1 25 127 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10874/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]400820-010003.jpg d587a4157fff6a5db61bcf2bd1eefb49 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10874/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]400820-010004.jpg ce585e2f9415355999d7c79bf174f832 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10874/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]400820-010005.jpg cf24100e15c373feb19d7f01fbf6ec84 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10874/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]400820-010006.jpg fb702e4ea7bde0f4ccc5d0fe07e8fd44 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10874/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]400820-010007.jpg 75e416bd41308b85e93b32112414e11d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10874/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]400820-010002.jpg 0a57545b6d0261fbe8f0613f6c428c98 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10874/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]400820-010001.jpg 72920ca5edc7de00e7dc148f4a716d74 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [postmark] [postage stamp] Mr. & Mrs. Hudson. 10. Moorside Road. Kersal. Salford. 7. Lancashire. [page break] 20th August 1940. Dear Mother & Dad, It is pouring with rain to-night, so Tony and I have decided not to go out. Instead we have done a certain amount of tidying up in preparation for the journey we are to make very soon. We don’t know just when we shall start, but the time is not very distant, and we are almost ready. It will not take us very long as you will realise. I cannot [inserted] help [/inserted] feeling a certain amount of honour has been paid when I think what a lot will possibly depend upon the result of all this. Twelve months ago when I started on our motor bike holiday I did not dream that this was possible. I hope I shall be able to let you know beforehand just when I shall be going. After that, I am afraid that news will [page break] be slow, and I ask you to be patient, but above all not to worry. I know only too well just how you feel, and I do realise that it is far worse for you at home – waiting and wondering. I am not afraid (you remember what I used to say about having to make a speech before a big gathering?) and my only great concern is my anxiety for you in this time of beastly uncertainty. I only wish you to understand that I am satisfied with my lot and do hope you will find strength in [inserted] knowing [/inserted] this. I shall take away with me a lot of pleasant memories and the knowledge that you have both meant a great deal to me and that you have always shown first consideration for my welfare. I cannot have more than that. That is something that nobody can take away. It is not the personal danger of this [page break] war which harms us so much as the things we have known and loved that have been taken [deleted] g [/deleted] away from us. There is plenty of excitement for me which helps to nullify all this, but for you it is different, and it is here that my heart goes out to you. May you at least be spared the horrors of the futile Nazi attempt at destruction. I say futile because it is so stupidly pointless and gainless. Above all dont [sic] worry about me. I can only keep saying that if I could chose [sic] again, my choice would be the same. I am all right, and whatever may happen, that which really counts, and will count when the war is over, cannot be destroyed. I shall be thinking about you always and will now say cheerio simply by wishing you the best of luck. Until we meet again, All my love, [underlined] Douglas. [/underlined] [page break] [Post Office crest] INLAND TELEGRAM [underlined] Emsworth. Hampshire [/underlined] [underlined] Monday [/underlined] Arrived this place this morning It is near Portsmouth, & quite a pleasant spot. To-night at midnight I am off. Think of me tomorrow at breakfast time. The first stage of my journey should then be complete All love, Douglas. P.T.O. [page break] Would you kindly send 25/- of this to [inserted] Sgt. [/inserted] [underlined] H. Bowers 4. Oak Rd Crumpsall. [/underlined] & say it is his share of the [indecipherable word] spoils. Just a wee note to tell him I have gone away & he will understand. The remainder, please put away for me. Thank you. [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] Please excuse hurry. I know you will understand. 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 Douglas Hudson letter to parents and telegram sent before departure abroad Description An account of the resource Letter to parents saying they are ready to depart but do not know where and when. Shows concern over uncertainty and writes of regard for parents and they should not worry about him. Telegram announces that he has arrived at Emsworth near Portsmouth and will be departing at midnight. Asks recipient to send 25 shillings to a colleague. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-08-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three page handwritten letter and envelope, two page handwritten telegram and handwritten note. 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)400820-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Greater Manchester England--Salford (Greater Manchester) England--Emsworth England--Sussex England--Hampshire England--Lancashire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10875/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410207-010001.jpg 2d8c40ce43a0027abea3371670541a4f https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10875/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410207-010002.jpg bef1da7a192f01ed0989b6a26199a811 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 755052 Sgt. Chef J.D. Hudson. Camp de Sejour Surveille, Le Kef. Tunisie. Afrique du Nord. 7-2-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, Since I wrote to you last, i.e. a fortnight ago, I have received three letters from you dated 12th, 16th and 25th December and the day before yesterday i.e. 5th Feb. I received your cable of the 3rd reading “Mother Dad Both well. Send their love” I am very pleased indeed to receive this news, especially the cable which is so up to date, and has done remarkably well to get through in two days. I have also received a letter each since I last wrote to you from Miss Law, Hildred, Dorothy Pell, E.W.T. and John. I cannot write to any of them because I am only permitted to write two letters per month and four p.cs. Nowadays I cannot obtain plain p.cs. so am temporarily reduced to two letters per month only. I shall do my utmost to get the p.cs. again and I know that you will understand. There is no need for me to say how glad I am to know that you are both keeping well. I hope Dad is O.K. and I expect he is when you are able to house a guest, which I think is very kind and considerate of you. Give her my love if she is still with you when this letter arrives. Yes I was thinking about you all Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day and Mothers Birthday, but of course I am always doing that. It was very kind of Jaffes to send £2. I very much appreciate it. Since the mail began I have received 28 letters from England and your cable. Sixteen letters have been from you, so that is not too bad. I wish I could write to you more often, but as I am in safety you need not worry. [page break] You realise only too well I cannot say a great deal in my letters but one of these days I shall have plenty to tell you both when I am back in England. I am not stagnant yet even if my wings are temporarily clipped and am still proud to say I come from England. Politics in letters are taboo, I expect, so I will Tell you a bit about the weather here instead. A few days have been warm enough for sun-bathing, but this morning we had snow again and the weather is Aprilish in England. It varies terrifically. The sun is hot but we still get the cold west winds and at night it is quite cold. For an English [deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted] person under normal conditions the weather would be ideal and I am very weather beaten and look well and as I told you before weigh 10 stones 6 lbs. Our food is better and I think we have contacted Air Ministry now and in consequence get a rather better money allowance, which of course does not represent anything approaching our normal pay. We spend everything on food, wood and cigarettes. Drink practically nothing else but black coffee, and red wine at about 3 1/2d a litre = nearly 1 1/2 pints. The beer (bottled only) is poison and we [inserted] would [/inserted] not touch it with a barge pole. From the letters I have received it appears that several people think we have the freedom of the country. Perhaps you could explain that we are confined to the camp and only allowed a walk a day with as I told you before a “chaperon”. We can knock holes in a football in the camp yard, but that is not exactly come and go as you please. During my stay here I am trying to get as strong as I can. Physically I feel better than when I left England. I get the French newspaper every day and believe what I want to believe in it. I have quite a good idea of what is going on however and my congratulations go out to all those who I know deserve them. Just to think what I have missed. I eat a lot of oranges here. It is the season now and I get about four a day for the equivalent of 2d Living here is cheap but of course so much is rationed. I am sending this letter by Air Mail and do hope it gets through all right. Did I tell you that we have a fairly decent selection of English books and plenty of clothing. Will say good-bye now until next latter [sic] day unless I can get a p.c. before. All my love and best wishes and what a celebration when we all meet again. Please give my love and regards to E.W.T. and keep your spirits going. DOUGLAS. 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 from Douglas Hudson in internee camp in Le Kef, Tunisia, to his parents Description An account of the resource Writes that he has received correspondence from home and from pen friends. States he cannot write to the latter as he is only allowed two letters a month. Explains that he cannot say a great deal in letters and that politics are taboo. Explains about life in camp and that the internees do not have freedom of the country but are confined a single walk a day with chaperone. Writes about his health and food available. