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Wishes him many happy returns on his 21st birthday. Speculated that friends would celebrate by opening Red Cross parcel. Catches up with news and gossip. Marked undeliverable and returned to sender.

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Speculated on his new years day and hoped he would be home for summer. Catches up with news and gossip. Hoped he was receiving their letters. Mention his letters and postcards from October had arrived. Mention sending a clothing parcel to him and…

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Catches up with news and gossip from home. Noted receipt of postcard and letter 20 and 25 October. Continues with more chat and gossip. Marked undeliverable and returned to sender,

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Wishes him happy new year. Nor received any letters since his 25 October. They had written every week. Hope his parcel arrived as asked what he would like in the next one. Catches up with news and gossip from home.

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Noted receipt of his letter dared 25 October 1944. Pleased with his news. Catches up with news and gossip including Christmas activities. Marked as undeliverable and returned to sender.

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Acknowledges receipt of his letter 25 October and happy to learn of his news of his camp and other activities. Comments on his potential classes and sports in POW camp. Continues with news and gossip from home. Stamped as undeliverable and returned…

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Glad to have his address and able to write to him. Noted receipt of his post card with news. Glad he was with his friends and that Red Cross was helping. Mention writing to families of other crew members. Details contents of parcel they were sending…

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Written to George as a prisoner of war. Mentioned receiving a post card and letter from him. Delighted to learn that 4 of his friends were with him. Catches up with their news and gossip. Stamped on reverse that letter was part of undelivered mails…

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Written to George as a prisoner of war. Acknowledge receipt of his first postcard and glad to know that he was well cared for by the Red Cross. Relieved to get his camp and POW number so they could now send parcel. Says they wrote to Dulag Luft as…

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Writes on prisoner of war postcard. Wished George a happy new year. Writes that he met George's mother and all was well. Sends best wishes for 10th January. Catches up with news on soccer and watching rugby. Continues with news and gossip about…

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Writes to let them know that George was safe and well and on his way home. States they were liberated by the Russians on 22 April from Stalag IIIA. Notes that John (Jones?) and Barry (Howarth) were also safe and well but knew that they had heard the…

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Reports that she had been informed that Bob Kendal, the wireless operator was safely home and he had reported that her husband, John, was well and in his way home soon. They had been released by the Russians from Stalag IIIA where they had been…

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He starts with a brief service history, including training and a move after 40 Squadron, to fill vacancy on 9 Squadron Wellington. He names his pilots and squadron pathfinder roll. He failed to return from 30th operation on first 1000 bomber…

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Transcript of oral history interview. He starts with a brief service history, 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. He was shot down on his seventh operation, was captured after 4 months and became a prisoner of war. He begins with a…

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Eight members of the Chiselhurst and Sidcup branch of the Royal Air Forces Association and ex Flight Lieutenant Oliver Philpot demonstrate the escape from a German prisoner of war camp with a replica wooden vaulting horse. A description pasted to the…

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Interview with Alistair Price about his father, Kenneth George Price. He was the station navigation officer on 35 Squadron at RAF Wyton. He flew 58 operations before he was shot down and became a prisoner of war.

Alistair Price is the son of…

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An identity card issued to Arthur.

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A newspaper article about John's return from captivity.

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Two newspaper cuttings.
#1 is titled 'Huns move RAF POW camp'. The move was to transfer POWs away from Russian operations.
#2 refers to the transfer of RAF men westwards for release. A handwritten note states 'E. Standard 17/5/45'.

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Flying Officer E J Mansell’s details the march from Belaria to Luckenwalde. Diary begins in the centre compound of Stalag Luft 3 (Belaria camp). He left Belaria on 27th January 1944 being moved to other camps as the Russian front advanced from the…

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A detailed account of the events from April 19th to May 9th 1945.

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Two papers with John's exam results, Spanish Stage I and II taken whilst a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 3.

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John writes that they have has two falls of snow. He has been studying calculus. He has received cigarettes.The camp has put on two plays.

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John writes he has received two letters. He asks for shorts and swimming trunks for next summer.

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John writes he has little news. Food parcels have been halved.

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