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Catches up with news and gossip from home. Marked undeliverable and returned to sender.

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Expects he had received some of their letters as they write every week. They had received letters dated 18 December and 11 November. Then catches up with news and gossip. marked undeliverable and returned to sender.

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Wishes him many happy returns on his 21st birthday. Speculated that friends would celebrate by opening Red Cross parcel. Catches up with news and gossip. Marked undeliverable and returned to sender.

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Speculated on his new years day and hoped he would be home for summer. Catches up with news and gossip. Hoped he was receiving their letters. Mention his letters and postcards from October had arrived. Mention sending a clothing parcel to him and…

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Catches up with news and gossip from home. Noted receipt of postcard and letter 20 and 25 October. Continues with more chat and gossip. Marked undeliverable and returned to sender,

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Wishes him happy new year. Nor received any letters since his 25 October. They had written every week. Hope his parcel arrived as asked what he would like in the next one. Catches up with news and gossip from home.

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Noted receipt of his letter dared 25 October 1944. Pleased with his news. Catches up with news and gossip including Christmas activities. Marked as undeliverable and returned to sender.

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Acknowledges receipt of his letter 25 October and happy to learn of his news of his camp and other activities. Comments on his potential classes and sports in POW camp. Continues with news and gossip from home. Stamped as undeliverable and returned…

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Glad to have his address and able to write to him. Noted receipt of his post card with news. Glad he was with his friends and that Red Cross was helping. Mention writing to families of other crew members. Details contents of parcel they were sending…

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Written to George as a prisoner of war. Mentioned receiving a post card and letter from him. Delighted to learn that 4 of his friends were with him. Catches up with their news and gossip. Stamped on reverse that letter was part of undelivered mails…

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Written to George as a prisoner of war. Acknowledge receipt of his first postcard and glad to know that he was well cared for by the Red Cross. Relieved to get his camp and POW number so they could now send parcel. Says they wrote to Dulag Luft as…

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To unknown addressee reference 575430 Flight Sergeant J D Jones. Passes on message received through official channels from her husband prisoner of war 850/L7 Stalag Luft 7 that he was quite well and asking after family signed John. Letter goes on to…

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Starts with description of early childhood, growing up and attending school in the Glasgow area. Having been in the air training corps, he volunteers for the RAF. Briefly covers his training before joining 15 Squadron flying Lancaster from RAF…

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DFM gazetted 2 Jan 1940 when he was a Corporal air gunner on 99 Squadron. Citation records action on 16/17 Jun 1944 as flight engineer in 550 Squadron Lancaster. Hit by flak which damage port engines, continued to attempt to bomb despite stuck bomb…

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Ronald volunteered to join the Royal Air Force in November 1942, aged 17. After basic training, Ronald was selected for gunnery and wireless operator training, becoming a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He was posted to RAF Waddington to form an…

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Bob's memoirs from his early training until he became operational.

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Covers his recruitment and training. Includes a list of RAAF recruits.

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Map of Eastern Europe with prisoner of war camps marked with Stalag Luft I, III, IV and VI underlined.

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Reporting on camp transfers, a new film available to loan, reports from camps and the suspension of parcel post.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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The letter confirms that John is a prisoner of war.

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The story of Ron being missing in action then located at Stalag Luft VII, promoted then a telegram announcing he had been killed at Arnhem. Later corrected and a bunch of flowers delivered as an apology.

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A copy of a questionnaire completed by Ron.

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Three lists related to Ron's time as a prisoner of war.
#1 is the camps he was incarcerated in and the duration.
#2 Ron's evacuation from Stalag Luft 7 on the Long March.
#3 is a list of the daily march from Stalag Luft 7 to 3A

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A brief biography of Ronald Carter.

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An index of a biography of Ronald Carter

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