Wadeson, Thomas Edward
Title
Wadeson, Thomas Edward
T E Wadeson
Description
28 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Thomas Edward Wadeson (1921 - 1943, 1489406 Royal Air Force) and contains photographs, documents. official and family correspondence. He flew as an air gunner on 75(NZ) Squadron. He was killed along with his crew on their fourth operation 3 August 1943.
Additional information on Thomas Edward Wadeson is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by D A Elgar and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Additional information on Thomas Edward Wadeson is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by D A Elgar and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
2016-11-11
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
Wadeson, TE
Collection Items
Course photograph
Twenty-seven airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in three rows in front of a building with bay windows and a door. On the reverse 'Squad 538, Squadron 4, Flight E, Wing 2, R.C. 15, 28/3/42'.
Thomas Wadeson's birth certificate
Born 14 October 1921. Registered 14 November 1921 in Appleby Westmorland
Letter from Tom Wadeson to his parents
Hopes they are well and comments it was very cold where he was. Mentions receiving mail. Catches up with news and mentions leave and that it was very quiet.
Letter from Tom Wadeson to Jean Wadeson
Thanks her for letter and comments on news and asks her to trace a friend. Continues with gossip and says he wished he could get some leave but it would be a while. Continues with account of sleeping during a lecture and missing tea. Continues with…
Letter from Tom Wadeson to Jean Wadeson
Writes that the place he was at was dead and isolated. Describes some activities over Christmas and during leave at new year. Catches up with news from home including noting a friend had been lost.
Letter from Tom Wadeson to Jean Wadeson
Writes that he was enjoying himself and had had a good voyage over with only a little bad weather. Continues with some banter and description of autumn in Canada as well as comment on local laws on smoking and drinking. Concludes with description of…
Three air gunners
Three airmen wearing battledress with air gunner brevet and side caps standing in line with a Battle aircraft in the background.
Course photograph
Thirteen airmen sitting and standing in two rows. Wearing battledress or tunic they all have a number on left chest. In the background left a flight safety poster and notice on the wall. On the reverse names of nine of the personnel in the photograph…
Course photograph
Twenty-one airmen wearing battledress with half brevet and side caps squatting and standing in three rows inside a hangar with two Battle aircraft in the background.
Crew grave
Rows of white crosses marking graves. Centre front row cross has Tom Wadeson's crew with names, two RNZAF and two RAF. Dated '2-8-43'. On the reverse 'Ohlsdorf British Cementery, Hamburg. GSGS4410 [.......] Sh MR 550615 Germany,Plot IV Row D Grave…
T E Wadeson's grave
Headstone for 1439406 Sergeant T E Wadeson, air gunner, Royal Air Force, 3 August 1943, age 21. To the left headstone for Sergeant Sneddon. On the reverse 'July 1959, Ohlsdorf'.
Cemetery
View across a cemetery with many grave white stone cross headstones. In the distance a memorial building.
One airman
Full length image of a sergeant wearing tunic with half brevet standing on a gravel path with trees in the background.
Thomas Wadeson
Half length portrait of an airman wearing greatcoat and peaked cap. On the reverse '[...] Wadeson'.
Two airmen and a woman
Full length image of two sergeants wearing tunics with half brevet standing on a gravel path arm-in-arm either side of a woman wearing white patterned dress. In the background trees.
Airman in garden
Full length image of a sergeant wearing tunic with half brevet standing on a gravel path with trees in the background.
Airman and woman
A full length image of a sergeant wearing tunic standing on gravel path alongside a woman wearing a dress who has her arms round him. In the background trees.
Two airmen and a woman
Two airmen wearing tunics with half brevet standing arm-in-arm either side of a woman wearing a dress. In the background trees. Submitted with caption 'Sgt Wadeson with a young lady and another airman, [this] is his Sister, Betty and was probably…
Memorial and order of service
Service at St John's Church, parish of Murton for memorial of local personnel killed in World War 2 including Thomas E Wadeson.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Notice Paper
Made out for T E Wadeson on 15 August 1941. Gives some personal details.in questionnaire.
Letter from Tom Wadeson to Jean Wadeson
Writes that he had been away for a week on a gunner course and managed to scrape through as grade 1 and that he was now a real gunner. Writes about his New Zealand crew of skipper, bomb aimer and wireless operator as well as British navigator and…
Letter from Tom Wadeson to Jean Wadeson
Thanks her for the great time he had when he was last home. Writes a little of his activities. Says he was enclosing some Canadian stamps, one of which was fairly scarce as well as a photograph of an Abbey. Closes saying he has little news.
Collection Tree
- Wadeson, Thomas Edward