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  • Collection: Milson, George William

EMilsonGWMilson[Fam]440410.pdf
Writes about Easter and life in the camp.

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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…

PMilsonGW2404.pdf
George driving his car with "Dinty" Moore and Ron Millar.

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PMilsonGW2403.pdf
George at RAF Great Massingham in 1941. He is wearing a Sidcot suit.

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Four photographs. #1 George and 'Dinty' Moore #2 Ferry at Palembang #3 18 squadron crest #4 84 squadron crest

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Five photographs.
#1 George's cap washed up on Indonesian beach.
#2 a memorial stone at IBCC, Lincoln.
#3 George and Jim "Dinty" Moore at Duxford's Blenheim.
#4 four airmen of 18 Squadron, Oulton.
#5 George on his 80th birthday.

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Five items.
#1 George's six medals.
#2 Letter from King George VI re DFC.
#3 Invite to a reception at the Guildhall.
#4 Four veterans at the reception - L to R unknown, Arthur Gill, George and A Blackburn (?).
#5 Cover of the Blenheim society…

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Five items.
#1 George Milson's Service and release book cover.
#2 George and Jim"Dinty" Moore at Langham
#3 A record of George's flying hours.
#4 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War reception programme.
#5 Remembrance day…

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Six items. #1 the inside of the 84 Squadron's christmas card, sent to George. #2 and 3 George's telegram home on his release from POW camp. #4 a sketch map of Changi POW camp. #5 MV Tegelberg, the ship that carried the ex-POWs home. #6 a Dutch army…

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Four photographs. #1 the Macassar Maru, a ship used to transport prisoners of war in distressing conditions. #2 an 18 Squadron crest made in POW camp. #3 a knife made in a camp. #4 an 84 Squadron christmas card.

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Five items.
#1 part of a map of Java annotated with airfields.
#2 US submarine Sturgeon
#3George's POW badge.
#4 part map of Java with annotations.
#5 George's POW record.

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Nine photographs.
#1 a group photograph of 84 Squadron. George front row, 5th from left.
#2 a small group. George seated first left.
#3 George sitting on a rocky outcrop.
#4 Wg Com Boyce addressing his crews. George first left.
#5 Sgt Dicks, Sgt…

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Six photographs.
#1 George's other sister, Barbara. Head and shoulders.
#2 Blickling Hall. Jim "Dinty" Moore, George and Ron Millar. June 1941.
#3 George driving, Jim Moore WOP/AG and Ron Millar Navigator. In George's car.
#4 Blickling Hall. Jim…

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#1 Half length portrait of George in uniform with pilot's wings.
#2 George, in uniform, standing in the street at Coningsby.
#3 George in great coat outside his house at Coningsby.
#4 George and brother Eric in uniform, at Coningsby.
#5 a head…

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#1 George, full length, in flying kit, at RAF Massingham 1941. #2 18 Squadron group photo. George is second row from front, seated 8th from left. #3 George in training aircraft, back seat. #4 18 Squadron, group photo, Massingham rectory, March 1941.…

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The story of the 12 airmen who escaped from Java in an open lifeboat.

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A newspaper article about an escape from Java to Australia.

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A brief list of operations from 4 February 1941 to 30 April 1941.

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A list of English [British] officers held in prisoner of war camps in Malaya.

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The award of a DFC to George.

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A brief list of useful phrases for drill in English and phonetic Japanese.

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A brief biography of George's time as a prisoner of war (March 1942-September 1943)