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-02-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page typewritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Technical aid Text. Correspondence Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410207-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Tunisia Tunisia--El Kef North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-02-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10876/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410919-010001.jpg d86f5f78d95d569f9ae44c7c43d4f30f https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10876/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410919-010002.jpg 022afa28c2eaca2cbee9829a32cdd665 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10876/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410919-010003.jpg baf97183868b3514fa7baa529131f6f9 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Royal Air Force, 755052. Sgt. J.D. Hudson c/o Consul General des Etats Unis Rue Michelet, Alger, Algerie Afrique du Nord. 19-9-41. Dear All, I have been in this part of the world now for over twelve months and have not written to any of you at Calverley although I have been more than pleased to receive letters, or telegrams at one time, or another, from you all. I expect you all realise that in the past it has been impossible to write many letters and those I have been able to sen [sic] off naturally have been for Mother & Dad. I now have more freedom of correspondence, but even so to write to you each individually would still be very difficult, much as I should have liked to, because I have so much spare time. To overcome this difficulty, and in order to let you all know that I am still a survivor of sorts, I have decided to make this a communal letter addressed to Grandad so that it may be handed round to all concerned. I hope this will show that although I am so far away and isolated I have not forgotten those at home. There is so very little I can tell beyond assuring you that I am keeping quite well in spite of the adverse conditioss [sic] I know that you will have heard from Mother regularly and she will have kept you posted mire or less witl [sic] my small doings. Summer is practically over now. June, July and Augustwere [sic] hot months, the latter especially so, and during all this time we experienced no more than half an hour’s rain. Practically every day the sun shone uninterruptedly; in the afternoons the heat outside was intense but we kept reasonably cool indoors. This place is highly situated and consequently does not get as hot in summer as in the plains. After June scarcely a vestige of green remained and the ground became terribly baked. Sun bathing here has been more or less a pastime with us all and our “golden brown” is about the only thing we can say we have gained from being here. There is no comparing the food with that we get in England. I have reached a stage of complete indifference and can eat anything. In one respect we are fortunate in that we are able to supplement our rations in a small way and do a little amateurish cooking on charcoal. Necessity has proved to be the mother of invention so many times. We have learned the art of making a little go a long way and often our culinary achievements have been really praiseworthy. I think we could term cooking our number one pastime. [page break] We had. until recently, the facilities for a certain amount of exercise in which football was prominent. We used to raise two teams and play for an hour in the afternoon, and it was hot. Indoors we have held Boxing Contests, Spelling bees, General Knowledge Competitions, Whist Drives and any old thing to try to make the time pass quickly. Tony – my best friend and part of my crew – and I play Bridge nearly every afternoon. We find this a splendid recreation. Our selection of English books is not large but has proved to be useful. It comprises a few quite good editions. I suppose this little picture I have painted trying to show you the way we spend our time is rather suggestive that we have all landed here feet first. This is by no means the case. Need I say that there is not a single man amongst us who would not sacrifice his dearest possession to be reinstated and back in the struggle which we each and all belong? I will prove this to be true to you one day. There is so much I should like to say so dearly which I am unable. Our greatest comfort is to receive news from home and to be able to send letters to England. We have one most happy consolation, that iswe [sic] can receive telegrams and by the aid of prepaid replies, despatch cables home as well. This really does mean a lot and when I say this I am not speaking for myself alone. One thing I regret is being unable to learn to speak French satisfactorily. We have no opportunity of associating with French people and speaking their language. Most of the Arabs speak it very badly, and quite a number of us have a better command than they have. Tony & I discuss and rediscuss together our position out here and we wonder just how much of our life has been wasted during the past year. The last time the Padre visited us he quoted “Every day is a new day, a day specially made for you and a day of opportunity”. This has given us some thing over which to ponder. We havetried [sic] and still are trying to analyse it in the hope of appreciating the wisdom implied. For people in our position it is not easy and we ask ourselves just what are our opportunities? Here we have unlimited scope because it is under these conditions that we really do notice the reactions of our fellow men, and their types and characters are more clearly laid bare. This is a subject that does give us something to think about and makes an interesting study. We have to learn tolerance, understanding and patience, plenty of the [deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted] latter because we are playing a waiting game. [page break] I have not received a great many letters apart from those sent by Mother & Dad and am quite out of touch with the chaps who started this campaign with me. I understand from the news from home that I am the only one left of our last small circle. My best friend went before I left England. It meand [sic] a lot to me that my people know I am safe and I realise the horrible mental torment and anxiety endured at home when I was reported missing, and thank God that is now over. I will finish my letter at this stage. I do not wish it to be too lengthy to pass the Censor. Perhaps it will be a long time before it reaches you, but I shall be pleased to hear from anybody at anytime. If you write to me by Air Mail your letters should take about three weeks to arrive. For reasons unknown my letters take much longer to reach England. So good-bye for the present, my best wishes and love to you all. Douglas. Present address (Dec. 25th 1941) 755052 Sgt. J. D. Hudson, Interned British Airman, Camp Militaire, Laghouat. Algerie. Afrique du Nord. 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 acquaintances from Douglas Hudson in internment camp Laghouat, Algeria Description An account of the resource Explains that he has not been able to write to all as he has used allowance of letters to parents. Says that there he can tell apart from assuring them that he keeping well. Mentions summer weather and that they had been able to keep cool indoors. Complains about food and mentions facilities for sport. Explains that life is not easy and they all wish they could be home. Greatest comfort is letters from home. Regrets not being able to learn French as little contact with French personnel. Wonders how much of life wasted. Finishes with note of concern about censor. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-09-19 1941-12-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three page typewritten 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410919-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Laghouat (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-09-19 1941-12-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10878/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410427-010001.jpg fe736ae0c1c217cf35b667a877535229 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10878/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410427-010002.jpg ec4054f2099809264291ed3458626140 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 755052 Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé. Hotel d’Orient MÉDÉA. Algerie. Afrique du Nord. 27-4-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, I wrote a letter to you yesterday by Air Mail & sent it independently. This letter is also going by Air Mail but through the American Consul in Algiers. In case my yesterday’s letter gets lot [sic] I will make this one practically a repetition. I am wondering if you will have received a wire informing you of my change of address. The Consul in Tunis was trying to telegraph for us, before we left Le Kef. I was very surprised indeed when this removal took place – it happened so very quickly. We came under an entirely new scheme, the results of enquiries by the American & British Govts. with cooperation of the French. The time spent at Kef was grim & the conditions were primitive. Here we are free to walk about the place & live at the above Hotel, & get a small allowance of about 2/- daily for running expenses. We get two meals provided each day. In fact life now will just not bear comparison with what some of us endured for 8 months behind the barbed wire. I am still always thinking about you & hope you are well and safe. I would give all my possessions to be back in England to see this business through with you. It is no pleasure to me to be in a safe spot at such a time, but perhaps it wont [sic] be long before things [page break] are righted. The journey here from Kef took 28 hours continuous travelling and nearly all by train. The distance is about 450 miles & the country was very beautiful & green, because lately there has been much rain. Médéa is over 3000 feet high & there are neighbouring mountains 5000 feet with jackals & wild boar running around. The mountains are wooded & resemble North Wales to a very great extent. At this time of the year the peas & broad beans are ripe. I noticed lemons growing en route, & there were a few oranges in Tunis. The vines are green but will not be ripe until July – August likewise the figs & peaches. There are any amount of wild flowers & for the first time I noticed brambles. I am telling you about this to try & give you an idea of the country, but I have not much space & have to detract an awful lot. MÉDÉA is a Franco-Arabic town – the French part is beautiful & there are some lovely houses. I think Mother would like this place because so many flowers grow. The weather is cool, more so than Kef, because it is higher. The hot spell comes on about June until October. Last night I saw my first French film, but couldn’t understand much. It is far more difficult than listening to people speak ordinarily. I intend to write a letter every week by Air Mail independently & shall try & write another weekly through the Consul in Algiers. If you write by Air Mail it will be quicker, but mark your envelope accordingly. Could you wire me a short message on receipt of this, or my first letter, to let me know you know where I am? Will say good-bye now, all my love [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource A repetition of previous letter but this one was sent via the American Consul in Algiers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-04-27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410427-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410427-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-04-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10879/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410501-010001.jpg 46eaf6d587a2a331c0b3ef773822a212 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10879/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410501-010002.jpg 46026ac3f0e361024241d20d6c8926eb 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document R.A.F. 755052 Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson Camp de Liberté Surveillé Hotel d’Orient MÉDÉA. Algerie. 