2 25 50 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1219/15061/EWingleyKMAppletonN450719.1.jpg fc9dec2b733bb6a187459f73cd7527f1 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 Appleton, Noel Noel Appleton N Appleton Description An account of the resource 5 items. Two photographs and correspondence concerning Noel Appleton DFC (1920 - 2008, 414980 Royal Australian Air Force) and the award of his Distinguished Flying Cross. He conpleted a tour of operations as a pilot with 166 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jane Louise Reynolds and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 2018-08-25 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 Appleton, N Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [Commonwealth of Australia Letterhead] IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO FILE NO 1213/6713/P.2. 19th July, 1945. Flying Officer N. Appleton, D.F.C. (Aus. 414980), No. 1656 C.U. R.A.F. Station, Lindholme, Doncaster, [underlined] Yorks. [/underlined] Dear Appleton I have just received the good news from Air Ministry that you have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. 2. Please accept my heartiest congratulations on this award. 3. With this note I am forwarding a small piece of D.F.C. ribbon, in case you are unable to obtain this locally. Kindest personal regards, Your sincerely, [signature] Air Vice Marshal. Air Officer Commanding. (Encl.) 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 Noel Appleton from Royal Australian Air Force Description An account of the resource The letter refers to his award of a Distinguished Flying Cross, offers congratulations and includes a medal ribbon. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07-19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typewritten sheet 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 EWingleyKMAppletonN450719 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Royal Australian Air Force 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Georgie Donaldson Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Australia. Royal Australian Air Force aircrew Distinguished Flying Cross RAF Lindholme https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1702/38953/EAirMinMatthewsB450730-0001.2.jpg c93b0c7ea243ecfbc454df53bbe06905 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1702/38953/EAirMinMatthewsB450730-0002.2.jpg 4dfd7239329e675ca4370e3961239114 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1702/38953/EAirMinMatthewsB450730-0003.2.jpg 86c80a54318e5aeaa63cc63d0cf46fb8 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 Matthews, Philip Marcus Description An account of the resource 37 items.&nbsp;The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Phillip Marcus Matthews (1920 - 1944, 1204048 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, service documents and correspondence. <br /><br />He flew operations as a wireless operator with 61 Squadron and was killed 23 September 1944. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jonathan Taylor and catalogued by Barry Hunter.<br /><br />Additional information on Phillip Marcus Matthews is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/115185/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-06-09 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Matthews, PM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [postmark 30 JULY 1945] B. Matthews, Esq., 87 Woodland Road, Northfield, BIRMINGHAM 31. [page break] [Air Ministry crest] AIR MINISTRY (Casualty Branch) 73-77 OXFORD STREET W.1 TELEPHONE: GERRARD 9234 Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:- THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE and the following number quoted:- Your Ref P.423553/5/P/4.B.6. 30th July, 1945. Sir, I am directed to refer to your letter of 8th July, 1945, and to express the regret of the Department at the delay in replying thereto, owing to the heavy increase in casualty enquiries since the cessation of hostilities. I am to explain that when the Department’s letter of 2nd July was sent to you, Sergeant Ravenhill’s statement had not been received, but in it he states he could not say how many of the crew had baled out before him, as he could get no reply through the intercommunication, and had only heard the order to bale out. He thought all the crew had left before him and surmised he was the last to leave the plane. He states that the plane crashed 40 miles south-east of Arnhem and that he could get no details from the Germans of the rest of the crew. Sergeant Ravenhill makes no mention of the door in the fuselage being open, so that it is unfortunately not possible for this Department to express an opinion on which members of the crew left through that door. It is a matter of regret that his statement does not help to throw more light on the fate of your son and the rest of his companions. /Up… B. Matthews, Esq., 87 Woodland Road, Northfield, Birmingham, 31. [National Scheme for Disabled Men crest] [page break] Up to the present, this Department has no further information to give, but, you can rest assured you will be notified if any details are received at a later date. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, [signature] for Director of Personal Services. 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 Phillip Mathew's Father from Air Ministry Description An account of the resource The letter explains that no more information is available from his son's crew member. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07-30 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Birmingham Netherlands--Arnhem England--Warwickshire Netherlands 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two typewritten sheets and envelope Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EAirMinMatthewsB450730-0001, EAirMinMatthewsB450730-0002, EAirMinMatthewsB450730-0003 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Air Ministry Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 aircrew bale out crash missing in action https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1702/39018/EAmpthillMMatthewsA450723.1.pdf 0c7b5f9b08d06d01b7765aa60e06486c 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 Matthews, Philip Marcus Description An account of the resource 37 items.&nbsp;The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Phillip Marcus Matthews (1920 - 1944, 1204048 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, service documents and correspondence. <br /><br />He flew operations as a wireless operator with 61 Squadron and was killed 23 September 1944. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jonathan Taylor and catalogued by Barry Hunter.<br /><br />Additional information on Phillip Marcus Matthews is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/115185/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-06-09 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Matthews, PM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [crest of The British Red Cross Society] [crest of Order of St John of Jerusalem] [postmark London 24 July 1945] Mrs. A. Matthews, 87, Woodland Road, Northfield, Birmingham 31. [page break] WAR ORGANISATION OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY and ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM [crest of The British Red Cross Society] [crest of Order of St. John of Jerusalem] [underlined] WOUNDED, MISSING AND RELATIVES DEPARTMENT [/underlined] 7 BELGRAVE SQUARE, LONDON, S.W.1. Telephone No. SLOANE 9696 In replying please quote reference: VC/DA/RAF/C.15425 July 23rd 1945. Dear Mrs. Matthews, We have received your letter of July 20th in which you make an enquiry for your son, Flight Sergeant P.M. Matthews, No. 1204048. We do so well understand the distress caused by lack of definite news in such tragic circumstances as yours, and we regret very deeply that no more exact information has come to us. As you probably know, we have been entirely dependant on reports sent to us by the Germans, through the International Red Cross Committee at Geneva, and we have had no means of enforcing the despatch of more detailed information when these reports were incomplete. We must now explain, however, that with the end of the war in Europe, enquiries connected with the loss of our aircraft have passed out of the hands of the Red Cross and have become the duty of the military and air authorities. P.T.O. [page break] We think you will be glad to hear that the Air Ministry has set up a Missing Research and Enquiry Service on the Continent, in the hope of procuring, through the help of local people, all possible particulars about the circumstances of a disaster, the fate of missing members of the crew, and the last resting places of those who have lost their lives. We would therefore advise you to write to:- The Air Ministry, P.4. Casualty Branch, 73-77, Oxford Street, London W.1. giving all the particulars in your possession, as these may help the officials who are making the investigations. With regard to your suggestion that your son may have lost his memory we fear we have been informed that there are no known cases of airmen suffering from loss of memory who are unidentified, but there again the Air Ministry will be able to give you the latest details. [page break] Please believe how grieved we are that we cannot ourselves do more to help you and accept our deepest sympathy in your distress, with our earnest hope that some further information concerning your son may be obtained before long. Yours sincerely, [signature] Chairman. Mrs. A. Matthews, 87, Woodland Road, Northfield, Birmingham 31. 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 Phillip Matthews Mother from the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem Description An account of the resource The letter expresses regret that their has been no news of her son. They explain that since the end of the war in Europe the military will now handle missing person enquiries. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07-23 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Birmingham England--Warwickshire 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three typewritten sheets and envelope Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EAmpthillMMatthewsA450723 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall missing in action Red Cross https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1281/20615/EZagneyFValentineUM4507XX-010001.1.jpg afc982b7e6fa412caefb379033b417f5 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1281/20615/EZagneyFValentineUM4507XX-010002.1.jpg bd5302cd2d37229a05c5f5bf0c1bdfc5 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 Valentine, John John Ross Mckenzie Valentine J R M Valentine Description An account of the resource 674 Items. Collection concerns navigator Warrant Officer J R McKenzie Valentine (1251404 Royal Air Force). The collection contains over 600 letters between JRM Valentine and his wife Ursula. It also contains his log book, family/official documents, a book of violin music studies and other correspondence. Sub-collections contain family photographs, prisoner of war photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of events from 1942 to 1945. He joined 49 Squadron in April 1942 and flew 10 operations on Hampdens. The squadron converted to Manchester in May when he completed two further operations. His aircraft was shot down on the Thousand Bomber raid of 30/31 May 1942. Five crew, including him bailed out successfully and became prisoners of war. The pilot and one air gunner were killed when the aircraft rolled over and crashed. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Frances Zagni and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 2018-09-06 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 Valentine, JRM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Start of transcription Dear Mother, We are breaking up on August 10th when we hope to have some games and a little picnic on the fields. [page break] I shall be home at my usual 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 to Ursula Valentine from Daughter Frances Description An account of the resource Writes she will be breaking up on 10 August when they hope to have games and picnic. Will be home at normal time. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource F Zagney Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 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 EZagneyFValentineUM4507XX-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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 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. https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/16/20272/MAtkinsonA1042303-190610-01.2.jpg 100e1986350f816c41a132345666b842 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 Atkinson, Arthur Arthur Atkinson A Atkinson Description An account of the resource Seven items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Arthur Atkinson (1922 - 2020, 1042303 Royal Air Force) his log book, service material and two photographs. Arthur Atkinson trained as a wireless operator and spent eighteen months at RAF Ringway before being flying 34 operations with 61 Squadron from RAF Coningsby and RAF Skellingthorpe. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Arthur Atkinson and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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 2015-06-23 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 Atkinson, A 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 Mess bill Description An account of the resource Arthur Atkinson's mess bill from the Sergeant's Mess RAF Turweston 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 1945-08-01 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typewritten sheet with handwritten annotations 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 MAtkinsonA1042303-190610-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Buckinghamshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 mess military living conditions RAF Turweston https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1524/30338/PBaxterPD16020049.2.jpg fff9ba7df0394125ce8ec2a2c85d7ec7 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1524/30338/PBaxterPD16020051.2.jpg 2af81976c3c12e5827cc311ac6280b78 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 Baxter, Peter Dennis P D Baxter Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-07-12 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 Baxter, PD Description An account of the resource 63 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Peter Baxter (b. 1922, 52604 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs and documents. He was trained as an airframe apprentice at RAF Halton and served as ground crew before volunteering to become air crew. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 12 and 153 Squadrons. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Michael Baxter and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. 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 Napoli Description An account of the resource From information provided by the donor. Two photographs taken when Peter was in Naples for the first of his two trips to Italy as part of Operation Dodge to repatriate Allied service personnel, the first is at the beach and the second is in the city. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two b/w photographs Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PBaxterPD16020049, PBaxterPD16020051 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy--Naples England--Lincolnshire Italy Great Britain Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 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. 153 Squadron Lancaster Operation Dodge (1945) RAF Scampton https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2982/55077/MKnoxVD63842-240818-29.pdf f68211e3dbe40143a5a605308de20784 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 Knox, Victor Douglas Knox, V D Description An account of the resource 196 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Victor Douglas Knox (b 27 October 1920, 63842 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. Following his career in which he flew operations as a pilot with 462 Squadron in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa he was Accidents Officer at 4 Group. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Stephen Knox and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-08-18 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Knox, VD 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 No. 4 Group Monthly summary. July 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Description An account of the resource Marked 'secret' a report of 4 Group including training, accidents, signals, navigation, engineering and electrical, equipment, armament, air sea rescue, flying control, intelligence, aerodrome defence, organisation, physical fitness and honours and awards. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Great Britain Morocco Algeria--Algiers England--Bedfordshire England--Berkshire England--Cornwall England--Cumbria England--Gloucestershire England--Hampshire England--Leicestershire England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--Shropshire England--Warwickshire England--Yorkshire Morocco--Rabat Northern Ireland--Antrim (County) Scotland--Aryshire Wales--Anglesey North Africa 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 Royal Air Force. Transport Command Royal Australian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Multiple typed sheets Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive 10 Squadron 102 Squadron 150 Squadron 158 Squadron 4 Group 462 Squadron 464 Squadron 51 Squadron 578 Squadron 640 Squadron 70 Squadron 76 Squadron 77 Squadron 81 OTU air sea rescue aircrew bomb disposal dispersal Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Medal flight engineer ground crew ground personnel Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Finishing School navigator Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Bitteswell RAF Bramcote RAF Breighton RAF Broadwell RAF Carnaby RAF Castle Donington RAF Crosby-on-Eden RAF Down Ampney RAF Driffield RAF Elvington RAF Filton RAF Full Sutton RAF Greenham Common RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor RAF Leconfield RAF Leicester East RAF Lissett RAF Marston Moor RAF Melbourne RAF Nuneaton RAF Nutts Corner RAF Odiham RAF Ossington RAF Pocklington RAF Prestwick RAF Riccall RAF Snaith RAF St Mawgan RAF Tempsford RAF Tilstock RAF Valley RAF Welford RAF Wymeswold sport training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1663/27085/SHughesCL1334982v10029-0001.1.jpg 3f25ec6b85f8f78d183f403a587ca50c https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1663/27085/SHughesCL1334982v10029-0002.1.jpg 5d5367d1e8ff24a1c2d180c028d0f06d 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 Hughes, Clarence. No 1 Officers Advanced Training School Description An account of the resource 37 items. Precis of subjects covered at No 1 officer's advanced training school at RAF Cranwell in June and July 1945. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-06-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. 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 SHughesCL1334982v1 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [date stamp of No. 1 OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL 9 JUL 1945] 35F5 [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINIGN SCHOOL [/underlined] PRECIS: RELEASE SCHEME References: A.P. 3093 Service and Release Books (Forms 2520, A, B, C, D.) A.M.Q.s [underlined] Scope of the Release Scheme [/underlined] 1. The release scheme at present in operation is a method of re-allocating manpower between the armed forces and industry which will continue until the end of the war with Japan. There is no question of general demobilisation yet; age groups will continue to be called up and released personnel may be recalled. [underlined] Fairness of the Scheme [/underlined] 2. The scheme has the advantage of being simple and priority of release is not normally based on variable factors or factors dependant on opportunity such as marriage, children or overseas service. It is based rather on age and length of service, but the age factor tends to make allowance for marriage and responsibility as older men are more likely to have such responsibility. Compensation for overseas service is given by grants of additional leave on release. 3. All personnel born in 1895 or earlier have absolute priority of release, and married women who make application have absolute priority over single women in the same branch or trade though all married women will not be released immediately. (A.M.O. A.503/45). Other personnel are allocated to groups according to age and length of service with one year of age counting as two months of service. (A.P. 3093 App. II). Service in A.T.A., Merchant Navy etc. (A.M.Os. A.379 & 380/45). 4. The national necessity for manpower in the reconstruction industries and personal necessity on compassionate grounds are catered for by special releases. [underlined] Classes for Release [/underlined] 5. [underlined] Class A. [/underlined] Those in groups whose release has been authorised by Air Ministry promulgation in order of age/service priority. Promulgations are issued monthly and detail immediate and advance groups by branch, category or trade. (A.M.O. A.503/45). Benefits on release include 8 weeks leave with pay and allowances (A.P. 3093 Paras. 290-293). In addition one days leave with pay and allowances for every month of overseas service provided such service exceeds six months. (A.P. 3093 Para. 297). Personnel are transferred to the reserve and are liable for recall. They are able to exercise reinstatement rights or find other employment, but after their release leave is over they may in exceptional cases by directed by the Ministry of Labour. 6. [underlined] Class B. [/underlined] Those who are urgently required for reconstruction work. They are released either by trade in age/service groups or by name. They receive three weeks leave with pay and allowances but not leave for overseas service. Pay and allowances for any such overseas leave which would have been granted under Class A. will be issued at the end of the emergency. Personnel are transferred to the reserve and are liable to recall. If an individual leaves his reconstruction employment without permission he will be recalled and will be granted only 35 days leave on subsequent release in Class A. Class B personnel will be directed by the Ministry of Labour. 7. [underlined] Class C. [/underlined] Those who are released indefinitely on extreme compassionate grounds by authority of A.M. (A.P. 3093 para. 129). They will receive all the benefits of Class A with the exception of 8 weeks leave. [page break] [underlined] Page 2. [/underlined] [underlined] Categories Not to be Classified [/underlined] (A.P. 3093 App. I) 8. (a) Regular officers including re-employed retired officers (b) Officers holding unexpired short service commissions (c) Officers holding emergency commissions who were regular airmen immediately before commissioning and who have not asked to be released under A.M.O. A.482/45. (d) Personnel of the Dominion forces. (e) Personnel of Allied national forces. (f) Airmen on unexpired regular engagements. Group Captains, Group Officers and certain specialist officers are classified but will not go through the normal process of release. (AP. 3093 Ch. XI.) [underlined] Postponement of Release [/underlined] (A.P. 3093 Ch. V.) 9. No person who can be employed and whose application for retention has been approved by A.M. or Records will be released against his will. Postponement may be:- (a) until general demobilisation, or (b) for 6, 12 or 18 months after the individual becomes due for Class A release, or until general demobilisation if this comes sooner. Applications for release under A.M.O. A.114/45 are no longer acceptable. Postponement of release will not affect reinstatement rights (A.M.O. A.339/45). [underlined] Clothing [/underlined] 10. (a) All men who have completed more than 6 months service will be given a complete outfit of civilian clothes on release. A cash allowance in lieu will not be issued. (A.P. 3093 Para 325) (b) All women will be given a cash allowance of £12.10.0d and clothing coupons (c) Airmen and airwomen may retain certain items of service clothing. (A.P. 3093 Para 320) (d) Personnel may inspect a dispersal clothing centre when on leave in the vicinity (A.M.O. A.321/45) [underlined] Post War Credits [/underlined] 11. Post war credits have accrued for airmen and airwomen since 1st January 1942 at the rate of 6d per day for airmen and 4d per day for airwomen. Such credits will be paid into a Post Office Savings Bank account about 60 days after release for Classes A and C and at the end of the emergency for Class B. The distinction between these credits and the rebate of income tax to be paid after the war should be appreciated. [underlined] War Gratuities [/underlined] 12. War Gratuities will also be paid to classes A and C 60 days after release and to Class B at the end of the emergency in the form of a credit to a Post Office Savings Bank Account. A White Paper has been prepared on this scheme but details of its application are not yet available. 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 Officers advanced school - Release scheme Description An account of the resource Gives details of release scheme of RAF personnel. Covers fairness, classes of release, categories not to be classified, postponement of release, clothing, post war credits and war gratuities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available No 1 officers advanced training school Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page typewritten document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Text. Training material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SHughesCL1334982v10029 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire 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 Tricia Marshall Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review demobilisation RAF Cranwell https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1663/27107/SHughesCL1334982v10013.2.pdf 7c3e6b18deab489db0a049eb6f8e0479 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 Hughes, Clarence. No 1 Officers Advanced Training School Description An account of the resource 37 items. Precis of subjects covered at No 1 officer's advanced training school at RAF Cranwell in June and July 1945. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-06-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. 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 SHughesCL1334982v1 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [date stamp of No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School Jul 1945] [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL PRECIS: ACCOUNTS (1) [/underlined] 12B5 [underlined] CASH ACCOUNTING [/underlined] References: K.R. & A.C.I. A.P. 837 A.M.Os as quoted hereunder. [underlined] Public and Non-Public Funds [/underlined] 1. Public funds may be regarded as those funds the source of which is the public treasury and non-public funds as those funds the source of which is other than the public treasury. [underlined] Station Commanders Responsibilities [/underlined] 2. (a) Public Funds, K.R. 71 (b) Non-Public Funds, K.R. 70 [underlined] Public Funds [/underlined] 3. Each self accounting unit has a Public Cash Account maintained in a local bank. Public Funds are centralized in this account, which is administered by the Senior Accountant Officer. It is his personal responsibility. 4. Funds are obtained weekly from Air Ministry. Use of Requisition Form (F. 8.). By telephone and wire in emergency. Balance on hand after known requirements is not to exceed £20 per 100 airmen. 5. Principal charge against this fund is airmens’ pay. Note others, as e.g. officers’ allowances, casual purchases, billeting money – all expenses necessarily incurred on public service. [underlined] Responsibilities of C.O. for Public Funds [/underlined] 6. Examination of F. 8. Surprise checks at irregular intervals not exceeding three months. Routine verifications of cash balance on first day of each month. Other checks and safeguards K.R. 71, A.P. 837, paras. 426-432. 