Barnett, Kenneth Gordon

Title

Barnett, Kenneth Gordon
K G Barnett

Description

Seven items. The collection concerns Kenneth Gordon Barnett (1923 - 1944, 1624095 Royal Air Force) and contains documents. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 625 Squadron RAF Kelstern until he was killed 1 July 1944.

The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Elaine Glenn and catalogued by Barry Hunter.

Additional information on Kenneth Gordon Barnett is available via the IBCC Loses Database.

Date

2017-07-09

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Barnett, KG

Collection Items

Ken Barnett's Birth Certificate
Ken Barnett's birth certificate copy

Letter from Ken Barnett to Bessie
Ken apologises to his sister for not being able to attend her wedding. He sends wishes to her and Jimmy for their future happiness.

Letter from Ken Barnett to Bessie
He apologises for hot having written sooner. Bessie, his sister, is about to get married and he is not happy about that. He describes a little about his training.

Letter from Ken Barnett to Bessie
Ken apologises to his sister for not having written. He describes life where he is based.

Letter from Ken Barnett to Bessie
Ken apologises to his sister for not having written. He explains a bit about his training to become an engineer. He hopes to fly Liberators when he finishes.

Christmas Card sent by Ken Barnett
A card printed for RAF St Athan with an RAF crest on the front and a flying view of a Short Stirling inside. It is annotated 'Best wishes from Ken xxxxx'.

Ken Gordon's Certificate of Death
A copy of Ken's death certificate.
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Collection Tree

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