1-5-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, I was very pleased indeed to receive your Air Mail letter dated April 9th, this afternoon, it had been forwarded from Kef apparently. You say you have received 2 letters & three postcards from me in one week, & that one letter took 14 weeks. I think it is quite definite that our letters take much longer to get through than yours. The Air Mail service from England seems very good & takes about 3 weeks, sometimes a little less. You ask about your telegrams I have received two. One on Feb 5th sent on the 3rd & the other arrived on April 7th sent on April 3rd. So you see cables are quite good. I have received all your news regarding your changes of addresses etc, & I do hope that you will have settled down now & that you will have much better luck. In all my letters I always say that I am thinking about you & hope you are keeping well & safe. From previous letters I am glad to learn that my allotment has been fixed at 35/- & trust that if it is of any use you will take advantage of it. I wrote to you by [page break] air mail from here about five days ago & also sent another letter via the American Consul in Algiers I do hope they get through. They explained about our change of address, about our coming here & about the new & of course improved conditions. Here we are allowed to walk about free. What a change after the last eight months. You say that Dad is out one night in eight. What is he doing? Can you tell? To-day here, they are celebrating May 1st. Seems to be pretty universal. I also remember it would be Grandma’s birthday. They are playing bands & flying flags etc. It is cold too, of course we are so high. I expect it will be as warm in England. This place is not in the least like Tunis. More English in type & country. There is a much bigger population of French here. Everybody says the hot weather is to come. I shall not forget the heat when we arrived in Africa 8 months ago. It was terrific, & the flies!! But not so here, at least yet. When I think of our aircraft I could weep. Those were the days [inserted] before [/inserted] when we were in England. War or no war. Suppose I have to be careful now. This might please you to know that as a matter of routine we were all medically examined yesterday. The Doctor said “tres bien; parfait” which means “splendid; perfect.” What more can I ask. Its not the meat, must be the olive oil at Kef. And so cheerio, all my best wishes & all my love, [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Writes that he has received many letters and discusses the time some have taken and different post options. Mentions finances and that conditions in new location are much improved. Catches up with family news and discusses weather in North Africa. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410501-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410501-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10880/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410504-010001.jpg 242ebb0f6d066076cae7c2d64f71ffd7 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10880/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410504-010002.jpg 2e46f191b540a3fa5e675ed67679bc28 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document R.A.F. 755052 Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé. Hotel d’Orient. MÉDÉA. Algerie. 4-5-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, I am sending this letter to you via Air Mail through the American Consul in Algiers, and I do hope it will arrive quickly. If it is not too expensive I do strongly advise you to write to me via Air Mail. Letters arrive from England in three weeks this way. To-day I have received a letter from you by ordinary mail, written from “Cranford” & dated Feb. 27th. Three days ago I received your Air Mail letter dated April 9th & written from your present address. This just proves how much quicker the air mail service is. However – I am glad to learn that you are both keeping well, but I am only too sorry to realise what an awful time you must have endured. I feel so helpless here, but if good wishes could be of any help you would be assured of a much happier future. You know we get plenty of time here for thought, & I, being a fatalist, am firmly convinced that my arrival here was pre-destined, & now I look forward to that great day of reunion. I realise that mail from here must be uncertain, but you need not have any worries about me, because I am quite [page break] all right. I only hope that you may keep well & safe. No need, I am sure, for me to say just how big a blow it is for me that I have to pass my days here. Wish I could help. I have very little to write to you. We are free here to walk about, we have an allowance, rather smaller than I first anticipated, of about 11/- (eleven shillings weekly) but this is barely sufficient. I am glad my allotment was successfully increased. I will repeat, in case my previous letters have gone astray, that if it will be of any help, well – please take advantage of it. The weather here remains cool – typical English May, perhaps a little hotter, but not a patch on the weather when we first arrived in Africa. I shall never forget that day. Little did I think then, that I should be here at this time. I often wonder if I shall be in England again next year. I am sending a letter today to E.W.T. my first letter to anybody other than yourselves. I cannot afford to send many because I have to stand the expense. It costs 3 francs 50 centimes (about 5d) per letter. I hope to write to you about every five days. I will say au-revoir now. Once again I send you every best wish. My thoughts are always with you. All my love, [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] P.S. Have decided to send this letter direct & not via the Consul. Don’t think it is any advantage. 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Intends sending letter by air mail through American consul in Algiers. Encourages them to send letter to him by air mail which takes three weeks as opposed to several months by other means. Commiserates with their difficulties, discusses finances and the weather. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410504-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410504-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10881/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410507-010001.jpg 41b95bdf112ce4f6350dd87e0418f21c https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10881/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410507-010002.jpg 8de2ea8265779d3e32cfb5d0d09f62ae 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document R.A.F. 755052. Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé. Hotel d’Orient. MÉDÉA Algerie. Afrique du Nord. 7-5-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, Today I am very pleased to have received four letters from you dated Feb. 23rd. March 2nd. April 11th and April 14th. The latter two written during Easter week-end came via Air Mail for 4d, so you will see what a terrific difference the Air Mail service makes. For a long time now I have been writing to you via Air Mail but I am afraid that it takes much longer from Africa, than from England. I am hoping that letters will not take so long from here as from Kef. The day before yesterday I sent you a cable & asked you for a reply. Replies have been received here within 48 hours of [inserted] [indecipherable word] [/inserted] despatch [inserted] from here. [/inserted] This I hope will give you up to date news of me, but unfortunately on account of the terrific expense (perhaps I should say comparative terrific expense – for [underlined] air [/underlined] packets) I cannot manage to repeat this, at least for some time. However, I am all right, & quite safe here, & I know you now understand the uncertainty of deliveries of mail so you will not worry on my behalf. I shall write to you about every 5 days. I did not hear the Sandy Macpherson record because I have not been able to hear any broadcast since last October – what a pity I missed “a Brownbird”. However I have plenty of news from you now – your [page break] cables (two) have been received, & I know all about your changes of addresses. You do appear to have had a sever winter, but I think N. Africa has too. The weather now is typical English May. It has rained all day to-day. I believe up here in the mountains the really hot weather is during July – August & September. It was terrifically hot when we arrived here last year; there wasn’t a blade of grass anywhere & the flies, I have never seen anything like them. So far this year there are none at all, & the country here is beautifully green. You mention the Easters we have known in the past. Yes I shall not forget them & the memories. I hope I shall not spend any more Easters here. Yes I heard from you some time ago that you sold my bike. It was the best thing to do. You & E.W.T. are the only people from whom I receive letters nowadays. Just at first there was an inundation from “tout le monde” (everybody) but it was a nine days wonder. You know I can go anywhere with my French, but I cannot understand the French films at all, neither can I understand the wireless (Yes we have the wireless here, at Médéa) It is O.K. talking to the actual people, but mechanical voice reproduction leaves me cold. I expect when I get back to England I shall be automatically coming out with French phrases for a little while. We get so used to greeting people. Shake hands all round when we say “How do you do” & again when we say “good-bye”. Don’t know whether we are coming or going. Well here is the bottom of the page. Here is my usual wish – that the future may be a much happier one, & that everything will go more smoothly for you, re. everything. I send you all my love, & hope you will keep well & safe. [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Writes a lot about mail received and sent and options for post. States that air mail is best despite expense. Discusses weather, climate and the local countryside. Mentions his French language problems. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410507-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410507-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10882/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410511-010001.jpg 8b6ce280b6587337ded28216d38634be https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10882/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410511-010002.jpg fa87478cd499b538e6fd7ad14e96ba2e 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document R.A.F. 755052. Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé. Hotel d’Orient. Médéa. Algerie. Afrique du Nord. 11-5-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, I was very pleased indeed to receive your cable of the 9th May, yesterday morning, in reply to my cable of the 7th May. This is the quickest bit of news to and from yet, & it is strange that each cable should contain a change of address. By now I expect that you will have everything moved to 191, Halifax Rd: I do hope you will find the place all right and that you will be able to settle comfortably. I have written a few letters to you from this place, all by air mail. Two via the American Consul in Algiers, & three or four independently by Air Mail. I have since learned that it is unlikely that the independent letters will get through so in future I shall send all mail by Air Mail through the Consul. Just in case my earlier letters have gone astray I will repeat that I have been here 2 1/2 weeks, & am allowed a lot more liberty. Can walk about the place, & stay in the above Hotel. It is quite an ordinary place, three of us share a bedroom, the same three as were together in Kef. Tony sent a cable a week ago & got a quick reply from England & accordingly I was prompted to do the same thing to you with equal success. Unfortunately, I cannot afford it as a regular practice, my budget is not [page break] at all elastic, so in future I shall have to rely on letters. However, I propose to write to you twice a week by Air Mail through the Consul & hope that letters will not take long this way. Three days ago I received four letters from you dated Feb 23rd, March 2nd, April 11th & 14th. The last two came via Air Mail & went to Kef first so you will see what a great saving the Air Mail service from England is. I strongly advise it for all future occasions. We have to stamp our own letters from here. The weather has been cold for about 2 weeks up here. We are very high, over 3000 ft, & as a result I imagine at present it is as cold, if not colder than in England, especially during the night. I am going about in a roll neck pullover, & at Kef on January 4th I was sunbathing. Amazing weather. Have played in 2 football matches since I came here, on two successive days. Must be heavier than I used to be because I dont [sic] go down quite so easily now. I cannot say very much to you in these letters, it reminds me of the old rule of “chatty conversation”. There are good opportunities here for walks. As I explained in earlier letters which you might have received, the country is hilly & wooded, rather like North Wales only much more vast. In fact an ideal place for a holiday in normal times, with plenty of money, time, & a car & one’s own folk. And in that strain I must say good-bye until next letter. As always I send you every good wish for a more successful & happier future. May you remain safe & well. All my love, Douglas. P.S. Thank you very much for the birthday wishes which arrived in very good time. 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Writes of successful quick exchange of cables. Has sent them many letters by various means. They now have more liberty and can walk around. They are staying in normal hotel with shared bedrooms. Weather is cold because of height at present. Cannot say much in these letters. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410511-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410511-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10883/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410515-010001.jpg de7c897a4c8b33a04568577f1e76c094 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10883/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410515-010002.jpg 273387ca106e52cb6c48a78b63bfb828 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document R.A.F. 755052. Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé. Hotel d’Orient. Médéa. Algerie. Afrique du Nord. 15-5-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, I have not received any more letters from you since I last wrote three or four days ago. I then acknowledged receipt of four which arrived together dated Feb 23rd Mar. 2nd, April 11th & 14th, the last two came via Air Mail, which just shows the amount of time gained. I was also very pleased to receive your cable, in reply to mine, giving your change of address as well. I do hope that you will be settled now in your new home & that things will finally turn out to be much better. Writing to you now will make the fourth different address to which I have sent letters since March. The cable service is a very valuable link between England, I only wish I was able to afford to cable you regularly, but this is definitely a case of cutting the suit etc. I believe the Air Mail service from England to Alger [sic] is very good, people have already received letters in reply to their cable sent upon arrival here, namely in 2 weeks. I wish we had a speedier service to England, but I am hoping that these letters will be much quicker to you than those sent in the past from Kef. There is very little I can tell you, by necessity my style is cramped in all these letters, but I can continue to say that I hope you are keeping safe & well. I expect that summer will be [page break] on its way in England. It has been remarkably slow here, & not until yesterday did I get back into shorts. In the evenings it gets very cold, but yesterday was very pleasant not too warm & fortunately at this time of the year no flies. The last two or three days I have done a little walking & have been amazed to see so much on the mountain lanes resembling the English countryside. Hawthorn in bloom, blackberry bushes, wild roses, daisies buttercups etc, not to mention a host of other wild flowers very brightly coloured not to be found in England. Then of course there are the vines, figs, cherries etc. Have not seen any oranges or lemons here, but there were plenty en route from Tunis. This place is much richer agriculturally than Tunisia & we can get fresh milk here, because the cattle are well fed. Broad beans are figuring in the Arab market at ridiculous prices, about 1d a lb. & yet we never get them here. Probably too much trouble to shell. It is stupid. I wonder all this time how you are going on in England. You are not very far from Skipton & perhaps you will visit there occasionally, & renew some old acquaintances. There is no need for me to keep saying what I would give to be back in England. You cannot realise how tired we all are of this “isolation” & what we feel inside is indescribable. Who am I to talk of broad beans normally? Anyway, I suppose we cannot all be as lucky as Hess. What my outlook will be like when I get back - God knows. How but, I must say “au revoir” now. With all my best wishes for your future, & until the day when the Mediterranean is on the other side of me (an awkword [sic] strip of water that). All my love [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Writes of mail received and that he is happy they are now settled as constant moving made addressing letters to them difficult. Writes that he has been walking in local countryside and about the weather which is still quite cool as he has only just got back into shorts. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410515-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410515-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10884/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410521-010001.jpg 8dee35ccd7ada59fdbab1401ff770019 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10884/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410521-010002.jpg 254e75c7bfa0ea4759f12a75f98dd168 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Royal Air Force. 755052 Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé. Hotel d’Orient. MÉDÉA Algerie Afrique du Nord. 21-5-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, Since I wrote to you last week I have received your Air Mail letters dated April 17th & 22nd, your cables dated May 15th & May 19th, a cable from Uncle Jim dated May 19th, & one from Uncle Walter & Auntie Una dated May 20th also a letter each from Miss Law & Hildred, by ordinary mail written in Feb & early March. First of all let me thank you for your birthday wishes in letters & cables, & perhaps when you write you would thank Uncle Jim & Uncle Walter for their wishes by cable. I cannot afford to write to these people separately, my allowance wont [sic] stand up to the cost of postage, & the bulk of my letters I naturally want you to receive. Yesterday I sent a very brief cable to you, in reply to yours & I expect it will be in your hands by now. The telegram service seems splendid but again, unfortunately I cannot afford to cable as a regular thing, my last two efforts were the result of previous economy, but it was more than worth while. Well as a result of cable & air mail letters etc. I am fully conversant with all your recent removals etc. I will hope that now you will be able to stay put & that the future will be more settled. I also hope that the signs of removing will be over & that everything at the new house will be settled. I was glad to learn from your [page break] cable that the present house is pleasantly situated, & I think it may eventually be better for you, because as you mention you are nearer Skipton & the old acquaintances, & also the country people will probably be very kind. I hope you will make plenty of friends. This is a time when people really should mix as much as possible. I was glad to hear that you had managed to sell the house at Kersal. In a way of course I was sorry, If you understand what I mean, but events being such as they are, it was more than advisable. I expect you will have received my previous letters explaining my move here, to what are freer & better conditions, by comparison infinitely better than recent months, but the locality might have been chosen in England. I have had enough of Africa for the time being. It may be all right after the war when there are no restrictions. I dream regularly, at least three nights per week, that I am back at home. Have dreams any real significance? I am glad you enjoyed your stay at Hill Cote which reminds me Dorothy has never written to me. I know it seems one sided, this writing business, but as you will realise I cannot possibly write myself, although I have plenty of time. Tony has plenty of ideas & together we have probably discussed all the problems we can think of, so I imagine we shall not suffer from any mental stagnation. I visualise an extremely full future, & we both consider we are only temporarily becalmed. It will be interesting to wait & see. Well to-day is my birthday & I am still keeping fit & well. I hope you are also, & as usual I [deleted] say [/deleted] will say goodbye with my best wishes to you both. All my love, [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Writes of letters received from them and other relations. Discusses mail situation. Discusses their new house and talks a little of life in his new situation. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-21 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410521-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410521-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10885/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410525-010001.jpg b0078bef08fe95fd03389d3f2febb10d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10885/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410525-010002.jpg fabde7c88fa6250e4a7c4683b328c849 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Royal Air Force. 755052. Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé Hotel d’Orient. MÉDÉA. Algerie Afrique du Nord. 25-5-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, Since I wrote my last letter on Thursday, no Wed, my birthday, I have received two Air Mail letters from you dated April 25th & 29th. In my last letters I acknowledged receipt of your telegrams also a telegram each from Uncle Jim & Uncle Walter & Auntie Una. I also sent you a short cable which I expect you will have received. Well by now I expect you will be settled in your new home, which according to the description you give in your letter does not sound too bad. Especially when you can see distances of 40 miles on clear days. I hope you will both be happy there, and I think you may find the people pleasanter in that district. You give a list of the letters & post cards you received from me up to January 17th & I gather that practically all my mail reached you. I wrote letters every two weeks except for one miss in December, the reason for which you will hear one of these days. After Jan 17th I missed several post card days, simply for lack of plain post cards, but continued writing letters. Since I have been here, that is since April 24th, I have written about two letters to you each week, & have sent these by Air Mail. I now have to stamp letters myself & accordingly cannot afford to write to other people. I hope you will start receiving a more regular mail from [page break] me now. I notice what you say about chocolate & on that account I ask you not to worry. The remarks the Red X. directed to you concerning the despatch of chocolate are doubtless correct, but their other remarks about our not being regarded as P of Ws. in Tunisia – well – one of these days. Our position here is somewhat different, but I like the truth about the past. Cigarettes are dear in England. Here, on the contrary, they are ridiculously cheap, from 1 franc 60 centimes upwards, ie from about 2d to about 1/-. The dearer ones are rubbish, a sort of attempted Virginia, but the cheap ones are all right. I smoke cigarettes costing about 2 1/2d for 20. We smoke a terrific amount out here easily 20 per day – what will happen back in England – I don’t know. Hope Dad can get interested in the pipe. I hope also he will not get too tired with this night “stunt” The more I think, the more I – well you know. Tomorrow, I expect to go to Algiers for 2 days to get a little clothing. Have got to wear something & am getting low. Havent [sic] bought anything since I landed here, but have relied on the kindliness of sympathisers in Tunis, people I shall always remember. Well I am still keeping well, but growing more impatient as the days go by. Wish I could be where I was 12 months ago. Will say good-bye now until next letter. Hoping that everything will be better in the days to come, & that you will keep safe & well. I am always thinking about you. All my love & best wishes. [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Acknowledges receipt of letters. Hopes they are settling in new house.Talks of chocolate, red cross and their status as prisoners of war in Tunisia. Notes price of cigarettes is much cheaper in Algeria that in England. Says he is expecting to go to Algiers in a couple of days and hope to buy clothes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410525-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410525-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10886/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410529-010001.jpg 541a2daf2aaf3ca803c620a074be1f6d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10886/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410529-010002.jpg 7009b4c0cc6d3699efb5f16f9b7c554d 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Royal Air Force. 755052. Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson. Camp de Liberté Surveillé. Hotel d’Orient. MÉDÉA Algerie. Afrique du Nord. 29-5-41. My Dear Mother & Dad, Yesterday I received your letter dated April 1st, sent by ordinary mail, in which Mother said she had not written for about 3 weeks, because she had had the worst cold ever. I am very sorry to hear about this, but now I suppose summer will be in England, and as you are now settled in your new home things should be much better. I hope so with all my heart. I wondered why there had been a gap in the letters from home, but now of course I understand. Your air mail letters are by far the quickest to arrive, & I do suggest you continue to send them by this way. I have very little to say to you, I spent Monday & Tuesday in Algiers trying to get some clothes, but it is extremely difficult. I was surprised with Algiers town it is extremely beautiful, clean, with huge white buildings, all built round an extensive bay, and up the hill side. Population, with Arabs, about 300,000 & there are some lovely shops there. All-right before the war. The Mediterranean was the proverbial colour & the weather was pleasant, practically [page break] cloudless, with the temperature only in the 70o region. It has been warmer here during the last few days. I suppose summer is on the way, as yet it has not been at all hot, really. I was sorry to hear that H. Lob had been a victim of the raids. He was one of the most popular masters at school. I should be interested to learn who the 4 P of W are in the “Ulula” list. It is likely I may know them, because they will most certainly be R.A.F. people. Do Chadwick, or Massey figure? You can send my name if you wish. Had a game of football yesterday – a practice between ourselves to get a team to play anyone willing. Don’t suppose there will be anyone willing, however. By the way I bought a “casque” in Algiers – when I say bought I mean it will be deducted from my credits in England (if any) at a later date. A “casque” is the French for Sun Helmet, but it may be useful in the summer. Have started reading my first French novel. It is a story written by an English author, and translated into French. Accordingly it is easier & the literary style is our own. I am reading it straight through without a dictionary. It is very light – there has been one murder & two pearl necklaces stolen in the first 50 pages. Atta boy. Well, must say au revoir now. Hoping you will continue to keep well & safe. As usual, all my best wishes, & all my love. [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson in Médéa to parents Description An account of the resource Had received letter from them and sorry to hear mother was ill. Concerned over possible gaps in mail. Went to Algiers for two day, tried to get clothes but very difficult. Describes Algiers city and weather. Sorry to hear old school master was victim of an air raid. Catches up with family and friend news. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-05-29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410529-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410529-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Médéa (Province) North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10887/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410602-010001.jpg 0d1f4060c90fed78a27354125735940d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10887/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410602-010002.jpg c76c5a8f828e5aa3ccd95bf4a56e4849 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Royal Air Force. 755052. Sgt. Chef J. D. Hudson. Camp de Séjour Surveillé. AUMALE. Algérie. 2-6-41 Afrique du Nord. My Dear Mother & Dad, The past has been a succession of changes of addresses for all of us. The last letter I wrote to you was from Médéa a few days ago, & now on Whit Monday I am at the above place, back under the old regime. I came here on Saturday night with the others & it was a big surprise to us all, especially after the freedom of Médéa. The conditions I suppose are better than Kef but there are a lot more of us & we are only allowed one organised walk a day, & 1 hrs sport in the afternoon. The morning I left Médéa I received your cable of May 30th reading “Cable received May 22nd. both well chins up all our love letters on way”. I was very glad to receive this & glad to know you are keeping your chins up. That is the spirit. I am afraid I cannot afford to cable you my new address. If the American Consul can send an allowance up I shall try later on. However, it will not affect the delivery of your letters very much because we are only 75 miles east of Medea, & not very much farther from Algiers. The district around here is a disappointment after Médéa, it being not half as cultivated, & much warmer. Médéa really was a pretty little town & it was a blow to have to leave it. I still hope it will be possible to send letters to you by Air Mail via the American Consul in Algiers, provided we pay the postage. Please continue to send yours via Air Mail because it is much [page break] quicker. I also hope I shall be able to continue writing to you regularly, say perhaps twice a week. I am wondering if any of my Air Mail letters sent to you from Médéa have arrived yet. It is rather difficult to know what to say in these letters, in order not to tread on the Censor’s corns. You remember you said it was not possible to send the Overseas Daily Mail to me in Tunisia. We have several this year’s copies here, as late as March 8th which somebody received in Algeria. In the March 8th copy there was also included a large special Textile Supplement. This was more than interesting & I learned a little about Manchester & how the cotton trade was continuing after the December efforts. I know the names of several firms who had suffered. It is very hot here to-day and I expect in a month’s time things will be getting more than dry. Our food quotient is not too bad, but naturally the luxuries of tea, butter, milk & sugar are not included in the rations. I shall miss the tea in the hot weather, & we could get it at Médéa. Médéa as a small town was the nicest I have been in in Africa, & the surrounding country was exceptionally fertile, & pleasing. Am going to play football at 5 pm to 6 pm. suitably “chaperoned”. This morning we had 30 minutes “P.T.” in the camp. Ted Hart used to be an R.A.F. physical trainer and know a lot about it. Before long we shall have to get our exercises done early in the morning. I told you in my last letter I bought a sun-helmet on my trip [inserted] to [/inserted] Algiers in search if clothing just over a week ago. And now I will say “au revoir” until next letter. As usual I send all my love to you both & hope you will continue to keep safe & well. Very best of luck. [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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/. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Sūr al-Ghuzlān North Africa Title A name given to the resource Letter from Douglas Hudson in Aumale to parents Description An account of the resource Notes that he has been moved to a new location , camp at Aumale, which is under previous harsher regime. It is better that El Kef but was a surprise after the freedom of Médéa. Has received cable but cannot cable new address as American consul has used allowance up. Mentions that district around them is not as attractive as in Médéa. Encourages them to keep sending mail by usual means but is worried what to write due to censor. Mentions weather , food and sport. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-06-02 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410602-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410602-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-06-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10888/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410613-010001.jpg 82ad7251ce2f73545ece948cb880c6b4 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10888/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410613-010002.jpg 23bf1b4d89f133504cc1ecb4f2e3937c 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Royal Air Force. 