7. C.O. may delegate his responsibilities regarding public funds to a Squadron Leader or above. [underlined] Non-Public Funds [/underlined] 8. These are many in number but the three most important are Officers’ Mess Funds, Sergeants’ Mess Funds, Service Institute Funds. 9. Accountant Officer cannot administer a non-public fund. P.S.I. must be a Flight Lieutenant or above. Otherwise any officer may be placed in charge of a non-public fund at the discretion of the C.O. 10. Responsibilities and duties of officers in charge – K.R. 1682, K.R. 1717-20, K.R., Chapter XXI. 11. Full instructions for the keeping of non-public funds – A.Ps. 1407 – 1408 – 1409. (Standard instructions for keeping Non-Public Accounts). 12. Accountant officer should be prepared to give advice, hold cash for safekeeping, sit on Audit Board. [page break] - 2 - [underlined] Responsibilities of C.O. for Non-Public Funds [/underlined] 13. Powers of appointment and veto. Surprise checks. Audit Boards. 14. Surprise checks may be carried out by a Flight Lieutenant or above at C.O’s discretion. [underlined] Audit Boards [/underlined] 15. These boards are concerned only with non-public funds. They have nothing whatever to do with public funds which are audited monthly at Air Ministry. 16. Purpose and particulars of Audit Boards, K.R. 1346. [underlined] Personnel Occurrence Reports [/underlined] 17. Necessity of prompt and accurate P.O.R. action. P.O.Rs are authority for action by the Accountant officer regarding any casualty (promotion, reduction, permission to live out, etc.). Records fall into arrears, often with unfortunate repercussions on Accountant officer, unless P.O.R. action efficient. [underlined] Pay Parades [/underlined] 18. (a) Witness Pay Parade – general procedure para. 2830 et seq., K.R. (b) Detachment Pay Parade – method of payment. Use of F. 1510, para. 2833, K.R. (c) All Pay Parades are Commanding Officer’s parades and should be treated as such. Necessity for well-disciplined parade, punctuality and quietness. [underlined] Accounting under Active Service conditions [/underlined] 19. Under Active Service conditions the system of accounting differs in certain essential respects from the system at home. The main differences briefly stated are as follows. 20. Airmens’ Pay Accounts and Officers’ Allowance Accounts are compiled in a centralized Base Accounts Section and not on units. Consequently Accountant officers are not normally provided on establishments of units in the field. 21. Accounting for cash is the responsibility of the Commanding Officer. He may appoint an officer of the unit as Imprest Holder who will draw cash for the issue of pay to airmen, advances and allowances to officers etc. A simple cash account, known as the Imprest Account, which records all receipts and payments, is maintained by the Imprest Holder and sent monthly to Base Accounts. 22. Group Accountant Officers are the specialist officers in the field and it is their duty to act as a link between the unit Base Accounts, to supply the cash required by the Imprest Holder and generally to give assistance and advice where required. [underlined] Officers’ Pay and Allowances [/underlined] 23. (a) When serving in the field an officer may elect to have a fixed monthly sum made available through the medium of his Pay and Allowances Book (F. 31). This amount will be automatically deducted each month by the Agents from his pay. [page break] - 3 - (b) The F.31 shows detailed particulars of his entitlements to pay and also a record of his cash drawings. (c) Payments can be made by any Imprest Holder, Accountant Officer or Field Cashier on presentation of this Pay and Allowances Books. [underlined] Airmens’ Pay [/underlined] 23. (a) Each airman has a Pay Book (F. 64) in which is shown full detals [sic] of his entitlements to pay and the amounts of any allotments. Amounts are entered therein at the time of payment and the paying officer signs for each entry. (b) Payments are made fortnightly in arrears on Acquittance Rolls (F. 1513) which are signed in duplicate by each airman receiving pay. The original is sent at once to Base Accounts and serves as the basis for entries in the pay ledgers there. The duplicate is the supporting voucher for the necessary entry in the Imprest Account. [underlined] Cash Service Instructions [/underlined] 25. A booklet written as a guide to C.Os and Imprest Holders. It is compiled in a clear, simple and straight forward manner and should supply an answer to the majority of queries raised. [underlined] Amendments to this Precis [/underlined] [page break] [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL CASH ACCOUNTING: QUESTIONS [/underlined] 1. Compare public and non-public funds with regard to:- (a) Their source (b) Their administration (c) Their application (d) The number of accounts. 2. What are the responsibilities of a C.O. with regard to:- (a) Public Funds (b) Non-Public Funds? 3. To whom may a C.O. delegate his responsibilities concerning: (a) Public Funds (b) Non-public funds? 4. How is the Public Cash Account kept in credit? 5. Who signs a cheque drawn on the Public Cash Account? 6. Is there any limitation on the size of the balance which may be in the Public Cash Account? 7. How often must there be a surprise check on the Public Funds? 8. When should a reconciliation be made between the balance shown in the cash book and the balance held in the bank? 9. Who can be placed in charge of a non-public fund? 10. What assistance is available to the holder of a non-public fund? 11. For what purpose are audit boards assembled? 12. Can a C.O. force an Imprest Holder against his judgement to make a payment from Public Funds? 13. What are the duties of a Group Accountant Officer? 14. Must an officer in the field draw the full amount of his fixed monthly advance each month? 15. Alterations in an Airman’s Pay Book are made in the field by whom? On what authority? 16. Why is it necessary to have prompt and accurate P.O.R. action? 17. What are the responsibilities of a witnessing officer at a Pay Parade? 18. Who may be a witnessing officer? 19. Who may be a paying officer? 20. Should the P.S.I. aim to accumulate a large P.S.I. fund? 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 Officers advanced training school - cash accounting Description An account of the resource Covers public/non public funds, station commanders responsibilities for both, personnel occurrence reports, pay parades, accounting under active service conditions, officers' pay and allowances, airmen's' pay, cash service instructions and questions. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available No 1 Officers Advanced Training School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four page typewritten document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Text. Training material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SHughesCL1334982v10013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 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Pending review military service conditions RAF Cranwell training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1663/27125/SHughesCL1334982v10028.2.pdf f046bd242f3fb2a6dd2a9a2763b13a3c 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 Hughes, Clarence. No 1 Officers Advanced Training School Description An account of the resource 37 items. Precis of subjects covered at No 1 officer's advanced training school at RAF Cranwell in June and July 1945. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-06-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. 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 SHughesCL1334982v1 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [date stamp of No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School JUL 1945] 34E5 [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL. PRECIS: POSTING AND DOCUMENTATION – OFFICERS: (P.2) [/underlined] REFERENCES:- (A) K.R. Chap. VII. A.P. 837. Section 46. A.M.O. A.418/43, A.419/43. A.M.O. A.1024/44 & A.319/45. [underlined] (A) MANNING POLICY – OFFICERS Introductory [/underlined] 1. Change of policy from peace to war. In peacetime G.D. branch responsible for all duties except those carried out by limited number of specialist Branches such as Equipment, Accounts etc. G.D. Officers specialist in duties such as signals, armament and engineering etc. and obtained antedates for promotion thereby. G.D. Officer did administration work as part of his routine duties, and only got promotion if qualified as ground side sufficiently to pass to pass promotion examinations. Every officer had own K.R. and M.A.F.L. 2. Tendency during rapid expansion has been specialisation on one job only. Administrative Branch formed to provide S.Ad.O’s, Adjutants and Assistant Adjutants to do Administrative work done previously by G.D. Branch. New duties such as Flying Control, Intelligence, Marine Craft, Electrical Engineer etc. undertaken by Specialist officers, leaving G.D. Branch mainly for flying and staff work. [underlined] Sources of Supply of Officers [/underlined] 3. Chief source of supply in peace was by short service commission direct from civil life. Permanent commissions granted to cadets who passed through R.A.F. College, entrants from universities, apprentices and apprentice clerks, N.C.O’s aircrew and to Warrant Officers. Limited number of short service officers selected for permanent commissions and medium service commissions. Also on few stations were Class C.C. officers, or civilian administrators who afterwards joined RAFVR as first entrants of Administrative and Special Duties Branch. 4. Unprecedented expansion after 3.9.1939 caused radical change of policy. Considerable amount of requirements met from W.A.A.F. Commissioning from ranks became almost universal and grant of Short Service and permanent commissions ceased. Present policy provides for flying personnel to go through ranks in first place. Commissions granted to selected cadets completing flying training, and all qualified aircrew reviewed monthly for commissions. Officers for ground duties selected from ranks and go through O.C.T.U. as airmen and airwomen before commissioning. [underlined] Postings – General [/underlined] 5. First principle is officer is posted [underlined] to a particular posted [underlined] to a particular post [/underlined] in unit establishment. Up to September 1941 all postings of officers made by D.G. of P. Air Ministry, but then delegation made to A.Os. C.-in-C. Commands to post within their Commands to a certain extent. Following A.M.O. A.419/43, further delegation made to D.G., R.A.F. Medical Services and D.W.A.A.F. in respect of Medical, Dental, P.M.R.A.F. Nursing Service and W.A.A.F. (G) Officers of rank of Squadron Officer and above. Broadly speaking, position now as follows:- /Contd…….. [page break] - 2 - (i) [underlined] D.G. of Postings [/underlined] – Posts – (a) All R.A.F. and W.A.A.F. (Substitution) Officers of all branches except Medical, Dental W.A.A.F. (G) and P.M.R.A.F.N.S. to posts of Group Captain and Squadron Officer respectively and above. (b) All officers with exception given in (a) above between commands. (c) All officers to special units and formations such as M.A.P. 43 Group etc. (d) All officers on first commissioning with exceptions given in (a) above. (ii) [underlined] D.G. R.A.F. Medical Services [/underlined] Posts all officers of the Medical and Dental Branches and P.M.R.A.F.N.S. (iii) D. W.A.A.F. [/underlined] Post (a) all W.A.A.F. (G) Officers of squadron officer or above (b) below squadron officer between commands (c) all W.A.A.F. Officers between certain special units and formations such as M.A.P., 43 Group etc. (iv) [underlined] A.O.C.-in-C. [/underlined] Posts all R.A.F. officers of Wing Commander and below, and all W.A.A.F. Officers of Flight Officer and below within his command, except Medical, Dental, Meteorological, Technical (Works) R.A.F. Regiment and P.M.R.A.F.N.S. N.B.A.Os.C. operational groups are allowed to post operationally trained aircrew below the rank of Squadron Leader within their particular groups when so empowered by the A.O.C.-in-C. [underlined] Postings – How Notified [/underlined] 6. Postings notified to all concerned by posting notices. Full details of procedure contained in A.M.O. A.418/43. [underlined] Posting Overseas [/underlined] 7. Air Ministry notifies that individual officer is required provisionally for overseas. Notification sent to Command, copies to Group and Unit. At this stage Officer must be medically examined and immediate notification sent to Group if unfit for overseas. 8. When instructions received to proceed to P.D.C. or other assembly station, officer is posted to that unit “Supernumerary” pending posting overseas w.e.f. date he proceeds. This is promulgated in P.O.R. together with retention or relinquishment of acting rank. 9. When officer is posted direct from home unit to overseas unit w.e.f. date on which he embarks, home unit promulgates posting in P.O.R. ……………..contd. [page break] - 3 - 10. Relief for officer posted overseas will not be granted acting rank until his predecessor has been posted to P.D.C. or has embarked. 11. Officers in overseas commands are posted within their commands by Command H.Q. Detailed instructions in regard to the return from overseas of:- (a) Officer of the rank of Flight Lieutenant and below (b) Squadron Leaders and above (c) Aircrew arriving to complete training (d) Special Duty List. (e) Medical & Dental Officer (f) Chaplains. (g) W.A.A.F. Officer. (h) P.M.R.A.F.N.S. (j) Polish Officers. and (k) Invalids. are contained in A.M.O. A.198/43, amended by A723/43 and A.1150/43 12. Generally speaking, an officer reports to Air Ministry or to another specified station, and gets his leave, ration cards, clothing books etc. He is subsequently posted either supernumerary to a Station or to fill an establishment vacancy on termination of overseas leave. [underlined] Posting of Non-Effective Personnel [/underlined] 13. (a) [underlined] Admitted to Hospital [/underlined] Officer held against establishment while in hospital unless relief considered essential, when relief may be provided either by Group or Command and sick officer will be posted to non-effective strength of unit. (b) [underlined] Officers Reported Missing. [/underlined] On receipt of casualty signal Command Headquarters at home posts missing officer to War Casualties N.E. Accounts Depot, (R.C.A.F. Officer to R.C.A.F. U.K.N.E. Unit and Polish officers to Deputy Polish Inspectorate General (N.E.) Overseas,) officer posted to non-effective strength of Command Headquarters. If missing officer subsequently reported internee or P.O.W. action taken as in (c) below. If death is proved or presumed, officer is struck off strength of R.A.F. w.e.f. date of death or presumption of death. (c) [underlined] P.O.W. and Internees [/underlined] Remain on the strength of War Casualties N.E. Accounts Depot, who credit his banking account with any allowances to which he may be entitled monthly in arrears. [underlined] Compassionate Postings [/underlined] 14 A.O.C.