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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1945-02"

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Tells of his nationality, place of birth, civil occupation, marriage, children, next of kin, address and reason for discharge. The reverse shows his rank, trade, and units he has served with.

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Brief outline biography. Covers origin, training as air gunner, operational tour 466 Squadron, commission, training tour, back to operations 77 Squadron and other activities. Life after war back in Australia.

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Gives details of flights many for meteorological reconnaissance. Some details on 517 Squadron. Entries from 1944-08-17 to 1946-04-03. Some comments on flights and postings. First page has photographs of three men in swimming gear on a beach…

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Seven airmen wearing flying kit standing in line in front of a Lancaster with names appended: Jack Crawford, Doug Looms, Tom Dykins, no caption, Stan Jones. Captioned 'Mr Dykins crew prior to Paul Thompson joining them in Feb/March 1945.1 crew member…

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List of Squadrons Jared served with.

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Jared describes his posting to North Africa and operations to Tunis, Bizerta, Decimomannu, Palermo, Naples, Catania, Messina, Cagliari and Pantelleria. Following Squadron disbanding Jared was sent to No 1 Air Gunners School then to 289 Squadron and…

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MJuryE653173-240506-04.pdf
Gives personal details and at Stalag Luft 6. Note about Dennis Watkins air gunner killed and buried in Berlin war cemetery. Gives addresses of fellow prisoners not all readable names but includes D B W Brewell (air gunner), P Hewdick, D A , H J…

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MCookK[Ser#-DoB]-211027-03.pdf
RAF Form 'B' concerning Lancaster ME735 listing repairs required, chargehand and completion stamp. Also report concerning Lancaster NG273 listing repairs required and supplementary report 68/75 on that aircraft listing one item. Also letter listing…

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BTiggesCHMMarlowEHv1.pdf
A memoir by EH Marlow's former fiancée, Coral Tigges, from their meeting in December 1941 until his death on operations in March 1945. The memoir describes their relationships, families and EWH Marlow's subsequent RAF service whilst training and on…

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Seven aircrew wearing flying clothes, three kneeling in front and four standing behind underneath their Halifax. On the reverse 'all set to go to Essen, Feb 1945. Crew of P/O Doug Williams centre front, F/E Victors Garland back right, 429 RCAF…

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Top - target photograph of Siegen showing cloud. Captioned '3816 METH 1/2.2.45//NTC8"10800 040 1929 SIEGEN, 1HC4000 16MC500IT 22SECS F/L BARDEN P/106'. Submitted with caption 'Target photo of Siegen dated 1-2/2/1945. The pilot was F/Lt A G Barden,…

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MElsonA751538-160401-03.pdf
A record of a forced march from Stalag VIIIA at Görlitz to Stalag IXA at Zeigenhain over a period of 31 days. A daily tally of distance walked, rations provided and sleeping locations is given. Below this is a summary of the previous march from…

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The treatment of prisoners on a forced march with limited food and medical supplies in the winter of 1945.

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Gives a detailed account of "death march" by 30,000 allied prisoners of war from Poland during last months of the second world war, in appalling weather conditions, as the Russian advanced. He tells of thousands of German civilians also making their…

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George's supplementary notes, made on route, of his recollections of a nightmare journey. He comments on Germans panicking and prisoners preparing to evacuate the camp. He describes departure and the first day in detail and then goes on to tell of…

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List dates sent and received who from and parcel types.

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YThomsonGB1572977v1.pdf
George Thomson’s prisoner of war diary in a wartime log supplied by the YMCA.
Describes being shot down and includes a day-by-day account of his life as a prisoner of war from 11 November 1944 to 25 May 1945. Includes descriptions of sports and…

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Letter from J D Heaton-Armstrong (Chester Herald at the College of Arms) offering assistance with design of a badge for the Fighter Command Communication Squadron.

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To unknown addressee reference 575430 Flight Sergeant J D Jones. Passes on message received through official channels from her husband prisoner of war 850/L7 Stalag Luft 7 that he was quite well and asking after family signed John. Letter goes on to…

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SBondS-StoneGv10005.pdf
Biography by Steve Bond. Include photograph of Gerry Stone in uniform at the beginning. There are several photographs throughout the document of aircrew and aircraft. Chapter 1 - enlistment and training. Covers joining up, training as wireless…

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Doug asks after family and friends. He has been studying poultry keeping.

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SBoxDC1578987v20002.pdf
Doug's diary describing various aspects of life as a prisoner of war, including food, living conditions, entertainment and arrival of more POWs. The diary includes a poem for his mother and addresses of friends.

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List operations January to July 1945. All wartime operations as MUG on Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. After hostilities, missions include food dropping and repatriating prisoners of war. Bottom left - Pathfinder certificate awarding badge to…

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MShepherdGC3030576-180525-01.pdf
Calendar mounted below a b/w photograph of rear quarter of airborne Lancaster annotated 'Best of Luck from Ken'. Title 'East West Home's Best'. Successive items show successive months flipped up with dates blocked out and document with list of months…

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Five in memorandum from various family members. Last one (sixth) from Mr and Mrs Ellis also refers to his friend Ellis lost Feb 1945.

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