https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1223/EWilsonGWWilsonEM430117-0002.2.jpg 4fa624e14ddc874ad2983170be8b689d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/120/1223/EWilsonGWWilsonEM430117-0001.2.jpg 2edf6366c3b12694f0c80c846964443a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilson, George George Wilson G W Wilson Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection consists of letters, documents and photographs related to Sergeant George William Wilson (1580045 Royal Air Force). He was a bomb aimer with 576 Squadron RAF Elsham Wolds. His Lancaster, ND403 took off on a bulls-eye training exercise 12 May 1944 but failed to return. His crew were reported missing, presumed killed. Items include post war correspondence of his surviving relatives and a letter in the event of my death addressed to his wife. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Andy Smith and catalogued by Carolyn Baker.<br /><br />Additional information on George William Wilson is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/125598/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wilson, GW Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Folded paper [underlined] PRIVATE [/underlined] [page break] Sun. 17/1/43 H.P. MANCHESTER Dear Mother, [deleted] indecipherable word [/deleted] As Im [sic] due for a move, I thought I would write a letter to Irene. I want you to save it and if something should happen to me during this war, I’d like you to give it to Irene. It may sound an odd request but I would like you to humour me. Of course I’m not expecting trouble but one never knows. Cheerio Ma I will write from the next place. Keep Smiling Your F. Son. [underlined] George [/underlined] Love to All At Home. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to his mother from George Wilson Description An account of the resource Letter from George Wilson to his mother enclosing a letter to Irene, and asking her to save it and give it to her should anything happen to him. On the reverse 'PRIVATE'. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EWilsonGWWilsonEM430117 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-01-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cathie Hewitt Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Wilson Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-01-17 In the event of my death letter