-in-C may effect posting son compassionate grounds between units in his command. In submitting application for posting out of the command to Air Ministry A.O.C.-in-C. must certify that his recommendation does not originate in any cause affecting the honour, character or professional efficiency of the officer (K.R. 335). [underlined] Postings under K.R. 332. [/underlined] 15. Reports submitted in duplicate to group headquarters who forward to command headquarters, Command headquarters post officer within command if possible. Duplicate copy of report is forwarded to Air Ministry (D.G. of P) stating action taken, if any, and adding any remarks which may be necessary. ………..contd. [page break] - 4 - [underlined] (D) OFFICERS DOCUMENTS List of Documents [/underlined] 16. Form 373 – Officers Record Card Form 381 – Officers Leave Card Form 48 – Medical History Envelope Form 506 – Record of personal issues of publications (if necessary) Form 5000 etc. Aircrew Training Reports. Form 1788 – Details of Ground defence Training Form 2004 – Command Postings Record Card [underlined] Forms 373 and 381 [/underlined] 17. Raised by station at which individual is serving on first commissioning. Two copies of Form 373 and one copy of Form 381 are raised. One copy of Form 373 is held at Group Headquarters, and the other together with Form 381 is held by the Unit. Instructions regarding these forms in K.R. 2335 as amplified by A.M.O. A.319/45. [underlined] Form 48 [/underlined] 18. Confidential document maintained by M.Os. on stations. Officers commissioned from ranks continue with same Forms 48 they had as airmen. For officers commissioned direct from civil life and officers transferred from Army and Navy, Forms 48 raised initially by Air Ministry. [underlined] Amendments to this Precis: [/underlined] [page break] APPENDIX A TO PRECIS NO. 34 [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL [/underlined] [table of movements and Forms required] [page break] [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL QUESTIONS ON POSTINGS AND DOCUMENTATION – OFFICERS: (P2). [/underlined] 1. What officers in peacetime were granted permanent commissions or appointments? 2. What is the chief source of supply of officers during the war? 3. Which Directors – General and Directors at the Air Ministry may post officers? 4. To what extent may A.Os.C. in C. Commands post the officers under their command? 5. What officers may be posted by A.Os.C. operational groups and to what extent? 6. How are officers’ postings notified to all concerned? 7. What immediate action has to be taken by a unit on receipt of Air Ministry provisional warning for overseas? 8. What is the effective date of an officer’s posting from his home unit to an overseas unit? 9. Who posts officers within an overseas command? 10. If an officer is admitted to hospital and a relief is provided, what is the posting action taken on the sick officer? 11. What posting action is taken on R.A.F. Officer reported missing (a) at home? (b) overseas? 12. If an A.O.C.-in-C. recommends an application compassionate posting to the D.G. of P. Air Ministry, what certificate must he send with the recommendation. 13. An officer is report on by his O.C. under KR.332 and Command post the officer to a Unit in the Command. How many copies of the original report are made and how are they disposed of? 14. Who is responsible for holding Form 48 on a station? 15. How are an officer’s documents (Forms 373, 381 and 48) disposed of (a) on death (b) on becoming a prisoner of war. 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 Officers advanced training school - manning policy officers Description An account of the resource Covers introduction, sources of supply of officers and then , postings/general, postings - how notified, postings/overseas, posting of non-effective personnel, compassionate postings, postings under K.R. 332. Officers documents - list of documents, table showing purpose of documents and page of questions. 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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 SHughesCL1334982v1 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [date stamp of No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School JUL 1945] 31F5 [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL PRECIS: PERSONNAL TRAINING [/underlined] References:- Kings Regulations. A.P. 1983 A.P. 1972 A.M.Os. [underlined] R.A.F. Educational and Vocational Training Scheme. [/underlined] (AMO. A.434/45) 1. The objects of the E.V.T. scheme may be stated as follows:- (a) To assist in maintaining morale until general demobilisation (b) To satisfy the desire of the individual for training which will be useful on return to civil life. (c) To assist in the national task of returning millions of men and women to civilian life. It should be realised that the scheme is merely one measure to attain the above objects and care should be taken not to be too optimistic about the results. E.V.T. is a step in the right direction, but the major part of training for particular occupations will be undertaken after release under the direction of the Ministry of Labour. 2. The scheme is administered through Commands and Groups, but it can succeed only with the full co-operation of commanding officers for there are problems in the organisation of local facilities. Equally the active interest of all rank is demanded, whether as instructors or pupils, in order to maintain a s [sic] stem which is based on self help. The scope of the scheme will vary in different commands and situations according to local resources and current service commitments. [underlined] Compulsory Nature of E.V.T. [/underlined] 3. One hour a week of resettlement training is compulsory for all non-permanent personnel and for regulars who intend to leave the service in the near future. Participation in educational or vocational training is voluntary, but once a course has been started it must be continued. The aim is to allocate a total of six hours of service time per week to the scheme. [underlined] Application to Individuals [/underlined] 4. E.V.T. does not apply to regular personnel who intend to remain in the service after the war, but it is available for Dominion and Allied personnel. Participation in the scheme either as instructor or pupil will not affect release from the service. [underlined] Types of Training [/underlined] 5. The following types of training are provided:- (a) Resettlement (b) Educational – elementary, secondary and higher (c) Vocational [underlined] Resettlement Training [underlined] 6. Designed to give men an understanding of current problems in preparation for citizenship and to teach them to use their leisure to advantage. Instruction takes the form of discussion groups, lectures, films, broadcasts, classes in arts and crafts. Air Ministry will issue a syllabus, but stations can exercise a measure of discretion. [page break] - 2 - [underlined] Elementary Educational Training [/underlined] 7. Designed to bring education up to the standard of the R.A.F. War Educational Certificate. (A.M.O. A.434/45 App. A). The examination for this certificate demands a pass in any three of he [sic] subjects – English, Mathematics, Current Affairs, and Housewifery, and there are other additional but optional subjects. Instruction is mainly in the form of classes. [underlined] Secondary Educational Training [/underlined] 8. Designed to bring education up to the standard of the Forces Preliminary Examination, success in which is accepted by universities and certain professional bodies as proof of the necessary standard of general education to embark upon a professional training although complete exemption from an entrance examination may not always be granted. It follows that the Forces Preliminary is approximately equivalent to a matriculation examination. (A.M.O. A.434/45 App. B). Instruction is in the form of classes or study under the supervision of qualified educational teachers. [underlined] Higher Educational Training [/underlined] 9. Designed to satisfy those who have attained matriculation standard but wish to begin or continue education on a higher level. There are few cases in which classes are possible and training generally takes the form of supervised study or correspondence courses. [underlined] Vocational Training [/underlined] 10. Non-professional vocational training includes instruction for those who already have some experience of a civilian trade, for those who wish to modify service training for use in civilian life and for those who wish to prepare themselves for further training after release. Those who already have experience of one trade will not be allowed to train for another unless for approved reasons – they cannot return to their former occupation. Those who wish to train for a trade which is completely new to them can do so only in those trades covered by the Ministry of Labour training scheme or in which employment prospects are good. 11. Air Ministry from time to time issue lists of trades for which training may be given to inexperienced men. Courses and syllabuses are laid down after consultations with the Government departments concerned. Trade union rules will not be modified in favour of those who have merely undertaken E.V.T. in the services. 12. Station workshops and other local resources must be used for instruction and mobile demonstration vans are available where necessary. Large stations have resident specialist instructors but much of the work is done by visiting instructors. [underlined] Responsibility for E.V.T. [/underlined] 13. At command and group headquarters, the senior education officer is normally responsible for E.V.T. On stations the C.O. is responsible and the education officer is normally appointed as E.V.T. officer. An E.V.T. committee must be formed under the chairmanship of a senior officer and including all those concerned, such as the education officer and officers of the technical services on the station. [underlined] Conditions of Service for E.V.T. Instructors [/underlined] (A.M.Os. A.120/45 and A.420/45) 14. Instructors are provided by volunteers from serving personnel subject to the following conditions:- (a) Personnel employed as instructors will not receive less pay generally than at present, and their incorporation in the scheme will not affect release from the service. [page break] - 3 - [underlined] Conditions of Service for E.V.T. Instructors [/underlined] (contd) 14. (b) Officers of any branch eligible, but not normally accepted if above the substantive or temporary rank of F.L. Substantive or temporary rank will be retained and instructors will be eligible for the acting rank of F.L. during employment. All will remain in their present branch. (c) Airmen and airwomen of any rank or trade may be employed and will be eligible for the acting rank of Sergeant or Flight Sergeant in the ratio of three Sergeants to one Flight Sergeant. Acting rank of present trade will be relinquished but temporary rank will be retained, and if personnel are eligible for time promotion to temporary rank in their present trade they will not be remustered. (i) Educational instructors paid at rates of present trade group. (ii) Other instructors paid as Flight Sergeant or Sergeant in the trade group corresponding to the civilian occupation in which they are instructing, but they may retain the pay of temporary rank in normal trade if more favourable. Civilian and part time service instructors may eventually be incorporated in the scheme. [underlined] Qualifications for E.V.T. Instructors (A.M.O. A.120/45, A.420/45) [/underlined] 15. Candidates are still required and must possess the following qualifications:- (a) Educational instructors – minimum of School Certificate with three credits. (b) Vocational instructors for professional and semi-professional occupations – the usual qualifications of those occupations. (c) Vocational instructors for non-professional occupations – practical experience, experience as civilian instructor or recognised certificate of training. Schools have been set up in commands to train and grade educational instructors. [underlined] Vocational Advice Service (A.M.O. A.308/45) [/underlined] 16. The vocational Advice Service is designed to perform the following duties:- (a) Giving advice and information on the nature of various civilian occupations. (b) Assessing the occupational aptitude of applicants (c) Assisting E.V.T. staffs to decide on the course of training for an individual. 17. Personnel are to apply for advice to the station E.V.T. staff who may pass them on to the V.A.S. whose advisors either visit stations or maintain offices in various districts. 