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Prisoner of war leaders
Four men standing in front of a hut. captioned 'Stalag Luft 7 Bankau,
P/O Ken Lane DFC RAF Deputy Camp Leader, PoW no 31
Sgt Dick Green RCAF man of confidence, PoW no 141
P/O Peter Thomson RAAF Camp Leader, PoW no 100
F/Sgt Joe Walk[..] RCAF Adg…
P/O Ken Lane DFC RAF Deputy Camp Leader, PoW no 31
Sgt Dick Green RCAF man of confidence, PoW no 141
P/O Peter Thomson RAAF Camp Leader, PoW no 100
F/Sgt Joe Walk[..] RCAF Adg…
Prisoner of war entertainment
Top - orchestra on stage captioned 'F/Sgt (Bob) Burns'. Bob Burns and his orchestra.
Bottom Leo Maki's accordion band.
Bottom Leo Maki's accordion band.
Prisoner of war entertainment
Top - eight figures on stage.
Bottom - a band on stage captioned 'Leo Maki's accordion band (Leo on left - Geraldine on right), Stalag Luft 7'.
Bottom - a band on stage captioned 'Leo Maki's accordion band (Leo on left - Geraldine on right), Stalag Luft 7'.
Initial Training Wing course photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting on steps and standing in five rows in front of a building. Captioned 'A Flight No 1 squadron, 17 I.T.W RAF Jan 1943'. On the reverse - signatures. Separate document with all names. George…
The camp - newspaper
Four page newspaper with British home news, world and war news, political news, international news, sports and cartoons.
Three photographs: squadron, aircraft and crew
Top - squadron photograph of large group of airmen in five rows in front of a Lancaster.
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Squadron photograph
A very large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster. A dog sits in front of centre airmen in front row. Two versions of the image, on the reverse of the second 'No 15 Squadron Mildenhall, 1944'.
Brief account of being shot down and as prisoner of war
Brief details of shoot down, capture and time at Dulag Luft and Stalag Luft 7 in 1944 before moving to Stalag 3A early 1945. Liberated by Russians and flight home.
Letter to Mr and Mrs Thomson from Pat Jones
Asks whether they had received George's personal effects as they had received their son John's (J Jones crew member). Assuming that both were safe. Glad they liked photograph and would lend them negative if required. Relates story of friend who's…
Two prisoners facing armed German soldiers
Two men with bare chests and arms raised stand in front of a wall with German soldier alongside. Soldier with rifle on right.
Prisoner of war liberation
Russian and Americans liberate the camp. Russian with an accordion and a young woman. Behind are American soldiers
Football match in prisoner of war camp
In the centre a football pitch with goal at the far end. On the field a number of men in shorts playing football. The pitch is surrounded by spectators. In the background several large huts.
Large group of prisoners of war
A large group being addresses by a soldier standing above all.
Prisoners behind wire
Prisoners of war walking in a circle behind barbed wire, building in the background.
Prisoner or war graves
Cemetery with grave crosses. One in front has inscription 'S Englische Flieger'.
Four prisoners of war carry container
Four men carrying a container on a pole with huts on the left and wire with clothes hanging on the right.
Prisoner of war camp
Men gathered between rows of tents and camp compound wire fence.
Men cooking in prisoner of war camp
In the foreground three men kneel around a small potable stove. The man on the left is stirring food in a square pan. Another man stands to their right. Behind are two rows of tents with other men cooking or standing between the two rows. In the…
Prisoner of war bunk beds
Three bunks, the bottom one near the floor and with an approximately 50 cm space between each. There is a vertical support a third of the way from the left. The bottom two bunks are covered with a variety of unidentifiable objects. Clothes hang on…
Prisoner of war hut room
Man sitting at table covered with various items.
View is looking down. In the top left and centre is a table covered with bowls, boxes, a jug, mugs and other items. A man sites on the left end a bench at lower left of the table eating from a bowl.…
View is looking down. In the top left and centre is a table covered with bowls, boxes, a jug, mugs and other items. A man sites on the left end a bench at lower left of the table eating from a bowl.…
Prisoner of war camp chapel
Interior of hut with wooden columns rail against far wall and cross on the right.
George Thomson
Full length image of an airmen wearing battledress with navigator brevet, standing in front of a house. On the reverse of first image 'GBT'. Two versions of same scene from slightly different angles. On reverse of second 'GBT (parents house…
George Thomson
Full face portrait of an airmen wearing tunic with navigator brevet.
Two men
Head and shoulders image of two men wearing jacket and tie. On the reverse 'GBT on right'.
George Thomson as a child
Two women standing by a brick building surrounded by ducks and geese with a toddler standing in front of them. On the reverse 'GBT as child'.