also hope that nothing was said at work about you having the time off. Will you please send [page break] my summer pants, my py [inserted] j [/inserted] amas and my collar, plus socks along please also will you please enclose my sun glasses in with them, thanks in anticipation. Your photo now reposes upon my shelf in a very conspicuous position, it looks good, I only wish you had wrote something on it, but still I will always know how you feel. I received a letter from you today redirected from Helmswell [sic] in it you talk of things happening to me. You shouldn’t worry about me darling I shall be alright after I have [page break] settled down to things I keep smiling darling think of me once in a while you will always be the only one in the world for me. Your Loving Hubby George Remember Me Darling [drawing of a stick man with halo] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 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 his wife from George Wilson Description An account of the resource Letter from George Wilson to his wife telling her he has arrived at RAF Elsham Wolds with other people who were late. Discuss details of a recent marriage, asks for certain items of clothing to be sent to him and states he has his wife’s photograph on his shelf in a very conspicuous position but wishes that she would have signed it. He concludes saying she should not worry about him. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-05-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-05-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EWilsonGWSmithCI440511 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four page handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence 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. 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Wilson Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Andy Hamilton Lesley Wain Frank Batten love and romance military living conditions RAF Elsham Wolds https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1223/EWilsonGWWilsonEM430117-0002.2.jpg 4fa624e14ddc874ad2983170be8b689d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1223/EWilsonGWWilsonEM430117-0001.2.jpg 2edf6366c3b12694f0c80c846964443a 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 Wilson, George George Wilson G W Wilson Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection consists of letters, documents and photographs related to Sergeant George William Wilson (1580045 Royal Air Force). He was a bomb aimer with 576 Squadron RAF Elsham Wolds. His Lancaster, ND403 took off on a bulls-eye training exercise 12 May 1944 but failed to return. His crew were reported missing, presumed killed. Items include post war correspondence of his surviving relatives and a letter in the event of my death addressed to his wife. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Andy Smith and catalogued by Carolyn Baker. Additional information on George William Wilson is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/125598/">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 2016-04-02 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 Wilson, GW Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Folded paper [underlined] PRIVATE [/underlined] [page break] Sun. 17/1/43 H.P. MANCHESTER Dear Mother, [deleted] indecipherable word [/deleted] As Im [sic] due for a move, I thought I would write a letter to Irene. I want you to save it and if something should happen to me during this war, I’d like you to give it to Irene. It may sound an odd request but I would like you to humour me. Of course I’m not expecting trouble but one never knows. Cheerio Ma I will write from the next place. Keep Smiling Your F. Son. [underlined] George [/underlined] Love to All At Home. 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 his mother from George Wilson Description An account of the resource Letter from George Wilson to his mother enclosing a letter to Irene, and asking her to save it and give it to her should anything happen to him. On the reverse 'PRIVATE'. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One handwritten letter 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 EWilsonGWWilsonEM430117 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 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-01-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cathie Hewitt Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Wilson Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-01-17 In the event of my death letter