18. V.A.S. officers are employed under the same conditions as E.V.T. instructors. [underlined] Documentation (A.M.O. A.466/45) [/underlined] 19. In order to co-ordinate the training and provide trainees with appropriate records and certificates, strict documentation must be maintained by E.V.T. staffs [page break] - 4 - [underlined] Maintenance of continuity [/underlined] 20. All new arrivals at a station must report to the Education Officer in accordance with A.M.O. A.268/42. [underlined] Accommodation and Equipment [/underlined] 21. In general, existing accommodation must be used though modifications can be made by Works services. Scales of barrack equipment and training equipment for E.V.T. purposes are being laid down by Air Ministry. Radio sets on the scale of one per station are being provided, and arrangements have been made with the B.B.C. for educational broadcasts to fit into the E.V.T. scheme. [underlined] Books and Stationery [/underlined] 22. The Book Distribution Centre (E.V.T.) has been set up at Innsworth to supply reference and text books for the various courses. Provision has also been made for supplies of stationery. [underlined] General Education Scheme [/underlined] 23. The General Education Scheme will remain in operation for the benefit of regular personnel who are not eligible for E.V.T. [underlined] Duties of Education Officer (A.M.O. A.809/40) [/underlined] 24. Responsible to the C.O. for:- (a) Instruction in technical service subjects. (b) Instruction in general and vocational subjects to occupy leisure time. (c) Assistance to airmen wishing to continue a professional education. [underlined] External Educational Facilities [/underlined] 25. (a) Education Officers should make arrangements with local schools for evening classes under the scheme administered by Central Advisory Council for Adult Education in H.M. Forces. Use of Service transport with Command approval. (K.R. 446). (b) A large variety of correspondence courses in general subjects is available to personnel not able to receive local instruction. (A.P. 1983). Fee of 10s. payable. Postal courses not included in this scheme may be undertaken with financial aid from the Service. (c) A number of educational authorities allow members of H.M. Forces to sit their examinations under special conditions. London Matriculation may be held on stations. Leave may be granted up to 28 days for sitting examinations. (A.M.O. A.257/43). (d) Financial aid up to £3 per airman per year for educational purposes. (A.M.O. 3/43). [underlined] Instruction in Current Affairs [/underlined] 26. (a) Lecturers in current affairs may be obtained from regional committees of Central Advisory Council. (A.M.Os. A.871/41, A.290/42, A.787/42.) [page break] - 5 - [underlined] Instruction in Current Affairs [/underlined] (Contd) 26. (b) Discussion groups are now compulsory during working hours (A.M.O. A.1115/43). [underlined] Station Reference Library [/underlined] 27. Consists of non-fiction books supplied through Education Service. Funds allotted to Commands by Air Ministry on the basis of 1s. per head of establishment per year. (K.Rs. 3379 and 3380). [underlined] Recreation Library [/underlined] 28. Funds supplied through P.S.I. (a) Subscriptions at the rate of 4d. per month or 1d. per book. (K.R. 881) (b) Grant from public funds at the following rates:- For first 1,000 airmen - £1 per year for every 40. For each additional 100 airmen - £1 13s. 4d. per year. (K.R.s 3377, 3378). (c) Supply of books. (A.M.Os. A.334/42, A.1025/42). 29. An information and reading room may be run in conjunction with the libraries. [underlined] Central Library [/underlined] 30. The R.A.F. Central Library will lend text books to station reference libraries for periods up to six months. Catalogues may be obtained from Command Headquarters. [underlined] Training Films [/underlined] 31. Sixteen and thirty five millimetre training films may be obtained from service sources. (A.P. 1972, N. Series A.M.Os., War Office Film Catalogue, Command Film Catalogues). Amendments to this precis:- [page break] [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL QUESTIONS: PERSONNEL TRAINING. [/underlined] 1. What factors in the modern development of the R.A.F. make training so necessary for all branches? 2. Why is it essential that commanders should have a good knowledge of the training and educational facilities available? 3. Where would you look for the titles of instructional films available from service sources? 4. What are the objects of the Vocational Advice Service? 5. What types of instruction come under the heading of Resettlement Training? 6. What methods will be used to conduct Secondary Educational Training in the E.V.T. scheme? 7. What branch of the service will administer E.V.T? 8. How will accommodation be provided for E.V.T.? 9. How could you obtain information for an airman wishing to study commercial advertising presuming that no education officer was available? 10. Would you find fiction books in the Station Reference Library? 11. If you decided that ‘Flight’ and ‘The Aeroplane’ should be made available to the airmen, how would you obtain and pay for these periodicals? 12. What are the three main objects of the E.V.T. scheme? 13. Will E.V.T. be compulsory for permanent commission officers? 14. What are the three types of educational training undertaken by the E.V.T. scheme? 15. What is the civilian equivalent of the Forces Preliminary Examination? 16. Will E.V.T. have any affect [sic] on the release of an individual? 17. How can an airman get advice with regard to vocational training? 18. Can aircrew volunteer for employment as E.V.T. instructors? 19. Will airmen aircrew be remustered if they become E.V.T. instructors? 20. What is the minimum qualification in order to become an educational instructor in the E.V.T. scheme? 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 Officers advanced training school - personnel training Description An account of the resource Covers the RAF education and vocational training (EVT) scheme, the compulsory nature of E.V.T, application to individuals, types of training: resettlement training, elementary educational training, secondary educational training, higher education training, vocations training. Responsibility for E.V.T. conditions of service for E.V.T instructors, qualification for E.V.T instructors, vocational advice service, documentation, maintenance and continuity, accommodation and equipment. books and stationary, duties of education officer, external education facilities, instruction in current affairs, station refence library, recreation library, central library, training films and questions. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available No 1 Officers Advanced Training School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Six page typewritten document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Text. 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Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [date stamp of No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School Jul 1945] [underlined] 17C5 OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL [/underlined] PRECIS: PROMOTION OF, AND CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS [underlined] ON OFFICERS [/underlined] Reference: K.R. 332 and 1097B. A.M.O. A.1024/44 as amended, A.M.O. A.984/42 as amended. [underlined] PROMOTION OF OFFICERS [/underlined] [underlined] Introductory [/underlined] 1. War-time schemes must vary from peace because R.A.F. in wartime is a large temporary force and the size of the post war force cannot be foreseen. Most promotion therefore, of a temporary nature subject to review at end of war. 2. Temporary scheme must provide for:- (a) Normal promotion for officers whose career is the service (b) A guaranteed rank for officers (c) Promotion to fill war establishments (d) A measure of acting promotion to overcome drafting difficulties. [underlined] The Scheme [/underlined] 3. The requirements of para. 2 (a) to (d) have been dealt with as follows:- (a) Peace establishment promotion to full substantive rank (b) War substantive rank (c) War establishment promotion to temporary rank (d) Appointment to acting rank. [underlined] Peace Establishment Promotion [/underlined] 4. Ordinary peace time promotion for:- (a) Officers holding permanent commissions (b) Officers who had been provisionally selected on 3rd. Sept. 1939 when grant of permanent commissions suspended (c) Officers, (other than those with permanent commissions) retained to complete time for retired pay. Object to give these officers promotion they would have got under peace conditions. No regular recommendations. Vacancies filled on peace establishment of R.A.F. as at 3rd Sept. 1939. Selection boards held every six months at Air Ministry and selections published in London Gazette on 1st January and 1st July each year. [underlined] War Substantive Rank [/underlined] (A.P. 837, paras. 1054, 1063 and 1063A) 5. The only rank guaranteed for duration of emergency. Advancement obtained by:- (a) Time promotion (b) Qualification after holding temporary and acting ranks for certain periods. No recommendations required. Reports only rendered if officer not recommended. Air Ministry promulgate in “London Gazette”. [underlined] War Establishment Promotion [/underlined] (A.P. 837 para. 1055) 6. Promotions to temporary rank made by Air Ministry to fill vacancies in the bulk war establishment. No officer, except medical and dental, is eligible until finished with time promotion, e.g. first temporary rank for G.D. branch is squadron Leader. Selections published twice [page break] - 2 - a year on 1st January and 1st July in “London Gazette”. See para. 11 as to recommendation. [underlined] Appointment to Acting Rank [/underlined] (A.P. 837 paras. 1057 – 1061) 7. When no suitable officer of correct temporary or war substantive rank available for particular post, acting rank may be given to most suitable junior officer. THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN ACTING AND TEMPORARY RANKS. Advancement in acting rank is only advancement which Commands can authorise. Commands can authorise acting ranks up to and including wing commander in all branches except meteorological and R.A.F. Regiment. Pay granted retrospectively after rank held for 21 days. [inserted] NO LONGER APPLICABLE EXCEPT AC. S.E.A. [/inserted] 8. No appointments to acting flying officer allowed in any branch, as flying officer is lowest establishment vacancy. For medical and dental officers, lowest appointment is flight lieutenant; therefore no acting rank below squadron leader can be authorised for these officers. Advancement in acting rank normally one step at a time. [underlined] Relinquishment of Acting Rank [/underlined] (A.P. 837 para. 1059) 9. Imperative that officers understand that acting rank can be held only so long as holder continues performing duties of that rank. There can be no guarantee of continuity of tenure. Relinquishment must be notified to officer concerned IN WRITING. Appeals from officers against recovery of over-issue of pay on account of relinquishment of acting rank are not entertained under any circumstances. [underlined] Promulgation of Acting Rank [/underlined] (A.P. 837 para. 1060) 10. Issue and cessation of pay of acting ranks granted by Air Ministry and Commands at home regulated by posting notices, and acting ranks granted by Commands overseas by entries in P.O.R. All grants and relinquishments must be promulgated in P.O.R. under heading “ACTING RANKS”. This heading appears in front of all other P.O.R. headings and word “NIL” must be inserted below heading if no entries in a particular P.O.R. Acting rank not published in “LONDON GAZETTE” unless to air vice-marshal or above. [underlined] Recommendations for War Establishment Promotion [/underlined] (A.P. 837 para. 1064) 11. Assessments of fitness for temporary promotion submitted to Air Ministry on 1st March and 1st September as follows:- (a) by A.Os. C.-in-C. – for group captains (b) by A.Os. C. – for wing commander and below. Separate lists for each rank and branch submitted and officers assessed “A”, “B”, “C”, “C” Immobile or “D”. “A” indicates “Recommended for immediate promotion”: “B” – “Recommended for promotion in turn”; “C” – “Fitness for promotion in turn doubtful”; “C” Immobile and “D” – “Not recommended for promotion”. Para. 20 of A.M.O. A.1024/44 must be carefully studied before assessments made. “C” (Immobile) to be given if immobility on compassionate or medical grounds is only barrier to promotion. Officer should not be assessed if he has been less than 3 months in Command or Group. [underlined] Prisoners of War and Internees [/underlined] (A.P. 837 para. 1065) 12. P.O.W. and internees retain acting rank and are eligible for war substantive rank, either by time promotion or through holding acting rank. Not eligible for peace or war establishment promotion. [page break] - 3 - [underlined] Comparative Seniority [/underlined] 13. Officers of temporary or war substantive rank take seniority and precedence over similar acting rank, e.g. a wing commander (tempy) [sic] with seniority 1st Jan. 1944 would take precedence over an acting wing commander with seniority 1st Jan. 1943. [underlined] CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS ON OFFICERS [/underlined] [underlined] General Principles [/underlined] 14. Vital for reporting officers to record an honest opinion without regard to consequences. Failure in this respect may have very detrimental effect on efficiency and well-being of the service. [underlined] Rules for Adverse Reports [/underlined] 15. When necessary to make adverse reports on officers, following procedure must be scrupulously observed:- [inserted] KR. 1097B [/inserted] (a) Report must be shown to officer concerned and initialled by him. (b) Officer concerned must be given opportunity to make statement on adverse report. (c) Report and officer’s statement must be sent forward to higher authority. [underlined] Warning to Officer of Shortcomings [/underlined] 16. When officer’s conduct not up to standard but not sufficiently serious for court martial or termination of commission, superior officer must warn him of shortcomings and give opportunity for improvement. Any subsequent formal adverse reports must contain information as to warnings and periods given for improvement. [underlined] Officer Unsuitable for present Posting [/underlined] 17. When officer considered unsuitable for existing posting, action taken under K.R. 332. Reports under K.R. 332 not necessarily adverse but must always be seen and initialled by officer concerned. [underlined] Forms 1369 and W.1369 [/underlined] 18. For details as to confidential reports on R.A.F. officers (Form 1369) and W.A.A.F. officers (W.1369) see A.P. 837, paras. 1072-1075. Forms 1369 and W.1369 are privileged documents retained by Air Ministry after going through channels of Command. Copies not in any circumstances to be retained in unit or headquarters’ offices. [underlined] Amendments to this Precis [/underlined] [page break] [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCE TRAINING SCHOOL [/underlined] QUESTIONS: PROMOTION OF OFFICERS AND CONFIDENTIAL [underlined] REPORTS ON OFFICERS [/underlined] 1. Acting S.L. O. Shux, G.D. Branch commissioned as a P.O. on 10.4.43 was appointed to that rank on 15.6.44. What is the earliest date on which he can qualify for war substantive Flight Lieutenant? 