755052. Sgt. Chef. J. D. Hudson Camp de Séjour Surveillé AUMALE. Algérie Afrique du Nord. 13-6-41 My Dear Mother & Dad, My last letter to you was written on the 10th, & on the 11th I received your cable of the 9th forwarded from Média, the fair city we left on May 31st. Your cable was worded as follows:- “Letters post cards received Cranford both well happy in own home pleasant garden very high all our love” I was very pleased to receive this & I am only sorry that my allowance is hardly sufficient to warrant my sending many cables to you, but I am glad to know you received the two I sent to you from Média. From the content of your cable I gather you must have received letters & post cards written from Kef about end of March or early April & addressed to Cranford, doubtless in reply to your first Air Mail letter written on February 26th. When I was at Kef. I wrote letters every fortnight, & if I could obtain them, p.cs approximately each week, & until about January these were sent to you via the Swiss Red Cross. According [deleted] ing [/deleted] to your letters I think most of these you received up to January 17th. At about that period I started sending my letters via Air Mail unstamped, but marked F.M. which means something to do with the French Military Post, & I have a feeling that these did not do too well, in fact I judge by [page break] your comments they were no quicker & possibly not as regular as the letters sent via Geneva. However, I continued writing through this Air Mail channel until I reached Média on April 24th. From then I have written to you about every three or four days by Air Mail, stamped myself, & through the offices of the American Consul in Algiers. I do hope this route has proved, & will continue to prove to be more efficient. Although I am writing from the above address it may be advisable for you to address my future mail to me c/o. the Consul Général des Etat Unis; Rue Michelet 119; Alger; Afrique du Nord. he will be in a position, I hope, to forward my letters wherever I may be. I have sent letters to you to Cranford, & 6. Walurden Crescent, & to 191. Halifax Road, according to the addresses to hand & I hope they will all get through. Well to revert to your last cable I am ever so glad to learn that you are happy & that you have a garden. I hope it will continue like this. In one of your earlier letters you explained in detail the situation & views possible on clear days. You wondered if this would pass the Censor – well he didn’t appear to mind, in fact what you said I gather was perfectly harmless. I am afraid this letter has been chiefly about mail. To-day I have done the usual P.T, morning walk & football in the evening. It is getting fairly warm & shorts alone are the order of the day. Well now it is time to say good-night, with every best wish & all my love as ever, Douglas. 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 from Douglas Hudson in Aumale to parents Description An account of the resource Most of the letter concerns post with catalogue of mail sent and received and shows concern that some was missing/delayed. due to multiple address changes at both ends. Suggests that they send mail to him via the American consul in Algiers. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-06-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410613-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410613-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Sūr al-Ghuzlān North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-06-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10889/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]410615-010001.jpg 7751e6af1b88e3f3084e0a00ec425b70 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/10889/EHudsonJDHudson[Fam]4106155-010002.jpg 18bf0f43946847c20b00ccc712d94e98 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document June 15th 1941. My Dear Mother & Dad, I am very pleased to have received your Air Mail letter to-day, dated May 24th, and to learn that you have settled down in your new home, & that things are becoming ship shape again. I hope the strain of moving etc. will not prove to have been too great. I realise what a lot of work is entailed & without the help of Mrs. Lord it is not difficult to visualise just how busy you will have been. I now wish to suggest that about every 10 & 14 days you send me a letter by Air Mail addressed to:- REV. MR. H. W. CUMMIN: c/o. T. W. WARREN ESQ: BRITISH POST OFFICE: TANGER: Do not put my name on the envelope at all, but on the back clearly mark your own name and address. This will be sufficient to enable the letter to be sent on to me. Might save a little time this way. Now to relieve your anxiety about the letters I have received from you. You say that you think only a fourth part of the letters you have sent have got through. On the other hand I have received forty-two (42) letters in all from you – ten by Air Mail. Taking into consideration the fact that there was a big gap in March when Mother was ill, and a gap in May on account of your removal, I think you will find that nearly all your letters have arrived, that is assuming you have written approximately every 3 or 4 days. here is a list of the dates of your Air Mail letters received so far:- Feb. 20th. – gap – April 9th. 11th. 14th. 17th. 22nd. 25th. 29th. May 2nd – gap – May 24th. I have also [page break] received your cables which are most useful links. The cables I sent from Médéa I paid for myself out of the small allowance received from the Consul. That is the reason they were so short. Your suggestion of sending a pre-paid reply with a future message is excellent. At the present I am allowed to send cables and consequently could make good use of a pre-paid reply. If it does not work out unnecessarily expensive, I could send you a cabled reply by this means provided I still have the right to cable from here. Reading this paragraph through – it does sound disjointed, I seem to have repeated myself unnecessarily. I must be getting old – and come to think of it the quarter century is now well & truly reached. You also ask about the BS.A. Yes I have received all the news about this in a much earlier letter. There is not much to report from here. Played football yesterday & finished off my right boot. I shall not be able to play again until it is repaired – if – because it is in a bad state. Still do the morning P.T. & walks. There are a lot of tortoises about here, we see a lot when we go out. This afternoon, I have permission to go into the town with a guard. I shall try & get a drink of tea. Have not tasted tea for over two weeks now. I miss it most of all. Well now I will say good-bye again. I hope you will keep safe & well, & I wish you much better luck for the future. My thoughts are always with you. All my love [underlined] Douglas [/underlined] 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 from Douglas Hudson to parents Description An account of the resource Glad that things have settled down and suggest they now mail him via some people at the British post office Tangier. Despite their anxiety that their mail has reached him he has received over 40 letters from them. Goes on to discuss mail strategies. Not much to report from there, some sport. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-06-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410615-010001, EHudsonJDHudson(Fam)410615-010002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Sūr al-Ghuzlān North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-06-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall David Bloomfield 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1007/10918/MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040016.2.jpg dff46c07ca4de02cc5b6213985621f77 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1007/10918/MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040017.2.jpg a2ce0f6a7dd4146c56f5ee5fb90ef52f 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 Hudson, Douglas. Postcards from Laghouat Description An account of the resource Eleven postcards of around Laghouat Algeria in a booklet and a further five postcards of Laghauat sent by Douglas Hudson to his parents. Finally a postcard of the French barracks in Laghouat where they were interned with description on the reverse. 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [Post mark] 24 MR & MRS H.E.HUDSON 191 HALIFAX RD. NELSON LANCASHIRE ANGLETERRE PASSED P.W. 1659 755052. Sgt J.D.Hudson Camp des Futermes Britanniques Laghouat Algerie 5-6-42 It was here I saw the Arab woman doing her hand spinning. That now seems a long time ago. Best of luck and all love. Douglas. Letter written today as well. 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 Laghouat - Dans le chemin de ronde Description An account of the resource In the foreground two people, one carrying a bucket the other a sack. They are surrounded by tall palm trees. To the right a wall and in the background buildings. On the reverse addressed to Mr and Mrs H E Hudson and explaining an event related to the photograph. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-06-05 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph postcard Language A language of the resource fra eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040016, MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040017 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Laghouat (Province) Great Britain England--Lancashire England--Nelson North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-06-05 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 Claire Monk prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1007/10920/MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040020.1.jpg 5ad0739ca4ddab8f41db70bc322e09b4 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1007/10920/MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040021.1.jpg fbc5638b7235f0388310107aae06b828 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 Hudson, Douglas. Postcards from Laghouat Description An account of the resource Eleven postcards of around Laghouat Algeria in a booklet and a further five postcards of Laghauat sent by Douglas Hudson to his parents. Finally a postcard of the French barracks in Laghouat where they were interned with description on the reverse. 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [inserted]DON’T YOU BELIEVE IT BEST WISHES H.G POSTMAN [/inserted] [Post marks] PASSED P.W 8144 MR & MRS H.E. HUDSON 191 HALIFAX ROAD NELSON LANCASHIRE ANGLETERRE SGT.J.D. HUDON. 755052 CAMP DES INTERNES BRITANNIQUES LAGHOUAT. ALGERIE AFRIQUE DU NORD 13-8-42 Delighted Red Cross parcel which arrived intact yesterday. Now to re-cultivate that lifebuoy habit. Letter and cable also sent off today. Heat wave gradually expanding itself and about time too. I won’t say much more because our Sgt postman reads the p.c.s. He’s a curious little fellow. 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 Laghouat - Une partie de l'Oasis Sud et les Fortifications Description An account of the resource A wall runs from bottom left to top right with buildings and palm trees to the left and above. To the right centre a fortification. On the reverse addressed to Mr and Mrs H E Hudson writing that he is delighted to have received cross parcel and about post and weather. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-08-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph postcard Language A language of the resource fra eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040020, MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040021 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Laghouat (Province) Great Britain England--Lancashire England--Nelson North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-08-13 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 Claire Monk prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1007/10921/MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040022.1.jpg 8c172f174f535783f56ca9b746602b12 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1007/10921/MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040023.1.jpg 36486e2fb5096f15cbbcf32a175d7025 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 Hudson, Douglas. Postcards from Laghouat Description An account of the resource Eleven postcards of around Laghouat Algeria in a booklet and a further five postcards of Laghauat sent by Douglas Hudson to his parents. Finally a postcard of the French barracks in Laghouat where they were interned with description on the reverse. 