-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/886/22983/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE440402.1.pdf
302381196aeb07cb03158af85fde9cf6
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
Hudson, Douglas
James Douglas Hudson
J D Hudson
Description
An account of the resource
529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br />
<p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p>
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
2015-06-16
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
Hudson, JD
Transcribed document
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.
Transcription
Text transcribed from audio recording or document
16
[indecipherable word]
[postmark]
[postage stamp]
Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Hudson.
191. Halifax Road.
Nelson.
Lancashire.
[page break]
16
173116. Pilot Officer J. D. Hudson.
Officers’ Mess.
R.A.F. Station.
etc. etc.
2-4-44. 11.20 pm.
My Dear Mother & Dad,
The above came through yesterday & I moved into this billet today. I managed to get the necessary tape to put upon my battle dress & best uniform, and as I already had gloves, cap & raincoat I was able to move into the Mess straight away.
Last night I went out with the boys & the celebrating left me in a quiet frame of mind today. The evening has been spent quietly in the Mess. We had
[page break]
dinner in the Mess at 7.30. & stayed on to a film show. The G. Capt. & Air Commodore were both present. I gather this is a typical way of spending Sunday here. We had tea at 4.30. but I didn’t bother staying on to supper.
I share a large billet with three Flying Officer Navigators & a Gunner & it is a spotless affair. The beds are a great improvement & are like hospital beds with white quilt, sheets & blankets. The bat woman keeps the fire going & the place clean. I have a dresser, shelves & chair, bed mat & clothes horse, mirror & table. There is hot
[page break]
water on the site & baths in the Mess. What little I have experienced of the food today has been 100% on what I have had previously & this has been considered our off day. From this you will gather that there is simply no comparing the two conditions of living & to think it has taken me 5 years.
Incidentally I am writing this letter to you in bed.
You will notice I have been given a new number. Today I received 290 coupons & completed forms etc. instructing payment to be made [inserted] to me [/inserted] through the Air Force Bank which in my case is Lloyds. When I get my
[page break]
other items of clothing & uniform I present a form of authorisation to the [deleted] credit [/deleted] outfitters & they grant me credit & get payments through my bank. Should I wish I can change my bank later.
I am hoping to get 3 days leave about April 5th to get my clothing. If I am able to catch the 9. o’clock [inserted] (a.m.) [/inserted] train I shall probably do my purchasing in M/cr. on arrival. If I cannot complete it in one day it will mean a return visit next day, unless I can arrange to get the remainder of the things on the day I return. Should I find it a half day closing
[page break]
day I shall have to go to M/cr next day from Nelson. May be when I know what time I shall arrive I could [underlined] wire [/underlined] Mother to meet me. In this matter leave it to me to do what I consider to be most practicable, so don’t be alarmed if a telegram should arrive about the 5th or 6th.
I received Mother’s letter of Friday yesterday telling that Dad has to do fire watching under the new Civil Defence regulations. Does he get paid for this?
I was glad to hear that Marjorie’s son was born & that all is going O.K.
[page break]
I also received a letter from [indecipherable name] on Saturday. He is now a W/O & is stationed very near here. I expect I shall be able to meet him in town shortly.
I’ll say good-night now as I am very tired, especially as I didn’t get much sleep last night.
Hope to see you soon if only on a very short visit.
All my love & best wishes.
Douglas.
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 from Douglas Hudson to his parents
Description
An account of the resource
Letter number sixteen. First letter from him as Pilot Officer J D Hudson and has moved into officers mess. Writes of celebrating with the boys previous night. Mentions daily routine in officers mess and describes new billet. Says the food was much better and there was no comparing the conditions of living now to before. Writes that he has a new service number, has received coupons and talks about how he will be paid. Hoping for 3 days leave from April 5th and discusses travel plans. Reports arrival of letters and catches up with news.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
J D Hudson
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1944-04-02
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Six page handwritten letter and envelope
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
EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE440402
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--Lancashire
England--Grimsby
England--Nelson
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1944-04-02
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.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Tricia Marshall
military living conditions
promotion