2. F.L. Cluless, G.D. Branch, was granted the war substantive rank of F.L. on 16.3.44. When would his first assessment for temporary S quadron Leader reach the Air Ministry? 3. What rank is guaranteed to an officer for the duration of the emergency? 4. How could an acting Squadron Leader become a war substantive Group Captain? 5. Squadron Leader (T) Jones, A & S.D. Branch was appointed acting Wing Commander on 1.1.43; reverted to Squadron Leader 1.6.43; re-appointed acting Wing Commander 1.2.44. What is the earliest date he can become a war substantive Squadron Leader? 6. If an officer is wounded on operations, for how long can he retain his acting Rank? 7. What grants of acting rank are gazetted? 8. When is form 1369 rendered? 9. In what way are an officer’s personal qualities, in comparison with his brother officer of the same rank, assessed on Form 1369? 10. Who maintains duplicate copies of Form 1369 at Group Headquarters. 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 Officers advanced training school - promotion of, and confidential reports on officers Description An account of the resource Promotion of officers covers introduction, the scheme. peace establishment promotion, war substantive rank, war establishment promotion, appointment to acting rank, relinquishment of acting rank, recommendation for war establishment promotion, prisoners of war and internment and comparative seniority. Confidential reports on officers covers general principles, rules for adverse reports, warning of officer of shortcomings, officer unsuitable for present posting, finally Forms 1369 and W1369 followed by questions. 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Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [date stamp of No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School 5 Jul 1945] 7A5 [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL PRECIS: WELFARE [/underlined] Appendix “A”:- Publications and A.M.O’s on Welfare “ “B”:- R.A.F. Benevolent Fund “ “C”:- Addresses. References:- A.P. 837, Sect. 55 The Airman’s Welfare Comrades in Arms Guide to Service 1. Welfare is concerned with the mental and physical wellbeing of the individual officer and airman or airwoman and with the improvement of his or her efficiency as a member of the R.A.F. or W.A.A.F. It follows that welfare comprises:- (a) The elimination of personal or family worries. (b) The provision of facilities for relaxation and recreation when off duty. (c) The maintenance of the highest possible standard in the conditions of accommodation and messing. (d) Provision of suitable entertainment. 2. Welfare is a means to an end, efficiency. The whole aim is to help commanders of all categories to build up a high standard of morale which can only be founded on happy and contented units. 3. The need for high morale will be even higher on cessation of war in Europe and intensification of war in the Far East when the operational spur will not be so great and many will only be thinking of release. 4. Information is obtainable from:- (a) A.P. 837, Section 55. (b) R.A.F. Welfare Bulletin (Index in No. 13 item 246) (c) Appropriate R.A.F. Regional Welfare Officer (A.M.O. A. 728/44), if the subject concerns welfare off the station. (d) Group or Command for welfare on station. Communication given welfare reference and sent through usual channels. 5. Station Welfare Committee under presidency of C.O. or S.Ad.O should be representative of all units and sections and include W.A.A.F., P.S.I., Entertainments. Should be thoroughly representative of station and have no “dead wood”. 6. Make full use of semi-official organisations. (a) County Welfare Officer (b) W. [deleted] P.C. [/deleted] [inserted] V.S. [/inserted]) (c) Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.) C.V.W.W. (Council of Voluntary War Work) (d) S.S.A.F.A. See Appendix “C” If you need address of local representatives – ask local Post Office. [underlined] Amendments to this Precis [/underlined] [page break] APPENDIX “A” TO PRECIS ON WELFARE [underlined] PUBLICATIONS AND A.M.Os. ON WELFARE [/underlined] [underlined] Publications and Pamphlets [/underlined] Legal Aid (A.P.F.S.) “The Airman’s Welfare”. “Guide to Service” (A.P.F.S.) Air Ministry List of Welfare A.M.Os – amended from time to time by R.A.F. Welfare Bulletins (D.A.F.W. on D.O. request). Private Hospitality (British Council) Citizens’ Advice Notes (Council of Social Service) Fishing for H.M. Forces (National Association of Fishery Boards). Pamphlets from R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, S.S.A.F. Assocn. [underlined] A.M.Os [/underlined] Welfare Generally – A.240/43 “ of Lodger Units – A.151/44 [underlined] Accommodation [/underlined] Meals for airmen detained in London – A.485/41 – A580/41 – A.661/43 [underlined] Advice [/underlined] Legal – A.1163/42 – A.83/43 – A.168/43 [underlined] Allowances [/underlined] Losses due to enemy action – A.67/42 (Cars) – A.110/42 War Service Grants – A.1032/41 – A.710/42 [underlined] Authorship [/underlined] Publication – A.376/42 – A.652/42 – A.742/42 [underlined] Bicycles [/underlined] Service – A.488/43 – A.841/43 – A.1133/43 [underlined] Bombed Areas [/underlined] Civilian Casualties, information to Service relatives. – A.703/41 – N.1205/43 Free warrants for compassionate leave. – A.898/40 – A.192/41 Information regarding injury or damage to families or houses of R.A.F. personnel. – A.M. Pamphlet No. 126 [underlined] Books [/underlined] Supply of Library Allowance – A.945/43 – A.162/41 [underlined] Civil [/underlined] Liabilities (Hire Purchase, etc.) – A.715/40 – A.1/43 [underlined] Comforts [/underlined] Generally – A.224/40 – A.990/41 – A.946/43 Wireless Sets Battery Sets - A.497/41 Valves – A.1046/42 – A.240/43 [underlined] County Welfare Officers [/underlined] [underlined] Education [/underlined] Correspondence Courses – A.131/42 – N.210/43 [page break] - 2 - [underlined] Education [/underlined] (contd.) Matriculation Examination – A.999/43 – A.3/43 [underlined] Entertainments [/underlined] Screening of Bandsmen – A.1148/42 [underlined] Maternity [/underlined] See Welfare Bulletin Sept. 1944, para. 294 Accommodation for wives of R.A.F. personnel in Maternity Homes and Hospitals – N.253/43 Special Leave for Officers and Airmen for wife’s confinement. – A.1073/42 Payment of Maternity benefit (Officers) – A.1/43 (Airmen) – A.1319/42 – A.433/43 [underlined] Music [/underlined] Dance Band Instruments – A.1248/42 [underlined] Nuffield Fund for W.A.A.F. [/underlined] – A.196/44 [underlined] Post War [/underlined] Credits – A.474/42 – A.301/42 – A.1330/43 [underlined] R.A.F. Benevolent Fund [/underlined] Applications through C.O. to Eaton House, 14, Eaton Rd., Hove, Sussex. (Not Dominion and Allied personnel, for these see A.P. 837, para. 1500). [underlined] Sports Gear [/underlined] Cash Grants – A.150/39 – A.1140/42 – A.495/41 [underlined] Transport [/underlined] Repayment – A.302/42 – A.436/42 – A.608/42 – A.674/43 – A.1249/43 [underlined] War Service Emergency Grants [/underlined] A.1032/41 – A.710/42 – A.112/44 [underlined] INDEX TO WELFARE BULLETIN MAY HELP YOU [/underlined] (See May 1944, item 246) [page break] APPENDIX “B” TO PRECIS ON WELFARE [underlined] THE R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND [/underlined] All applications for assistance from the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund from airmen, airwomen and officers must be made through their Commanding Officer, who then makes a recommendation in forwarding the application to Eaton House, 14, Eaton Road, Hove, Sussex. Forms of application may be obtained from that address but if forms are not available on the Station, the following information should be provided when submitting and recommending an application. (a) Service number, rank, surname and Christian names of applicant, Service trade and group. (b) Date of enlistment. (c) Details of family, number and age of children, etc. (d) Combined weekly income of applicant and family:- including pay, allowances, War Service Grant, salary (if any) of wife and grown-up children and amount of voluntary allotment in issue (if any). (e) Details of basic expenditure, including rent, rates, insurances, clothing clubs, hire purchase commitments, etc. (f) Particulars of assistance applied for, supported by estimates, bills, etc. where applicable. (g) Any special reasons occasioning the existing financial difficulties. (h) Amount of assistance recommended and whether grant or loan; if a loan, the rate and date of commencement of repayment. See that full advantage has been taken of any official grants-in-aid (such as War Service Grants) [underlined] before [/underlined] application is made. When submitting applications, endeavour to present a clear and concise picture of the case, supported by details of any extenuating circumstances. Applications for assistance from dependants of personnel serving overseas may be made by the dependants direct to the Fund’s offices at the above address. In the case of all personnel reported killed, missing or died on active service, the Fund automatically receives a casualty notification from Air Ministry. On receipt of this a letter of condolence on behalf of the Council of the Fund is sent to the next-of-kin, advising what allowances from Air Ministry should be in issue and where to apply. At the same time, the dependant is advised to get in touch with the Fund should any financial assistance be needed at present or in the future. [page break] APPENDIX “C” TO PRECIS ON WELFARE [underlined] WELFARE: Addresses [/underlined] [heading] [underlined] Address – Function [/underlined] [/heading] Auxiliary Services Dept. R.C.A.F. Overseas H.Q. 20, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, W.C. – R.C.A.F. Welfare British Drama League, 9, Fitzroy Square, London, W.1 – Scripts and Plays C.E.M.A. 9, Belgrave Square, London, S.W.1 – Concert Artists – Plays R.A.F. Benevolent Fund 14, Eaton Road, Hove. – (See Appendix “B”) R.A.F. Comforts Committee 42, Berkeley Street, London, W.1 – Distribution of Woollen Comforts, Indoor Games, etc. E.N.S.A. (R.A.F. Liaison Officer) Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, S.W.1 – Assists ex-Serving men to resettle in civilian life. Nuffield Fund Committee Air Ministry (A.F.W.12.B) [deleted] Adastral House [/deleted] [inserted] 160-180 ASHLEY GARDENS. London, [deleted] W.C.2 [/deleted] [inserted] W.1. [/inserted] – Grants and Gifts for W.A.A.F. Nuffield Aircrew Leave Scheme Air Ministry (A.F.W. 1 a) [deleted] Adastral House, [/deleted] [inserted] AS ABOVE [/inserted] London, W. [deleted] C.2 [/deleted] [inserted] 1 [/inserted] – Information – allocation of vacancies. (See Welfare Bulletin, Jan. 1944, Item 233) National Council of Social Service 26, Bedford Square, London, W.C.1 – Citizens’ Advice Notes N.A.A.F.I. Ruxley Towers, Claygate Esher, Surrey – N.A.A.F.I. Headquarters Officers Association 8, Easton Square, London, S.W.1 – Employment and aid for ex-officers Ministry of Pensions (Air Ministry Liaison Officer) Adastral House, London, W.C.2 – War Service Grants [page break] - 2 - Performing Rights Society Copyright House, 33, Margaret Street, London, W.1 – Queries re Performing Rights for plays, (see Welfare Bulletin, June 1944, Item 259) R.A.F. Association 105 A, Gloucester Road, London, S.W.7 – Assists members to obtain pensions & employment (see A.M.O. 359/43). S.S.A. Help Society [deleted] 23, Queen Anne’s Gate, [deleted] [inserted] 122 BROMPTON RD SW.3 [/inserted] London, S.W. [deleted] 1 [/deleted] [inserted] 3 [/inserted] – Help and advice to serving men and women. See A.M.O. 511/44. W.A.A.F. Hospitality, see Welfare Bulletin, Aug. 1944 for local representatives. South African Voluntary Service 27, Princes Gate, London, S.W.7 – South African Personnel Welfare Services Central Book Depot, Artillery House, Handel Street, London, W.C.1 – Supply of Books, A.M.O.A. 945/43 Polish Air Force Headquarters Welfare Department 1, Princes Row London, S.W.1 – Polish Welfare [underlined] Allied Personnel’s Hospitality Organisations [/underlined] British Norwegian Institute – Rutland House, Rutland Gate, London, S.W.7 Belgian Institute – 6, Belgrave Square, London, S.W.1 Czechoslovak Institute – 18, Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.1 The Polish Hearth – 45, Belgrave Square, London, S.W.1 Yugoslav House – 2, Lowther Gardens, Exhibition Road, London, S.W.7 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 Officers advanced training school - welfare Description An account of the resource What welfare is, where information is obtainable, station welfare committees, semi-official organisations, list of publications on welfare. Appendixes covers the RAF Benevolent fund, Welfare addresses, allied personnel's hospitality and organsisations Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available No 1 Officers Advanced Training School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Six page typewritten document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Text. 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Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [date stamp of No. 1 Officers Advance Training School JUL 1945] 24A5/ [underlined] OFFICERS ADVANCED TRAINING SCHOOL PRECIS: W.A.A.F. ADMINISTRATION [/underlined] References: A.P. 837, Sect. 54 A.P. 3088 (K.R. for W.A.A.F.) A.M.O’s as quoted. [underlined] Policy [/underlined] 1. To economise man-power by substituting women for R.A.F. personnel in as many appointments and trades as possible. Over 70 trades, including some in Group I (latest additions in A.222/44) and about 17 officer branches or sub-branches now established. Possibilities of extending substitution continually under review by Air Ministry standing committee. [underlined] Organisation [/underlined] 2. W.A.A.F. absorbed into armed forces of Crown by Defence (Women’s Forces) Regulations 1941 (A.466/41 amended by A.850/41), A.42/42, A.330/43). Modified form of A.F.A. applied, and Air Council empowered to issue regulations, now published in A.P. 3088, (K.R. & A.C.I. for W.A.A.F.). 