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Letter to Alf Morrill from Sgt D Betts
Doug writes from North Africa. He has been in rest camp, despite not being ill. The food and standard of accommodation was good but he has now returned to his station base.
Squadron photo and groups in khaki
Three photographs. #1 is a squadron photograph of a large group arranged in five rows in front of a white Lancaster. #2 is 15 men in khaki in two rows in front of a Nissen hut. #3 is four men in khaki and shorts in front of a tent.
Airman's camp and a swimmer
Two photographs.
#1 is the airmen's camp with rows of wooden buildings.
#2 is a man in swimming trunks.
#1 is the airmen's camp with rows of wooden buildings.
#2 is a man in swimming trunks.
Airmen dinner time
A group of American airmen eating under a makeshift wooden and canvas building.
American house and bell tent
#1 is an American house.
#2 is a bell tent used by RAF trainees.
#2 is a bell tent used by RAF trainees.
Airman, civilians and tent camp
#1 is an airman sitting on a tent made from a wooden box with a canvas roof.
#2 three civilians walking in a wood.
#3 a view of a bell tent
#2 three civilians walking in a wood.
#3 a view of a bell tent
Letter from John Leigh to his wife
John writes that he is due some leave at the end of the month. He describes his day.
The letters of Eric Lloyd during World War Two
Document with copies of all his letters to his family. Starts with six letters while he was training in New Zealand. Gives very details description of activities and colleagues. Includes period of illness and hospitalization. Follows two letters…
Interview with Peter Greenwood
Peter Greenwood was born February 2, 1926, in Halifax, and grew up in the Yorkshire countryside, where his father ran a dairy business. He studied at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School with a particular interest in physics and chemistry. He was later…
Arthur Mace's wartime log
A log of Arthur's time as a prisoner of war. It contains sketches of daily life, items constructed from tins, poems, list of rations, contents of Red Cross parcels, daily menus, recipes, theatre productions and extracts from letters.
John Mansell's prisoner of war notes
A book kept by John during his internment as a POW. It has a comment made by Churchill when he was a POW, a poem to Bomber Command by Noel Coward, signatures of fellow POWs, notes on his early days as a POW, rations (not always received) and a list…
Monotony is worst burden of men in Stalag Luft 3
A newspaper cutting with an article about life in prison of war camps.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Interview with John Elliot
John describes an operation where all crew of his aircraft had to bale out, after all airfields in England were fog bound they were running out of fuel. He goes on to describe an incident on an operation when he looked up out of astrodome to see a…
Three airmen outside hut
Two identical photographs of three airmen sitting outside a stone hut.
On the reverse of the second image is 'Yellow nice block'.
On the reverse of the second image is 'Yellow nice block'.
Snowy tent
A tent surrounded by snow.
Snowy tented camp
A view across a tented camp with a parked lorry. There has been a light dusting of snow.
Jim Hardy
Jim, standing outside a small stone hut. On the reverse 'Yugoslavia 1945'.
A group of airmen in barrack block
A group of airmen behind a table in a barrack block room with Christmas decorations. Submitted with caption 'Barrack room Christmas '44 Habbaniya [Norman Didwell]'.
Eleven airmen
Eleven airmen wearing uniform tunics standing and sitting at the entrance to a brick built barrack block. Three men are annotated with first names. Submitted with caption '99 Sqn ground crew at Mildenhall spring 1939 standing L to R Ken Ryman, Tony…
The mess at Digri
Distant view of a building with archwayed veranda. Cows in the foreground. Submitted with caption 'The Mess, Digri '42 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Two story billets
Two story white building with trees in front. Submitted with caption 'St. Thomas Mount billets, Madras [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Tented camp
View across water of tented camp. Submitted with caption 'Our 2nd home at Pandeveswar '42 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
New year menu
99 Squadron cooks and MT section, meal menu for new year 1945.
Mess staff
A large group of mess staff wearing Indian staff uniform lines up in front of single story building. Submitted with caption 'Mess staff, Digri Christmas '42 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
RAF Manual of Cooking and Dietary
A paperback copy of Air Publication 87 with the name of Cpl Parsons written on the front cover. Contains some 230 recipes for soups, meat, fish, vegetables and puddings along with quantities of various foodstuffs for 100 men and methods for…