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Appointment to commission
To OC No 955 Air Training Corps Squadron covering appointment of G Shepherd a commission in the training branch of the RAFVR for service with the ATC.
Air training corps certificate
To Pilot Officer G Shepherd in appreciation of services given.
A poor aviator lay dying
Humorous seven verse poem/song asking comrades to remove parts from his body and assemble the engine again.
List of RAF Fighter losses 9 May 1942 and Luftwaffe claims for same date. List of operations
List 9 Spitfire aircraft losses on 9 May 1942 including aircraft, pilot and fate where known. Includes Sgt G Shepherd shot down by Lt Artur Beese 1/JG 26, 1340 hrs crashed at Audricq. Continues with Luftwaffe claims for 10 Spitfires and one Tomahawk.…
Biography of Geoffrey Shepherd
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Written from memory and scrap book about the RAF service of his fighter pilot father, who volunteered in 1940. It covers training, first operational squadron in England followed by postings to the Middle East where he was testing Spitfires due to be…
Extracts from Geoff's letters
Several extracts of letters sent from June to September 1942. Tells he was now a prisoner of war, describes camp, accommodation, food, activities, mail, reading, sport, compatriots and his feelings.
Order for service of remembrance
Service at St Clement Danes for those members of the Royal Air Force and allied air forces who lost their lives while prisoners of war in German hands 1939-1945. Notes 50 officers shot after the great escape.
Programme for Battle of Britain 40th Anniversary Gala Concert
Blue cover giving date, location and that proceeds to RAF benevolent fund, the RAF Ex-POW charitable fund and the RAF museum battle of Britain fund.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 63
Green cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 63.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 62
Brown cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 62.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 61
Orange cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 61.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 60
Yellow cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 60.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 59
Blue cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 59.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 58
Orange cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 58.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 57
Yellow cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 57.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 56
Blue cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 56.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of war association newsletter, No. 55
Blue cover with eagle behind barbed wire motif. Newsletter number 55.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 45
Page contains colour photograph of a man standing in shallow water holding a piece of aircraft wreckage. Captioned 'Bob Coles - for once he hasn't taken the picture. Story on page 2.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 43
Where do we go from here? Discusses the future of the association. Page contains colour photograph of a veteran, holding standard, with RAF officers either side of him standing in a doorway. Captioned 'Peter Skinner and our standard from St Clement…
The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 41
Page contains a b/w photograph showing three memorial stones listing the RAF Officers who gave their lives during the great escape from Sagan in March 1944. Included in text is the funeral oration of Pericles.
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The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 40
Warwick reunion 1991. Page has b/w photograph of a large group of people standing in field in wedge formation with a Puma helicopter and a large building in the background. Captioned 'guests of RAF Stafford'.
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The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 38
Southampton reunion. Account of the reunion held in Southampton in September 1987.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 37
Canadian reunion 1985. Report on the RCAF prisoner of war association reunion in Calgary. A UK contingent flew over to take part. Includes caricature captioned 'Dave Bernard in Calgary'.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 36
Advert for a grand gala concert presented by the association to mark the anniversary of the end of world war 2. Provides dates and location as well as list of acts.
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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
The Kriegie - news-sheet of the air force ex-P.O.W. association - No 35
Dan London - a profile. Biography of Dan London, past secretary of the association who had recently moved to Australia. Page has caricature of London with caption 'Dan now claims to be a dinkum Aussie'.
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