3. Under orders of Air Council and R.A.F. commanders at different levels down to unit commanders, with its own women officers responsible for general efficiency, well-being and esprit-de-corps. This responsibility carried out by W.A.A.F. (G) officers and Administrative N.C.O’s. [underlined] Chain of Control [/underlined] 4. (a) [underlined] Director W.A.A.F. [/underlined] (D.W.A.A.F.) responsible, in Department of A.M.P., for well-being of force. (b) [underlined] Inspector of W.A.A.F. [/underlined] On staff of Inspector-General to look after W.A.A.F. aspects of his work. (c) [underlined] W.A.A.F. (G) Staff Officers at Air Ministry [/underlined] established as necessary in service departments of A.M. to control or advise on W.A.A.F. aspects of work of directorates to which appointed. (d) [underlined] W.A.A.F. Standing Conference and W.A.A.F. Advisory Council [/underlined] purposes outlined in A.1392/42. (e) [underlined] W.A.A.F. (G) Staff Officers at Commands and Groups [/underlined] under supervision of senior administrative officer to act as specialist advisers on W.A.A.F. matters to A.O’s.C in C. and A.O’s.C. and their staffs. (f) [underlined] W.A.A.F. (G) Officers i/c W.A.A.F. Sections on Stations [/underlined] responsible to C.O. for general efficiency, discipline, progressive training and well-being of W.A.A.F. personnel. To be regarded as specialist officers in these matters and given status and facilities accordingly, including transport where necessary to visit detachments. Assisted in their work by:- (i) W.A.A.F. Substitution Officers: W.A.A.F. Section to be divided into “Administrative Flights”, each to be run by a W.A.A.F. substitution officer responsible to W.A.A.F. (G) officer. (ii) [underlined] W.A.A.F. Administrative N.C.O’s. [/underlined] responsible to W.A.A.F. (G) officers. (A.83/42 as amended by A.1392/42) [page break] - 2 - [underlined] Administration [/underlined] 5. W.A.A.F. personnel administration broadly similar to R.A.F. Training for and duties of officer posts and airwomen trades identical except for physical limitations. Airwomen under command of appropriate R.A.F. or W.A.A.F. substitution officer for work; for discipline and general efficiency under charge of W.A.A.F. (G) Branch. (A.209/43). [underlined] Channels of Communication [/underlined] 6. Normally as for R.A.F. If W.A.A.F. (G) officer considers orders issued by C.O. adversely affect W.A.A.F., and representations to C.O. unsuccessful, may approach Group W.A.A.F. (G) Staff Officer direct, (sending copies of correspondence to C.O.). Similar direct approach when disagreement arises may be made upwards through Commands to D.W.A.A.F. [underlined] Discipline [/underlined] 7. A.F.A. applied generally to the W.A.A.F. with modifications. Nine of the sections 4 to 41 of A.F.A. applied in modified form to W.A.A.F. under Defence (Women’s Forces) Regulations in 1941 when W.A.A.F. was declared a part of the Armed Forces of the Crown. Serious civil offences dealt with by Civil Courts. All W.A.A.F. personnel can be tried by Court-Martial for offences under section of Air Force Act applied to them. Punishments which can be awarded to W.A.A.F. personnel are as follows:- (a) [underlined] By Court Martial [/underlined] (i) [underlined] Officers [/underlined] (a) Cashiering (b) Dismissal from the Service (c) Forfeiture of seniority (d) Penal deduction from pay (e) Severe reprimand or reprimand N.B. (c) (d) and (e) may be awarded conjointly. (ii) [underlined] W.O.s and N.C.O.s. [/underlined] (a) Reduction in rank (b) Forfeiture of seniority (c) Penal deduction from pay (d) Severe reprimand or reprimand (e) Penal forfeiture of pay up to a maximum of 28 days. N.B. (b) (c), (d) and (e) may be awarded conjointly. (iii) [underlined] Aircraftwomen [/underlined] (a) 28 days’ C.C. (b) 28 days’ penal forfeiture of pay (c) Penal deduction from pay N.B. (a), (b) and (c) may be awarded conjointly. [page break] - 3 - (b) [underlined] By A.O.C. [/underlined] (i) [underlined] Officers of the rank of Flight Officer and below and Warrant Officers [/underlined] (a) Forfeiture of Seniority (b) Severe reprimand or reprimand (c) Penal deductions to make good loss or damage N.B. (a), (b) and (c) may be awarded conjointly. (a) and (c) carry the right to elect trial by Court Martial. (A.O.C. may administer a reproof to officers and warrant officers under K.R. 1154 W). (c) [underlined] By C.O. and Subordinate Commander [/underlined] (i) [underlined] Officers and Warrant Officers [/underlined] None. (C.O. may administer “reproof” under K.R. 1154 W). (ii) [underlined] N.C.Os. and Aircraftwomen [/underlined] See Appendix ‘B’ to Precis of Lecture “Powers of Punishment”. [underlined] Disciplinary Powers and Status of W.A.A.F. Officers and N.C.O’s. [/underlined] 8. W.A.A.F. officers and N.C.Os. have powers of arrest over their juniors in the W.A.A.F. but no powers over R.A.F. personnel. Any W.A.A.F. officer may be delegated powers of punishment as Subordinate Commander over W.A.A.F. personnel but not over R.A.F. personnel. 9. R.A.F. personnel may be placed under the orders of the W.A.A.F. personnel of higher equivalent rank. When this is done, advisable to have clear instructions on the point so that there is no misunderstanding. [underlined] Saluting [/underlined] 10. All W.A.A.F. officers to salute their seniors who are Squadron Officers and above when in uniform. On parade or duty all W.A.A.F. officers salute their seniors of any rank before addressing them. Airwomen salute all W.A.A.F. officers. It is a matter of courtesy if W.A.A.F. personnel salute R.A.F. officers. [underlined] Promotion – Officers [/underlined] 11. Scheme very similar to R.A.F. Time promotion to S.O. after 6 months. Eligible for temporary and acting ranks, but do not get war substantive rank by holding temporary rank. Only advancement in war substantive rank is by time promotion and holding acting rank for 12 months. [underlined] Promotion, Remustering and Reclassification – Airwomen [/underlined] 12. Same principles as airmen. [underlined] Pay [/underlined] 13. Rates for officers in K.R. 3419 W and for airwomen in K.R. 3447 W. Principle is that W.A.A.F. pay is 2/3rds R.A.F. pay. Also eligible for G.C. Badges carrying pay of 2d per badge per diem and other non-substantive pay under same conditions as airmen. [underlined] Amendments to this Precis [/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 Officers advanced training school -W.A.A.F administration Description An account of the resource Covers policy, organisation, chain of control, administration, discipline, disciplinary powers and status of W.A.A.F. officers and N.C.O.s, saluting, promotion/officers, promotion/remustering and reclassification - airwomen and pay. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available No 1 Officers Advanced Training School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four page typewritten document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Text. Training material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SHughesCL1334982v10036 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 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 Tricia Marshall Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review ground personnel military discipline military service conditions promotion RAF Cranwell training Women’s Auxiliary Air Force https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1426/38027/MHadfieldL1066643-150702-030012.2.jpg 1d8f81b9d0348b42a7d9812dc5b9bac3 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 Donnelly, Margaret M Donnelly Hadfield, Leonard 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 2015-07-01 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 Donnelly, M Description An account of the resource 24 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Leonard Hadfield (184057 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and documents. He flew operations as a wireless operator/air gunner with 59 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Margaret Donnelly and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 Payslip - L Hadfield Description An account of the resource Payslip for July 1945. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lloyds bank Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Hampshire England--Bournemouth Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed form with handwritten entries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHadfieldL1066643-150702-030012 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. https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1426/38028/MHadfieldL1066643-150702-030013.2.jpg 493fb416d3419e98e9364c2bb9d469c7 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 Donnelly, Margaret M Donnelly Hadfield, Leonard 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 2015-07-01 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 Donnelly, M Description An account of the resource 24 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Leonard Hadfield (184057 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and documents. He flew operations as a wireless operator/air gunner with 59 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Margaret Donnelly and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 Payslip - L Hadfield Description An account of the resource Payslip for August 1945. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lloyds bank Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Hampshire England--Bournemouth Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed for with handwritten entries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHadfieldL1066643-150702-030013 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. https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2058/33813/PDoxseyJA18010023.2.jpg a4197cda8a185e40195bb7e04591ed02 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 Doxsey, JA, Photograph album Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-09-20 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Doxsey, JA Description An account of the resource 54 items comprising fifty-two pages and cover of album containing photographs of aircraft, people and places in Europe and Africa during and after the Second World War. 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 People and places - Morocco and Libya Description An account of the resource Top left - seven men, most earing shorts sitting on a low wall with sea in the background. Captioned 'At Saidia, Morocco summer 1944'. Top right - six men swearing swimming trunks standing and sitting on a dinghy in front of the doorway of a building. Captioned 'Saida, 1944'. Centre - looking down onto a tree and garden line boulevard. Captioned 'main boulevarde [sic] at Rabat, Morocco, taken from hotel window'. Bottom left - three story pyramidal building with truck parked in front and palm trees either side. Captioned 'At Castel Bemito drome, Tripoli, July 45'. Bottom right - view of desert from the air with airfield top and top right. Captioned 'Rabat-Salé aerodrome, Morocco'. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945-07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Morocco Morocco--Berkane Morocco--Rabat Libya Libya--Tripoli North Africa 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Five b/w photographs mounted on an album page Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PDoxseyJA18010023 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. https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2058/33814/PDoxseyJA18010024.1.jpg e4549611a4be3a71e745f4b4b97a4bca 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 Doxsey, JA, Photograph album Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-09-20 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Doxsey, JA Description An account of the resource 54 items comprising fifty-two pages and cover of album containing photographs of aircraft, people and places in Europe and Africa during and after the Second World War. 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 People places and aircraft Description An account of the resource Top left - wireless operator at station by window inside aircraft. Captioned 'In Liberator between Tripoli and Cairo, July 45'. Top middle - Five aircrew wearing khaki uniform standing in front of the fuselage of an aircraft. Captioned 'Crew with Liberator at Cairo west drome, July 1945'. Top right - full length view of an airman wearing battledress with half brevet standing on a rooftop with dome to left and tower in the background. Captioned 'on roof of Heliopolis Palace Hotel Jan 1946.'. Bottom left - view over the top of a Liberator with two men on top of fuselage by cockpit. Captioned 'Liberator at Cairo West aerodrome, July 1945'. Bottom right - front quarter view of a Liberator parked on hardstanding with man stranding on top. Captioned 'Our "Lib" at Castel Benito aerodrome, Tripoli, July 1945'. