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Interview with G V Korner
G Korner completed his training as a rear gunner and was posted to RAF Leconfield. As gunner he witnessed other aircraft above heading into their bombing run and their bombs just missing his aircraft. He also witnessed aircraft being shot down and on…
William Taylor's prisoner of war record
Identity card with descriptive details and one head and shoulders photograph of William Taylor. The face of the card is annotated in handwriting with Taylor's name and also the word 'Luckenwalde'.
Report of a forced march made by occupants of Stalag Luft 7, Germany
The treatment of prisoners on a forced march with limited food and medical supplies in the winter of 1945.
John Ackroyd Prisoner of War Identity card
John's ID card
John Maunsell's Observer's and Flying Log Book
Observer's and Flying Log Book for Flying Officer John Maunsell (1333451, 138134) covering 14 October 1942 to 11 June 1945 detailing training flights, air tests and operations. Aircraft flown in were Anson, Dakota, Fortress, Lancaster, Liberator,…
Newspaper cutting - St Andrew Society in Germany
Tells of formation of St Andrew Society at Stalag Luft 7, Bankau, Upper Silesia. Mentions meeting held by this prisoner of war branch. Provides some information on members and camp.
The St Andrews Society
Report welcoming members - all RAF or Airborne prisoners of war in Germany. British prisoners of war from branch at Stalag Luft 7, Bankau, Germany, List names including George B Thomson.
Account of being shot down and prisoner of war
Shot down 12/9/44. Captured after 8 days. List camps Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft 7 and Stalag IIIIA. Liberated by the Russians.
Prisoner of war parcel contents list
Form for parcel to George Thomson sent by his father with contents listed. Mostly clothes, shaving, tooth cleaning and grooming kit.
German receipt and watch confiscation notice
On the left a notice that a watch found amongst belongings was property of British Air Ministry and had been confiscated. On the right a German receipt made out to George Thomson. Mentions Stalag Luft 7.
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.
Brief history of George Thomson's RAF career
Brief details covering, volunteering, reporting to aircrew reception centre, training, operations, shot down, prisoner of war
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.
Layout of huts at Stalag Luft 7
Hand drawn sketch plan of buildings at camp.
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.
Map of Stalag Luft 7
Drawn map showing layout of camp.
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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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive…
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…
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…
George Thomson prisoner of war document
Includes personal details and b/w full face photograph. Made out at Stalag Luft 7.
George Thomson prisoner of war document
POW card from Dulag Luft with personal information, photographs, next of kin and fingerprint.
Caught napping
Describes being shot down on his twentieth operation, He was navigator and lists remainder of crew. Describes crew bailing out, and details adventures while evading with the flight engineer for several days. Goes on to describe being found by German…