1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1828/33501/SEylesCW900473v10004-0002.2.jpg 7d04439b4e99ae366dc5840457c6c8bd https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1828/33501/SEylesCW900473v10004-0001.2.jpg c0a664450d604b7c5d9537ae96b60414 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 Eyles, Bill C W Eyles 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 2017-04-10 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 Eyles, CW Description An account of the resource 51 items. The collection concerns Bill Eyles DFM (900473 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book. notebooks, correspondence and photographs. He flew a tour as a bomb aimer with 78 Squadron and later a second tour with 35 Squadron Pathfinders. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Hazel King and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 18 Queens Rd Burnley Lancashire Sep 21/43 Dear Bill Please pardon me writing you in this familiar way, I only do so, because you were a pal of my nephew Harry Binns & anyone who was a friend of his was a friend of mine. I went to Sale last Sat week to see Mrs Binns & I got your address from her & I might say she was pleased to hear from you & would be glad if you will call & see her, at your first opportunity & if you could tell her of anything of Harry of the last few days before the accident, she would be comforted, for this has been a great blow to her & to all of us. Harry to me, was a very dear nephew & has been all his life, we shared much in common & we were looking forward to some great times after the war. This cannot be now, but he has left us all a great legacy of happy memories of his boyhood, [page break] [inserted] Letter after Harry Binns, our navigator, had been killed in the crash he was a sergeant but his commission had come through that day. [/inserted] 2 [missing words] reached a great height [missing words] meet you if at all possible [missing words] hours leave & you are too [missing words] we would only be [missing words] you with us. [missing words] together & are homely folks & we would make you comfortable. We shall always be interested in your welfare & I would be pleased if you would send me your home address, then we should be certain of getting to know your whereabouts. We share with you the very trying experience you have had & if I could express Harry’s wishes, I am certain he would say, “Carry on the great work until we have won the Victory we set out for.” We send you our very best wishes, that in all the experiences you share, you will come safely through & return to those whom you love & enter on a still greater work in the building up of a better world. With very kind regards. Yours sincerely S Bradshaw 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 Bill Eyles from S Bradshaw Description An account of the resource Letter from relation of Harry Binns navigator who had been killed in a crash. Asks Bill to tell Mrs Binns about Harry's last days. provides some information about Harry and asks him to share any experiences. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S Bradshaw Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-09-21 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 SEylesCW900473v10004 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 Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lancashire England--Burnley Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-09-21 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review 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 Jan Waller aircrew crash killed in action navigator promotion