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [inserted]BEST WISHES H.B.G POSTMAN [/inserted] [Post marks] PASSED P.W. 5970 MR & MRS H.E. HUDSON 191 HALIFAX ROAD NELSON LANCASHIRE ANGLETERRE CAMP DES INTERNES BRITANNIQUES LAGHOUAT. ALGERIE AFRIQUE DU NORD 31-7-42. As this is an open pc, and as our own postman (a Sgt of similar repute to myself) is very inquisitive, and brass-necked, (not like myself). I can only assure you in his small grace that I am keeping fit and well. Have written letter also, today containing more news about our postman. Hope you are well, too. Love Douglas. 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 Laghouat - Vue Général Description An account of the resource Walled town in a valley, In the background a forest and other buildings. On the reverse addressed to Mr and Mrs H E Hudson and writes that he is fit and well and he has written another letter with more news. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-07-31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph postcard Language A language of the resource fra eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040022, MHudsdonJD755052-151029-040023 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Laghouat (Province) Great Britain England--Lancashire England--Nelson North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-07-31 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 Claire Monk prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22460/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE[Date]-010001.jpg 22c3ff5051e256dbe2125aa372114f82 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22460/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE[Date]-010002.jpg 928d22400237f0b3ab8e33181ec49788 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD 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 Telegram from Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Acknowledges of cable and letter. Awaiting confirmation of Laghouat in a week. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten telegram form with world map on reverse. Language A language of the resource eng fra Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Map Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE[Date]-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lancashire England--Nelson Algeria Algeria--Laghouat (Province) North Africa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson 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. prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22461/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE[Date]-020001.jpg fffa9a63e2b63681aeceea4cb47c65ca https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22461/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE[Date]-020002.jpg 11d31ba77728f267f33df9de9ba405da 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD 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 Telegram from Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Acknowledges arrival of several items of mail both ways. Map of world on reverse. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten telegram form 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 EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE[Date]-02 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Laghouat (Province) Great Britain England--Lancashire England--Nelson North Africa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson 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. prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22463/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400117-0001.2.jpg 32513807b3c23b6ef8ee1f0cde326db1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22463/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400117-0002.2.jpg dc26eaf356c126fdbdf94281ec618164 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document “BEAMAR” 15. Montgomerie Road. Prestwick. Scotland. 17/1/40. Dear Mother & Dad, I will not write a long letter because it is nearly post – time & I must catch it if this letter is to arrive tomorrow. I have been flying all day & have put in about 5 hours. At long last I have been up in an Anson, which is a much easier craft to navigate than the Fokker. The visibility was exceptionally good & the temperature was exceptionally low. This morning the Auxu [sic] [inserted] thermometer [/inserted] recorded 18˚ of Frost Fahrenheit & believe me lying on ones tummy with the floor board up getting drift on the Bomb Sight was a cold job. Especially when the aircraft was doing 140 mph at the time. This morning our flight took us over Arran & the Giants Causeway in Ireland. This afternoon [page break] we flew over an aerodrome just out of Belfast & the return journey took us back over Arran. Our total journey was about 600 miles, including both flights & they were quite satisfactory. There were two Observers beside the Pilot & Wireless Operator. This morning my Co-Observer acted as first navigator, & this afternoon it was my privilege. We got our pilot there and back very well, & he flew entirely to our instructions. I am enclosing a photo. quite a genuine & accurate one, of an Anson which is exactly like our plane. I must away now. I will write a short note for Mother’s birthday tomorrow, but owing to the irregularity of the postal deliveries don’t be too disappointed if my letter does not arrive until an afternoon post. I think it takes a post & a half from here. Hoping both are well & warm. Love Douglas. P.S. I have a pair of flying boots now. 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 from Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Writes and describes flying all day in Anson which was easier to navigate that the Fokker. Mentions 18 degrees of frost lying on the floor getting drift on the bomb sight. Continues to describe his route and other airborne activity. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-01-27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400117 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Scotland--South Ayrshire Scotland--Prestwick Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-01-17 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson 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 Steve Christian aircrew Anson military service conditions https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22464/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400511-0001.2.jpg 7953b3f983495334864da527c08ce519 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22464/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400511-0002.2.jpg 254f3cb96a8fbadcd78353746fed5633 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22464/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400511-0003.2.jpg 46286f7178b2034df91ddb68426e4f8e https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22464/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400511-0004.2.jpg 3f91362839e1c8b5581b018ed1937b56 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Sgt. J. D. Hudson R.A.F. Biuster[?] 11-5-40. Dear Mother & Dad, I am writing this letter on Saturday evening but I shall probably not post it until tomorrow. Since writing to you last in semi optimistic strain regarding leave we have had it all temporarily cancelled. All Saturday’s have been cancelled, & 48 hours leave, so we are now working 7 days a week. Needless to say we are thoroughly fed up with it all. For the last 8 weeks the time we have had off has been negligible. We hope that it will duly[?] be a few days before the leave cancellation is off, & then we shall make application again. Our other fellows who went to another aerodrome are not getting any leave at all. Every time there is a fresh international[?] development the authorities – I had my vaccination & 2 inoculations last night. Some of the chaps nearly passed out but [page break] Strangely enough it did not affect me at all. I thought it would. However, my left arm feels as though it has been in a bus crash when I wave[?] it violently. I expect it will soon work off. It is 6 pm now [deleted] one indecipherable word [/deleted] I am on duty shortly until 7 pm. Doing practice navigation & afterwards, if I have time, shall collect the p.c.[?] enlargements of the maps I sent you. Failing that they will have to wait until Monday. We have found a remarkably[?] good place for meals in the evening. Rather on the lines of the Tea Shop at Skipton but smaller. The cooking is really excellent, & the place is practically monopolised by Sergeants. We have received strict instructions not to touch alcoholic drinks for some days on account of our inoculations. The food here in the mess [inserted] is [/inserted] a wonderful improvement on the stuff we have been getting. Tea without sugar is a godsend to me. [page break] I had a short letter from Bob yesterday to say he was in Sergeants quarters at a nearby aerodrome training in Wellingtons. I [indecipherable word] the bombers not the boots. I don’t think I mentioned it before, but we shall do our us[?] air[?[ staff live in Ansons & Long Nose Blenheims. Did I tell you we go [indecipherable word] the 1.6.W[?] & down to Ilfracombe, when the time arrives. It will probably be some days, maybe weeks, before we start flying. Actually, that might help us to get leave in once the cancellation is withdrawn, but we cannot tell. It is absolutely hopeless trying to plan anything at all. I am rather pleased to learn of the change of government, I believe I am not the only one here who is. We have been told preferably not to read newspapers – seriously – and on good authority, on the grounds that they are misleading & never accurate. If at any time I send some socks home for mending will it be all right. It will [page break] depend if I get any chance to mend them. Well I will say cheerio now. Hoping you are both keeping well & wishing you the best of luck. I am sorry I cannot manage to get home at present but you will understand it is not my fault. I think I will say [deleted one or two letters] the same to you as has been said to me about the newspapers. They are all right for puzzle-[indecipherable word] Love Douglas. P.S. I am expecting a cheque from Grandad in about 10 days time. The enlargements are very poor indeed but I am sending them along. It is now Sunday lunch time & as the post goes at 5.30 pm I shall post this letter straight away. My arm has practically lost its stiffness now. It doesn’t look as though we shall do any flying for 3 weeks or so, this should help the chances of leave, and the ban is lifted. 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 from Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Writes that he is fed up of having to work seven days a week and no time off for 8 weeks. Mentions having vaccinations and his current activities. Says he has found a reasonable place for meals in the evening but that they had had instructions not to touch alcohol. Mentions letter from friend who was training on Wellingtons nearby. Mentions Anson and Blenheim and writes of what is happening in the future, Postscript that he is expecting a cheque from grandfather and he is sending enlargements. