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Page 12. George Milson and James Moore, Palembang ferry, 18 and 84 squadron crests
Four photographs. #1 George and 'Dinty' Moore #2 Ferry at Palembang #3 18 squadron crest #4 84 squadron crest
Page 7 Macassar Maru and Crest, knife and card made in prisoner of war camp
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.
#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.
George Milson DFC
The award of a DFC to George.
George Milson's record held by Changi chapel and museum
George's record supplied by his daughter.
Flight Lieutenant George William Milson DFC - Prisoner of War Camps Far East
A brief biography of George's time as a prisoner of war (March 1942-September 1943)
84 Squadron Reunion tickets
Three reunion tickets.
84 Squadron RAF 1917-1997
A brief history of 84 Squadron. It includes a list of commanding officers and the squadron crest.
The Scorpions at war
A montage of six images of 84 Squadron in Iraq.
#1 a He 111 left behind at Mosul.
#2 Christmas menu.
#3 an air to air photograph of a Blenheim flying through a sandstorm.
#4 a Blenheim having successfully force landed in the desert.
#5 two…
#1 a He 111 left behind at Mosul.
#2 Christmas menu.
#3 an air to air photograph of a Blenheim flying through a sandstorm.
#4 a Blenheim having successfully force landed in the desert.
#5 two…
84 Squadron - Locations, Commanding officers and aircraft
A list of airfields where 84 squadron was based, a list of commanding officers and aircraft, and Shaibah Blues, the squadron song.
Laying up of the standard
The proceedings of a church service formally ending a squadron's RAF service.
Batavia Personnel 7.9.43
A list of 84 Squadron personnel with their service number, address, next of kin.
84 Squadron Nominal Roll 1 July 1943
A list of men from the squadron with service number, next of kin and last known location.
84 Squadron - Crews and their order of flight from Middle East to Far East
A list of 22 aircraft, crews and passengers that crossed from Egypt to Indonesia.
84 Squadron
A nominal roll of 84 squadron personnel, Eight narratives covering the period between 15/2/42 to 5/4/42 and life in various prisoner of war camps.
Map of central Java
The map is annotated with 84 Squadron activity.
Comments and Reports - 84 Squadron history
A brief history of 84 Squadron
George Milson's memoir
George Milson joined the RAF in September 1939. After receiving his wings, he was posted to No. 18 Squadron, flying night operations to Dunkirk, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven, and later carrying out low level shipping sweeps and “Circus” operations over…
Narrative of Personal Experiences of war in the Far East
Memoir by Flight Lieutenant RD Millar DFC RNZAF
List of 84 Squadron personnel who left Tjilatjap harbour
An alphabetical list of the airmen who tried to escape. The 11 men who escaped on the lifeboat are marked with a cross.
George Milson's list of medals
A compilation regarding George's medals. The first part is a letter from the King presenting his DFC and the second is a list of six medals he was awarded.
History of 84 Squadron from 3 January 1942 - 7 March 1942
A detailed history of 84 Squadron over a two month period.
There is a second, different, history.
There is a second, different, history.
Peter Haynes' memoir
A memoir sent to George Milson.
Letter to George Milson
The writer encloses four copies of 84 Squadron's history.
At the bottom of the letter a newspaper cutting has recorded the writer's death in October 1945.
At the bottom of the letter a newspaper cutting has recorded the writer's death in October 1945.
Narrative of a journey from Java by 84 Squadron personnel
The article starts with the airfield being over run by Japanese. The men then located two lifeboats and enough stores to sail to Australia.
A second copy has an extra page.
A second copy has an extra page.
Letter from George Milson to Peter Haynes
George explains what happened after they were left behind at Tjilatjap, Indonesia. He was eventually captured by the Japanese.