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Letter to George Thomson's father from the Red Cross
Pleased to hear that George was now a prisoner of war. Advises that all correspondence concerning him would be dealt with by the prisoners of war department at St James's Palace. They would provide information, how to communicate and how parcels…
Tags: prisoner of war
Letter to George Thomson's mother from the Air Ministry
Informs her that her son was now a prisoner of war and she would be entitled to payments and should continue to cash the orders in her RAF order book. Cancels a previous correspondence.
Tags: prisoner of war
Hitler's hostages?
Covers events after the evacuation of Stalag Luft VII to Stalag 3A. Provides daily description of events from 10 April 1945 to 14 April 1945. Describes waiting to move and rations.
A Canadian experience
Recounts a family visit to Canada. Comments on host, visit to 442 Squadron and Canadian casualties and fellow prisoners of war. Goes on to recount other activities during visit. Finally mentions attending reunion of the Mildenhall Register.
Brief history of George Thomson's RAF career
Brief details covering, volunteering, reporting to aircrew reception centre, training, operations, shot down, prisoner of war
Tags: 11 OTU; 15 Squadron; Air Observers School; aircrew; bombing; crewing up; Dulag Luft; evading; flight engineer; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; navigator; Operational Training Unit; prisoner of war; RAF Bishops Court; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Stradishall; RAF Westcott; shot down; Stalag 3A; Stalag Luft 7; Stirling; the long march; training; Wellington
Contents of America Red Cross parcel and rations on long march
List contents of tinned and other food in American Red Cross parcel. List of rations received during the twenty-one days march.
Tags: prisoner of war; Red Cross; the long march
Incident over Mannheim
Short account of shooting down of 15 Squadron Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) by Ofw Ludwig Schmitt in Messerschmitt 110G-2. Two crew killed and the other prisoner of war. List crew including George Thomson (navigator). Includes painting of the incident.
Air crew and an airman
Left - seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet, George Thomson's crew.
Right - full face portrait of and airman with number 18433 (prisoner of war).
Second enlarged version of the crew photograph.
Right - full face portrait of and airman with number 18433 (prisoner of war).
Second enlarged version of the crew photograph.
Tags: aircrew; prisoner of war
Report on a forced march made by occupants of Stalag Luft 7, Germany
Report by D C Howardson RAMC - camp medical officer andPilot Officer Peter A Thomson RAAF camp leader for the attention of the Swiss Commission, acting as protected power. Details day by day events that occurred during the forced march from January…
Room in prisoner of war hut
Watercolour of inside a room in hut with window left and door right, bunk beds in front and table and more bunk at back. captioned 'Room 12, I Div, Luft 7'.
Sketch of Stalag Luft 7
Watercolour showing wire, guard tower and huts in prisoner of war camp.
Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 7
Layout of huts at Stalag Luft 7
Hand drawn sketch plan of buildings at camp.
Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 7
Route from where shot down to prisoner of war camp and evacuation on long march
Sketch map of Germany and Poland showing route from capture at Rastatt via Dulag Luft to Stalag Luft 7 and the long march to Luckenwalde.
Sergeant Norman Overend and his crew
At bottom a b/w photograph of seven airmen wearing tunics with brevet. Caption names crew '(standing left t o right) Sgt I Spagatner (AG), A/F/O Norman Overend (pilot), Sgt Harry Beverton (A/G), (sitting left to right) F/S Jonnie Jones (B/A), F/S Bob…
Part of document - the long march
Provides some description of evacuation from Stalag Luft 7 at Bankau. Mentions that 400 had died since leaving and provides some other details about cigarettes, food, air raid risk, Hitlers edict that allied airmen should be shot (not carried out).…
Drawings of Stalag Luft 7
Page 1 and 2 layout of camp and sketch of room 12. Page 3 and 4 drawings of people and camp scenes. Pages 5 and 6 repeat of page 1 and 2. Page 7 sketch of prisoner in room and page 8 people on room.
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Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 7
Record of Flight Sergeant Robert Kendal and Pilot Officer William Kendall
For Robert Kendall Records promotions, posting to 15 Squadron and sorties flown with F/S Overend, notes shot down and prisoner of war. Similar for William Kendall DFC with different crew on 15 Squadron. Completed tour of 31 operations.
Report on forced march made by occupants of Stalag Luft 7
Gives a detailed account of "death march" by 30,000 allied prisoners of war from Poland during last months of the second world war, in appalling weather conditions, as the Russian advanced. He tells of thousands of German civilians also making their…
My Bomber Command experience - George Thomson
George recalls his training over 18 months, including crewing up. He goes on to recall his first operation and mentions others involved, and describes being shot down on on 12 September 1944. George then describes evading and his time as a prisoner…
Tags: 15 Squadron; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; bale out; bombing; crewing up; evading; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; military ethos; military living conditions; military service conditions; navigator; Operational Training Unit; prisoner of war; Red Cross; shot down; Stirling; the long march; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington
The evacuation of Stalag Luft 7 - George Thomson
George's supplementary notes, made on route, of his recollections of a nightmare journey. He comments on Germans panicking and prisoners preparing to evacuate the camp. He describes departure and the first day in detail and then goes on to tell of…
Facts are chiels ye canna ding
Notes that Bomber Command suffered heavier losses that Fighter Command in Battle of Britain. In addition one third of Bomber Command losses occurred in 1944 when 15 Squadron lost 42 aircraft, two hundred and forty-six aircrew died and eighteen became…
George Thomson personnel record
Gives personal details, enlistment, some career details and postings.