1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1766/31228/EAirMinReadCW490325-0001.2.jpg b60f33b43977e4c6fb95eeba13e49114 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1766/31228/EAirMinReadCW490325-0002.2.jpg a67ab04ba9d24b79b05e7838a8c0f526 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1766/31228/EAirMinReadCW490325-0003.2.jpg d325bde0727d1fa550cb520cf9913c0c 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 Read, Aubrey William Read, A W Description An account of the resource 34 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Aubrey Read (1920 - 1943, 627232, 50611 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs and documents. He flew operations as a a wireless operator with 106 Squadron and was killed 26 November 1943. <br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Leitch and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. <br /><br />Additional information on Aubrey read is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/119409/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> 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. 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 Read, AW Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-07 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [compliments slip] The Under Secretary of State for Air presents his compliments to Mrs. C. W. Read, and begs to forward herewith photographs of cross marking the grave of No. 50611 Flying Officer Aubrey William Read. These have been received from the Army Graves Service, who are responsible for the temporary marking of war graves. Temporary crosses will be replaced in due course by permanent headstones to be erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission. Details of the inscription on the temporary cross will be carefully checked at that stage and any errors rectified before the permanent headstone is erected. Air Ministry, London, S.W.1 25th March 1949. [page break] [black and white photograph of grave site] SJT[sic]E. W. DAVIES F.O. J. R. C. HOBOKEN DFC F.O. J. P. J. JENKINS SJT[sic] G. E. G. LUCAS DFM F.O. A. W. READ F.O. H. G. STUFFIN R.A.F. 26.11.43. [page break] [rear of black and white photograph] GRAVE 9 – 12, ROW B PLOT. BRITISH MILITARY CEMETERY BAD TOLZ, DURNBACH, GERMANY. 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 Aubrey Read's mother from the Air Ministry Description An account of the resource Covering letter for the photograph of the temporary cross marking the grave of Aubrey and the other members of his crew. Photograph of the grave. On the reverse 'Grave 9-12, Row B, Plot. Brittish [sic] Military Cemetary, Bad Tolz, Durnbach, Germany.' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-03-25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One printed letter, one b/w photograph Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text. Correspondence Photograph Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EAirMinReadCW490325-0001, EAirMinReadCW490325-0002, EAirMinReadCW490325-0003 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. Germany Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Germany--Bad Tölz Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1948-03-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Bloomfield 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 106 Squadron aircrew final resting place killed in action Lancaster wireless operator