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Title
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Goldby, John Louis
J L Goldby
Description
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An oral history interview with John Goldby (1922 - 2020, 1387511, 139407 Royal Air Force). He was shot down and became a prisoner of war in December 1944.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by John Goldby and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-10-25
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Goldby, JL
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1st card dated 12/1/45 was written from Dulag luft – where John was transferred after leaving hospital – he had sustained a broken ankle when baling out in December 1944.
The second card was written on 16/1/45 at Transit camp Wetzlar (part of the Dulag luft complex)
Cards arrived in UK late April 1945.
Kriegsgefangenenpost
[ink stamp] GEPRÜFT 22 [/ink stamp] Postkarte [ink stamp] Mit Luftpost Par Avion [/ink stamp][postmark]
An
MR. E.L. GOLDBY
Gebührenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname:
JOHN LOUIS GOLDBY
[deleted] Gefengenennummer:
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager Luft 3 [/deleted]
Deutschland (Germany)
[censor stamp]
Empfangsort: SIDCUP, KENT
Straße: 18 HADLOW ROAD
Land : ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[ink stamp] GEPRÜFT 1 [/ink stamp] [censor stamp]
MRS E L GOLDBY
Empfangsort: 18 HADLOW RD SIDCUP
town
Land : ENGLAND
country
Landesteil KENT
(Provinz usw)
[missing word]
[underlined] Gebührenfrei! [/underlined]
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 12-1-45
Sorry to give you all this worry. I have been in Hospital with a bad ankle but am now quite O.K. Will write again when I get to a permanent camp and then you can write to me.
My fondest love to all at home including George and I hope you are all well. Don’t worry about me, I shall keep in constant touch with you.
God bless you all, your loving son John
[page break]
Dulag-Luft Germany
Date 16-1-45
(No. of Camp only; as may be directed by the Commandant of the Camp.)
I have been taken prisoner of war in Germany. I am in good health – [deleted] slightly wounded [/deleted] (cancel accordingly).
We will be transported from here to another Camp within the next few days. Please don’t write until I give new address.
Kindest regards
Christian Name and Surname: JOHN GOLDBY
Rank: F/LT
Detachment: RAF
(No further details. – Clear legible writing.)
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Description
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Two postcards written by John to his parents. He explains he has been in hospital with a broken ankle.
Creator
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John Goldby
Date
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1945-01-12
1945-01-16
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Format
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Two handwritten postcards
Identifier
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MGoldbyJL139407-200810-010001, MGoldbyJL139407-200810-010002
Rights
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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.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Temporal Coverage
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1945-01-12
1945-01-16
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Barth
Contributor
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Babs Nichols
Steve Baldwin
Title
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Postcards from John Goldby to his parents
bale out
Dulag Luft
prisoner of war