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-05-11 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400511 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Oxfordshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-05-11 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson 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 Sue Smith Anson Blenheim military service conditions RAF Bicester https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22466/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400622-0001.1.jpg 0cc1e60100f961cb9894dc1d3b67e2df https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22466/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400622-0002.1.jpg c8ffa87ba94ab35a2740755faad9ce6b https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22466/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400622-0003.1.jpg 409ef91530e73e75dd2bcf926098d7ea 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document RAF badge R.A.F. Bicester 22-6-40 Dear Mother & Dad, Thank you for your letter written on Thursday which arrived this morning, announcing the air raid warning, and enclosing Ulula[?] & the Annual 6.M.a. Report. I can imagine it would be alarming having that wretched siren howling away, but I am glad that no ‘planes appeared. I suppose you will get the warnings without there necessarily being hostile aircraft actually present. I expect Lichmans[?] will be proud of their son. I was very surprised to read of his bravery. I notice that Spunk[?] (he was in my forms(?) is a Lieutenant in the Indian Army. I was also very surprised to learn that. [page break] RAF badge I think I should definitely send my name up for inclusion in the list on the Roll of service. I have not paid my subscription, but I believe that doesn’t matter now there is a war on. I received the photos tonight and I am sending these herewith. They are poor, but I cannot get any better ones done here. I have numbered the photos at the back 1 and 2. I think number 2 is the better one by far and I wonder if you would like an enlargement, or a coloured enlargement. If so write back straight away telling[?] the number 1 or 2 (I should prefer No. 2) and I will arrange to have one done & sent on when I leaver here. I think the enlargements come up rather better. I am hoping in due course to have a better quality ‘photo taken altogether, when I can [page break] RAF badge find a suitable photographer. I should have done a long flight today, but the weather cancelled it entirely. I am not really sorry because my left arm is very stiff & sore as a result of those wretched inoculations. I expect to fly tomorrow afternoon instead and that will leave 48 hours after inoculations, but now of course all that business[?] is to blazes.[?] I have done very little flying since I was home last, I mean comparatively[?] We have all been very surprised. I am writing this letter on Sat. night, and shall post it on Sunday in the hope that it will arrive first thing on Monday am. And so good night. Love, Douglas. 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 from Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Writes thanking them for letter which announced air raid warnings and commenting on how they might affect his parents even though no aircraft appeared. Catches up with news of people. Writes that he is sending photographs and asks if they would like any enlargements. Hopes he will be able to get better quality photograph sin the future. Mentions that that days flight was cancelled due to weather but he expects to fly the next day. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-06-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three page 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 EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400622 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Oxfordshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-06-22 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson 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 Sue Smith RAF Bicester https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22467/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400803-0001.1.jpg 30e5b968433e03aaa36cdc38840ecdac https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22467/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400803-0002.1.jpg de66c284afca7334988bff308307c761 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document There is nothing doing for tomorrow, Sunday. Sgts Mess. West Raynham. 3-8-40 Dearest Mother & Dad, I have not received any letter from you to-day, and as nothing particularly interesting has happened to-day there is not much I can write about. We were under the impression that we had this day off entirely. Accordingly I stayed in bed and was rudely disturbed before 11 oclock to be told that I was flying at half past. These sort of things do happen. The actual trip was only an hour and a waste of time. We were supposed to get in some air firing practice but we lost our target so it was a wash out. The weather has been very good of late and there is a plague of very small insects. They are all over the place & they do itch. They are so small it is almost impossible to squash them. [page break] I have not paid my mess bill since I arrived here so when next I get paid, normally on Friday, I shall have a large account to tip up. I have to send Jack’s wireless set on to his brother I didn’t know how I was going to pack it. Yesterday I received a p.c. from Don Chadwick who was posted to Watton on Tues. He arrived here with me (he is one of the original A2) & was granted 4 days leave on compassionate grounds, because his mother was ill. After that he got 7 days leave because he was not on an operational squadron. On arrival at Watton he immediately got another 7 days & is still not on a squadron. Isn’t it a damned shame that things are done so unevenly. It is a bad show. I have got a new pair of trousers so have a complete duplicate outfit now. I shall look smart when I get leave on Sept. 2nd. And so cheerio for now. Hoping you are both keeping well Love Douglas. 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 from Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Recounts his day and that his trip was a waste of time. They were supposed to get in air firing but they lost their target. Mentions recent weather and plague of small insects. Continues with gossip and catches up with friends news and his recent activities. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-08-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page 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 EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400803 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Norfolk Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-08-03 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson 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 Peter bradbury RAF West Raynham https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22468/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400901.1.pdf b950705aa53415e9b3d82bded480e2c6 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [postmark] [ink stamp] [underlined] PRISONERS OF WAR POST [/underlined] Sept. 1st 1940 MR. H.E. HUDSON 10. MOORSIDE ROAD. KERSAL. SALFORD. 7. LANCASHIRE. ANGLETERRE. [censor label] J.M.E [page break] [censor label] P.C. 66 OPENED BY [page break] [Red Cross rubber stamp] J.D.HUDSON. (SGT. CHEF) CAMP DE SEJOUR SUIRVEILLÉ S/COUVERT COMMANDANT D’ARMES LE KEF TUNISIE NORD AFRIQUE. Sunday. 1st Sept. 1940. My Dear Mother & Dad, I am writing this letter to you on Sunday afternoon with the very sincere hope that it will reach you all right. I am perfectly well and so are the other two, and although we had to arrive in this part of Africa we were in no way hurt. I am trying to make this letter as simple as possible because they only speak French and Arabic here and I do not wish to write anything [page break] 2. which might prevent this letter being delivered. I do hope that you are both keeping well and I do trust that you will have been informed previously where we were and that we were safe. The climate here is about the same as our hot summer weather, so far no hotter. Grapes, figs, olives & peaches grow all over the place but there is no green grass, plenty of rough mountains. We managed to swim in the sea at first, which was terrifically salty & quite warm, but more inland there is no swimming. I think that [page break] 3. the least [deleted] is [/deleted] I say, the better. We do some of our own cooking now & by that means can prepare English food. There is plenty of bread, and eggs & tomatoes seem to be plentiful. Fortunately we can now make tea – how we missed that at first. The officials here are very kind, they cannot speak French, & accordingly we have to make every effort to improve ours. We fully appreciate their position & I am sure they appreciate ours. I am not going to write a lot because I do want this letter to get through to you. This is the most important because it lets you [page break] 4. know that we are safe. There is no need to say how glad I shall be when the time does arrive to come home again. At the moment I feel to be just an idle onlooker, quite helpless & I do hope you are both safe. I get a French newspaper each day & therefore learn some things. I expect if you wish to write back it will be best to enquire from the Red Cross. It may take a long time. I must say cheerio now. Remember me to everybody concerned & explain that I am interned here but quite well. I am O.K. for cigarettes & clothes etc so [page break] Do not worry about sending anything. Whether I shall be moved from here I do not know. Hoping that this letter will arrive safely, and that you are both keeping well and cheery. Good-bye for the present. and all the best of luck. Love Douglas. [page break] [card game score card] 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 from Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Writing from Tunisia that he is perfectly well as are the others. He is keeping letter simple in order not to write anything that may prevent the letter being delivered. Mentions the current climate and availability of grapes, figs, olives and peaches but no green grass. Continues to write about food and local officials. Mentions he will be glad when the time comes to go home. Suggest they contact the Red Cross to enquire how to write to him. Says he is OK for cigarettes and clothes. Enclosed is score-sheet Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-08-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Five page handwritten letter, envelope and handwritten document 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 EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE400901 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Tunisia Tunisia--El Kef Great Britain England--Salford (Greater Manchester) North Africa England--Lancashire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-08-01 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Douglas Hudson 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 Peter Bradbury prisoner of war Red Cross