Hosier, Francis

Title

Hosier, Francis
Hosier, F

Description

11 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Francis Hosier (152765 Royal Air Force) and contains documents, correspondence and photographs. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 576 Squadron and was killed 29 July 1944.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Julie Froggatt and catalogued by Barry Hunter.

Additional information on Francis Hosier is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Date

2017-07-09

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Hosier, F

Collection Items

Seven Airmen
Seven airmen grouped under the front of their Lancaster.

Eight WAAFS
Eight WAAFs arranged in two rows.
Each woman is named in a handwritten caption. 'Phyllis Cadman/Hosier on sick leave'.

Francis and Phyllis Hosier's Wedding
A group photograph of Francis and Phyllis, bridesmaids, family and friends.
On the reverse 'F/O F Hosier and Phyllis his wife March 1944 Wordsley (Brierley Hill RC Church).

Greetings Card sent to Francis Hosier
A card sent to Francis from his wife, Phyllis. She wrote "till the end of time" on it.

Death is Nothing at all
A poem about death.

The Last Flight of Francis Hosier
Details of Francis last flight with his crew members.

Flying Officer Francis Hosier's Record of Service
A list of Francis' service record.

Letter to Francis Hosier's Widow
The letter advises Mrs Hosier on her pension status.

Letter to Francis Hosier's Widow
The letter advises that Francis has been reinterred to Bad Tolz British Military Cemetery.

Francis Hosier's Additional Record
A service record stating that Francis went missing on 29 July 1944 then presumed dead.

Francis Hosier's Service Record
RAF Form 543 giving brief details of his service record.
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Collection Tree

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