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The memoir describes, in detail, Moore's life as a civilian in Leicester, his RAF aircrew training and as an air bomber in Bomber Command. On leaving school in 1938 Moore worked as a junior auditor and a typist before joining the Royal Air Force…

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A black and white silk map centred on Berlin, covering central and eastern Europe. Reference identifies railways, Reichsautobahnen, roads, rivers, and international boundaries marked for both 1914 and 1939.

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Colour printed silk map of France and neighbouring countries, key identified costal defence area of France, Netherlands, Belgium; southern boundary to Zone Interdite and boundary between occupied and non-occupied France.

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Button compass belonging to A E Dunster.

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Ronald was as navigator in a Wellington shot down over Osnabruck 30 October 1940. He was interrogated and then detained in Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I (Barth), Stalag Luft 3 (Sagan), Stalag Luft 6 (Heydekrug), Stalag XX-A (Thorun) and the…

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A transcript with a prisoner of war, Harold Isherwood-Bennett by HC.

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Diaries and memoirs of prisoners of war. There are stories of camp life, maps, poetry, cartoons and art works.

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On the left a drawing of two airmen,. One standing with mug shouting at another sitting at a table on which is a mug.
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…

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A prisoner emerging from tunnel under camp wire fence, illuminated by German guard with torch. Captioned 'Nocturne'.

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An airman wearing flying helmet with a trowel and candle tunnelling. Also in aircraft fuselage as enemy fighter approaches.

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Dixie Deans story told to HC.

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On the right a tunnel below fence with a prisoner laying at the exit. To the left a German guard with rifle raised to club escaping prisoner. Captioned 'Only another yard fellows and we're safe'.

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A German guard on the left shining torch on a prisoner leaning out of a tunnel. This is a preparatory drawing on a numbered grid.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-05.pdf
The document covers in detail the history from April 1942 to January 1945.

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A detailed account of Dixie's time at the North (Officers) compound March 1943-January 1945.

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Part 1. A transcript of an interview with Dixie, relating to his escape from Germany.
Part 2. A transcript of an interview at the Imperial War Museum.

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First hand account of the crash site of Lancaster PA984 by the keeper of the forest into which the aircraft crashed. He provides Harry's wife, Dorothy, with details of two survivors and items retrieved from the aircraft by locals. He offers his…

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Radio interview with Ron Mogg, Dixie Deans, Peter Thomas and Cyril Aynsley following the publication of, “The Sergeant Escapers” written by Ron Mogg. General conversation about the democratic make up of the prisoner of war camps they were held in,…

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Part 1 – interview with Dixie Deans detailing his attempts to get to the British front line to inform them POWs were in the area where the RAF were bombing and to desist from the action.
Part 2 – a radio interview with John Bristow about how he…

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Dixie Dean was shot down over the German/Dutch border and became a prisoner of war. He was elected as camp leader at the first prisoner of war camp which was a post he maintained at all further camps where he was held. He sent/received coded messages…

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Harold Batchelder's views on whether it is appropriate for a television company to make a comedy film set in a German prisoner of war camp.

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A description of the Royal Air Force's Ex Prisoner of War Association including its objectives, activities and 'personalities'. The 'personalities' mentioned are Dixie Deans (The President), Wings Day (Vice President), Charles Clarke and Cyril…

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A mixture of items.
#1 Ken's address whilst overseas.
#2 Advice from the RAF for wives or mothers whose son is serving overseas.
#3 weekly payments from Ken from his salary.
#4 uniform buttons and an handwritten explanation of how to use them…

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A memorial service commemorating the airmen who died on the night of 27/28th April 1944 at Heiteren and Appenwihr in Alsace.

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A detailed account of an operation at Friedrichshafen, 27/28 April 1944. After the war the author visited the graves of his crew.

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