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He repeats his request for a pipe.

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He has received several letters and repeats a request for a pipe.

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He is well and studying. He has been getting regular mail. He asks for a pipe, tobacco and cigarettes.

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He is well and waiting for parcels, preferably cigarettes.

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He is well but has not heard from his parents lately.

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He is well but has not had any mail recently.

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He is well and has received mail. He has cigarettes and asks for more.

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He is well and hopes his parents have a good Christmas.

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ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo][Date]-05-Part.pdf
He writes from prisoner of war camp. He has had influenza but is better. He has received his first parcel and is very pleased with it. One sentence has been censored. He expects Christmas to be a bit different.

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Christmas greetings sent by Thomas to his mother. Includes Thomas' service and prisoner numbers, a sketch of a guard tower with fencing in woods and a map of Great Britain. Printed 'A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year' and 'Drawn by K.V.Wood, P.o.W.…

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George Hextell joined the RAF as a flight engineer and flew operations with 51 Squadron on Halifaxes. After being shot down over Holland, he became a prisoner of war. He gives a detailed account of his capture, imprisonment and liberation. He also…

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A label for a parcel sent to John Taplin by his father.

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BHiltonPHiltonPv1.pdf
Accounts of nine flying activities during the war.

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'David Joseph's son Brian met Paul Hilton in the 1980's through work, and he was wearing a prisoner of war tie. In…

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A small scale map showing the location of prisoner of war camps. A typewritten note has been attached with corrections.

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SDryhurstHG1332214v10018.pdf
This is an account of 142 Squadron crew operation to Kassel, written by rear gunner Bob Henderson. The plane was attacked by a night fighter and the crew had to bale out. It continues with an account of Bob evading and capture, before being reunited…

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The letter confirms that John is a prisoner of war.

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MWilsonRC1389401-170113-100002.pdf
Reg starts with a page about the Caterpillar Club then describes his life after the war. Over the years he had many reunions and undertook research regarding the four crew members who died the night they were shot down. In 2001 he and 90 or so…

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Includes transcripts of last part of letter 29 June 1941, cards to Harry and Evelyn 10 July 1941 and 20(?26) October 1941, a Prisoner of war Christmas card to Harry and Jeanne and card to Harry an Evelyn 11 Jan 1942. last part of letter 29 Jun shows…

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Includes transcription of card 17 January 1945 and letter 26 January 1945. Also descriptions and transcripts of four decorated cards.

Card 17 January 1944 to Richard Hawkins thanking him for fine letters and ask if mum had mentioned pup they…

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During the war, Eddie Humes flew as a navigator on Lancasters with 514 Squadron. In May 1939, he chose to join the RAF instead of going to work in the mines. He was initially expected to be posted as a rigger on aircraft but was then sent to a…

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BAllisonTAllisonTv1.pdf
Bomber Command wartime memoirs 1939-45 by Ted Allison. He completed 35 bomber operations as wireless operator/air gunner 1941-43, which he described as being looked down upon. The introduction describes his role as a Wop/Ag and how they're replaced…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-025.pdf
The news-sheet covers the return of prisoners of war and issues that they will face, POW letters from the Far East, Prisoners and Parliament, Camp visits by the YMCA, Prison Camps as schools of Citizenships, Next-of-kin Parcels, International Red…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-013.pdf
The News Sheet of the Canadian Prisoner of War Relatives Association. This edition covers Victory in Europe, the death of President Roosevelt, the liberation of Canadian POWs, assembly centres for released POWs, the seizure of German POW records,…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-014.pdf
News-sheet of the Canadian Prisoners of War Relatives Association. This edition covers the danger of rumours, editorial policy on letters, NCOs organise at Stalag IVB, Mrs Ian Campbell's work for POWs, Canadian Red Cross Prisoner of War shipments,…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-005.pdf
The News Sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. Inside are articles about reunions and attendances, the annual dinner at Henlow, Massed Bands Spectacular, request for information about the POW camp newspaper - Daily Recco, the 1997 Remembrance Day…

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