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Riding, Ronald Holford
Riding, RH
Description
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45 items and five photograph albums. The collection concerns Ronald Holford Riding (b. 1921, 1525125 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, photographs, and service material. He flew operations as a navigator with 69 Squadron before he was shot down in France. He evaded and worked with the resistance before crossing the Allied lines in August 1944.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Lyn Elizabeth Jolliffe and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
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2021-09-23
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Riding, RH
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Transcription
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[inserted] B.L. Montgomery General [/inserted]
[underlined] 21 ARMY GROUP [/underlined]
PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE C-in-C
To be read out to all Troops
1. The time has come to deal the enemy a terrific blow in Western Europe.
The blow will be struck by the combined sea, land, and air forces of the Allies – together constituting one great Allied team, under the supreme command of General Eisenhower.
2. On the eve of this great adventure I send my best wishes to every soldier in the Allied team.
To us is given the honour of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history; and in the better days that lie ahead men will speak with pride of our doing. We have a great and a righteous cause.
Let us pray that "The Lord Mighty in Battle", will go forth with our armies, and that His special providence will aid us in the struggle.
3. I want every soldier to know that I have complete confidence in the successful outcome of the operations that we are now about to begin.
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory.
4. And, as we enter the battle, let us recall the words of a famous soldier spoken many years ago:-
[italics] "He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
Who dare not put it to the touch,
To win or lose it all." [/italics]
5. Good luck to each one of you. And good hunting on the main land of Europe.
B.L. Montgomery General
C-in-C 21 Army Group.
[inserted] – 6 – [/inserted] 1944.
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Title
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Personal Message from the C-in-C 21 Army Group
Description
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A message read out to the troops on the eve of D-Day.
Creator
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Bernard Montgomery
Date
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1944-06-05
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
British Army
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Format
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One printed sheet
Identifier
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MRidingRH1525125-210923-22
Temporal Coverage
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1944-06-06
Spatial Coverage
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France
Great Britain
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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.
Contributor
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Sue Smith
Montgomery, Bernard (1887 - 1976)
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)