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 1946-01 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 1946-01 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Egypt Egypt--Cairo Libya Libya--Tripoli North Africa Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Five b/w photographs mounted on an album page Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PDoxseyJA18010024 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. aircrew B-24 wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1219/15060/ESwainHCAppletonN450720.2.jpg ae2f85d555fcdb1cec95f0750505e973 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 Appleton, Noel Noel Appleton N Appleton Description An account of the resource 5 items. Two photographs and correspondence concerning Noel Appleton DFC (1920 - 2008, 414980 Royal Australian Air Force) and the award of his Distinguished Flying Cross. He conpleted a tour of operations as a pilot with 166 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jane Louise Reynolds and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 2018-08-25 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 Appleton, N Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Wt. 25617/P1434 100,000 Pads 9/43 H.P. 51-7341 R.A.F. Form 1924 [underlined] POSTAGRAM. [/underlined] Originator’s Reference Number: - 13B/S.4904/6/P.1 Date: - 20th July, 1945. To: F/O. N. Appleton, D.F.C., No. 1656 C.U., R.A.F., Lindholme. CONFIDENTIAL. From: Base Commander, Headquarters, No. 13 Base. I would like to offer you my hearty congratulations on the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. This award is a well deserved recognition of your continuous good work. Originator’s Signature [signature] A/Cdre. Time of Origin 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 Postagram to Noel Appleton Description An account of the resource A notification from No. 13 Base Command to Noel Appleton that he has been awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typewritten 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 ESwainHCAppletonN450720 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Royal Australian Air Force 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Steve Baldwin aircrew Distinguished Flying Cross RAF Lindholme https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/324/32447/PRogersR1701.2.pdf 9e6f1034f45dc06d19238ec5ee94f03d 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 Rodgers, Ronald R Rodgers Description An account of the resource Two items, An oral history interview and some photographs concerning Ronald Rodgers (432573 Royal Australian Air Force). He served as a mid upper gunner with 460 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Ronald Rodgers and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 2017-02-20 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 Rodgers, R 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 Ron Rogers photographs Description An account of the resource Document containing five photographs: 1 - Six aircrew wearing battledress with brevet and peaked or side caps standing and squatting in two rows in front of a Lancaster bomber. Captioned 'Lancaster at Skellingthorpe July 1945. Back row (L-R) Bruce Smith (Rear Gunner), Wal Goodwin (Pilot), Ron Rodgers (Mid Upper Gunner). Front Row (L-R) Robby Robinson (Engineer), Allen Short (Bomb Aimer), Garry Maddrell (WOP)'. 2 - Four airmen wearing tunics with brevet and side caps sitting arm in arm in line on bicycles in a city street. Captioned 'Aussie Boys on leave Brighton April 1944. (L-R) Snow Wilson, Bruce Smith, Bull Redway, Ron Rodgers'. 3 - Seven aircrew wearing parachute harnesses and Mae Wests in two rows in front of the fuselage of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Avro Lancaster 1661 HCU April 1945 Winthorpe. Back row (L-R) W/O Allen Read (FE), W/O Ken Pederson (Nav), F/O Wally Goodwin (P), W/O Allen Short (BA). Front row (L-R) W/O Ron Rodgers (MU), W/O Bruce Smith (RG), W/O Garry Maddrell (WOP)'. 4 - Full length portrait of an airman wearing tunic with air gunner brevet and side cap standing with hand in pocket with part of a fence and building in the background. 5 - Half length portrait of a man wearing jacket with medals and tie. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 1944-04 1945-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Five page document with four b/w and one colour photographs Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PRogersR1701 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--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Sussex England--Brighton Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 1944-04 1945-04 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. 1661 HCU air gunner aircrew bomb aimer Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster military service conditions navigator pilot RAF Skellingthorpe RAF Winthorpe training wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2308/41990/PEwingRL19010005.jpg 6cab5fc0f2be52c076e97fb12bbe3616 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 Ewing, Robert Logan. Photo album Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-11-16 2019-12-04 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ewing, RL Description An account of the resource 37 items. Contains photographs of his service life including pictures of RAF Wigsley. 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 Roseneath, Riley Car, Mosquito and Rollo Kingsford-Smith Description An account of the resource #1 is an airman standing on a hillside, captioned 'At Roseneath on last leave Feb 1947'. Loch Gare in the distance. #2 is a car, captioned 'The original "Old Mother Riley" Mk1'. #3 is a starboard side view of a Mosquito, captioned 'Rollo Kingsford-Smith's Mosquito AZ-R 627, PFF Squadron, Woodhall Spa July 1945'. #4 is an airman standing in front of Blenheim Palace, captioned 'Rollo at Blenheim Palace after Victory Parade Woodstock June 1946'. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Scotland--Roseneath England--Woodstock England--Lincolnshire Scotland--Loch Gare Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four b/w photographs on an album page Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PEwingRL19010005 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 1946-06 1947-02 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 1946-06 1947-02 627 Squadron aircrew Mosquito Pathfinders pilot RAF Woodhall Spa https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2924/55879/YMilsonGW937875v1.pdf 035efbb94049076624518eee5ffaf7b8 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2924/55879/YMilsonGW937875v1-Transcript.pdf e3414feb940521f6e03c0b6eaf8ab2bf 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 Milson, George William Description An account of the resource 203 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant George William Milson DFC (b. 1916, 937875 Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents, and photographs]. He flew operations as a pilot with 18 and 84 Squadrons and became a prisoner of war of the Japanese. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Jane McElwee and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-19 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Milson, GW 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 The Last 6 Months Description An account of the resource George Milson's daily memoir of his last six months as a prisoner of war in Kranji, Singapore. On 31 March 1945, George Milson was transferred from Changi Jail, Singapore, to Kranji prisoner of war camp. The camp, recently evacuated by hospital patients, housed 635 men in wooden huts, with 54 men per hut. George shared a small hut with 10 (soon to increase to 15) of his fellow officers. Initially, he joined the outside working parties but soon became involved in daily duties in the cookhouse, monitoring camp rations, overseeing mealtimes, and digging up and sawing tree stumps for firewood. Food was always a concern. Rations were extremely limited and not always up to the full allocated amount. The diet consisted mainly of rice, oatmeal, tree root, dried fish, and whitebait. The rice was often inedible, either wet or spoiled. Occasionally pineapple or coconut was available. Red Cross parcels (often held back by the Imperial Japanese Army) supplemented the rations. He noted occasional theft of food and a time when a gunner company killed a dog and ate it; one man was demoted and others lost up to 60 days’ pay. Prisoners were supposed to be paid a daily rate which allowed them to buy extras from the canteen but pay was irregular and canteen goods were often issued out on credit. Health in the camp was a constant concern. Dysentery, beriberi, and malaria were common. George suffered from swollen and ulcerated legs and feet, frequent stomach upsets and worms. At night, mosquitoes invaded the inside of the huts, George did not possess long trousers, so he sat outside talking and smoking until lights out. There were frequent deaths, either through disease or work party accidents. He routinely patrolled the hospital and RAF huts checking on general welfare. He smoked a pipe, exchanging his cigarette ration for tobacco. At other times he filled it with shredded tobacco stalk. To pass time, he read and reread letters from home. He read many books, including Fowler’s A Dictionary of Modern English Usage The Forsythe Saga. In church he often read the lesson. By late May some conditions eased, a shower was installed in the officers’ hut and Red Cross parcels began appearing. In mid-June 350 extra people moved into camp, huts were so overcrowded that some people slept under them. The working parties began working longer hours and a night working party was introduced. When he was loaned a pair of slacks, it was the first time he had worn long trousers. Then when a camp padre died, his kit was shared out; George inherited his slacks. George never mentions whether information of the war outside reached into camp. However, in early August he recounts letting the RAF lads into things that he found hard to realise. He writes they were officially told the war was over on 19th August. His daily diary ended on 6 September, but copies of letters to his family written in early September chart his sea journey home. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Milson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Singapore Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 26 typewritten sheets 19 handwritten sheets Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context YMilsonGW937875v1, YMilsonGW937875v1-Transcript Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke Chris Cann 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945 1945-03 1945-04 1945-05 1945-06 1945-07 1945-08 1945-09 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription aircrew entertainment faith padre prisoner of war Red Cross Victory over Japan Day (15 August 1945) https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2046/33126/SScottEW188329v10015.2.jpg 3bfa4f18b48930c6698e93af60ed9871 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2046/33126/SScottEW188329v10016.1.pdf 5364f55a4a25e764f63ce46b2c7eb1bc 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 Scott, Eric William. Album 3 Description An account of the resource Ten items. Contains correspondence, newspaper cuttings, documents and the last issue of the Prisoner of war Journal. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-06 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Scott, EW 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 The Prisoner of War Journal Description An account of the resource Sixteen page journal with text and photographs. The final issue with message from Field Marshal Lord Chetwode, Editorial, article on history of prisoner of war mail/parcels, awards ceremony, prisoner of war students, garden parties, articles about prisoners of war, activities, health, the Red Cross, letters and other articles of interest. 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 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Sixteen page printed document with text and photographs Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--London Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 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). 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dent, John J Dent 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 2020-10-23 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 Dent, J Description An account of the resource Forty-two items and two sub-collections containing a total of forty-one items. The collection concerns John Dent (b. 1924, 2206473 Royal Air Force) who flew as a flight engineer on Lancaster of 44 Squadron in late 1944 early 1945. Collection contains documents, his flying log book, course notes, and photographs of people, places and aircraft. Two photograph albums in sub-collections contains images of his wedding as well as aircraft, RAF personnel, and air training corps activities. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Geraldene Dent and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 Tiger Force July 1945 Description An account of the resource On the right side a squadron photograph of a largen number of aircrew sitting and standing in front of a Lancaster. In centre front row a dog sits. Captioned 'Tiger Force, July 1945, RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire O.S. TF450650'. On the left side a 44 (Rhodesia) squadron badge with description text below. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One squadron crest, one text note and one b/w photograph mounted on a single page Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Artwork Text Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PDentJ2007 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 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. 44 Squadron animal Lancaster RAF Spilsby Tiger force https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2793/49632/SBondS-GwilliamAv10028.1.pdf 8f1cf96a1b363403a8a2e99dd7a0e275 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 Gwilliam, Alan Description An account of the resource 22 items. Collection concerns Flight Sergeant Alan Gwilliam who completed a tour as a Wellington pilot on 214 Squadron. He then completed several tours as an instructor before returning to operation with 47 Squadron Mosquito in Burma in 1945. Collection contains his logbooks, maps, photograph and an interview with his Mosquito navigator. The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-18 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-GwilliamAv1 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 Transcript of interview with Warrant Officer Lesley Francis Description An account of the resource Transcript of interview with Les Francis, who flew as a Mosquito navigator with Alan Gwilliam in the Far East. He covers his training and posting to India and,&nbsp; eventually, Burma. He relates flying experience in Burma on 47 Squadron. He provides details of operations in July 1945 and August 1945. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-12-02 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05 1944-08 1945 1945-07 1945-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man India India--Pune Burma Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bond Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four page printed document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-GwilliamAv10028 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 Maureen Clarke 47 Squadron Air Observers School aircrew Anson B-24 Blenheim Mosquito navigator Oxford Proctor RAF Jurby strafing training