The crew of Halifax LV771
Title
The crew of Halifax LV771
The crew of Rosi Gallapagous
Description
57 items. The collection concerns the crew of Halifax LV771 "Rosi Gallapagous" and contains correspondence, documents, objects and photographs.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Diane Rogers and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan.
Additional information on the crew of LV771 is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Diane Rogers and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan.
Additional information on the crew of LV771 is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Date
2018-03-15
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Gallapagous, R
Collection Items
The Marr family
Portrait of a seated man in a suit and tie to the left and a woman in a collard dress and cardigan with a pearl necklace to the right. Between the couple is a round wooden table on which is sat Donald James Taylor Marr (b.1923 d.1944) and a younger…
Terry McGrath
Head and shoulder portraits of wireless operator Terence 'Terry' James McGrath (1922 - 1944, 432441 Royal Air Force), one wearing dress uniform and one in open necked shirt and the accompanying negatives. Two further negatives of Terry in civilian…
Nigel Carrall
Head and shoulder portrait of pilot, Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall (1921 - 1944, 432117 Royal Australian Air Force) annotated 'F/O Carrall 84' with a label annotated ‘F/O Carrall’ and two negatives of Nigel in civilian clothes holding a…
Missing statement
Report on the missing Halifax III-LV-772 'I' detailing the target and fuel load. The crew are identified as 'pilot, Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, 432117; navigator, Flying Officer Donald James Taylor Marr, 162554; air bomber, Flying Officer…
Internal letter from the Air Board
Enclosing a copy of the investigation report by the Missing Research and Enquiry Service confirming their findings and the deaths of Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, 432117 and Flying Officer Terence 'Terry' James Taylor McGrath, 432441.
Graveyard cross
A white cross marking the shared grave of Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, 432117 and Flying Officer Donald James Taylor Marr. Inscribed on the crossbar 'Aust 432117 F/O N B Carrall, 163554 F/O D J T Marr and on the upright 'RAAF RAF'. In the…
Donald Marr
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Donald James Taylor Marr, navigator (1923 - 1944, 163554 Royal Air Force).
Letter from Central Repository to Mr and Mrs B E Carrall
Confirming that the personal effects of their son, Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, pilot, (1921 - 1944, 432117 Royal Australian Air Force) had been received and would be forwarded to the family. A list of those effects is also attached.
Squadron 158 to Vera Gorton
Communicating that Vera's husband Sergeant Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is missing following an operation.
Prisoner of war camps
Map of Eastern Europe with prisoner of war camps marked with Stalag Luft I, III, IV and VI underlined.
From prisoner of war
Confirming Sergeant Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is a prisoner of war. A note from Ron Wood to Vera Gorton telling her that her husband 'Tom' is safe and wishing her a happy Christmas.
Map references
Noting corrections for the positions of prisoner of war camps with a list of the types of camp.
Commonwealth of Australia
To the parents of Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, pilot (1921 - 1944, 432117 Royal Australian Air Force) advising that a report had been received from the Missing, Research and Enquiry Service. This confirms that Nigel's aircraft crashed at…
Letter from Ron to his wife
Telling Vera that he has been freed by the Americans and was waiting from transport home.
Questionnaire for British/American ex prisoners of war
Debrief questionnaire giving personal information of Sergeant Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton. Lists the camps he was in, Stalag IX, Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag VIIA, and answers to questions about interrogations, escapes attempted, collaboration with enemy…
Airmen and ground personnel
A group of seven aircrew wearing Mae Wests. parachute harnesses and flying boots. They are accompanied by a member of the ground personnel in his overalls and another man in a shirt and tie. They are standing alongside the fuselage of a Halifax.…
Rosi Gallapagous
Eight airmen standing in a group, two wearing officer's caps, five in side caps and one bareheaded. In the centre three men are holding a depiction of Rosi Gallapagous, a naked woman lying on her front which is used s nose art on a Halifax…
Halifax bomber and aircrew
The cockpit with a painted naked woman lying on her front, named 'Rosi Gallapagous' framed by a heart with a bomb tally of nine below. There are four aircrew standing alongside the aircraft with the pilot standing second right.
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Ronald Gorton
Head and shoulders portrait of Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton, flight engineer (1946 - 1986, 1877467 Royal Air Force). Annotated 'L J Teronia's Cardiff'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…
Ron Wood
Half portrait of Sergeant Ronald 'Ron' Charles Wood, mid upper gunner, (1812663 Royal Air Force).
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
3 Initial Training Wing
Sixty four uniformed aircrew arranged in rows. Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is standing back row second from right. Sixty one of the men are wearing side caps with white bands, denoting them as trainees with Pilot Officer Lankester sitting centre of…
Horace Lindsay
Half portrait of Horace Lindsay, air gunner (d.1944, 1869698 Royal Air Force).
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Nose of a Halifax LV771
The cockpit and nose of a Halifax with art of a naked woman lying on her front framed by a heart, annotated 'Rosi Gallapagous'. There is a bomb tally of nine bombs below her.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form.…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form.…
Caterpillar club lapel badge
Caterpillar club badge with pin issued for parachuting to safety.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Bob Macpherson
Robert 'Bob' Macpherson, bomb aimer (1922 - 1944, 154743 Royal Air Force) wearing a greatcoat and officer's cap. He is standing in a garden in front of a wooden fence with house beyond.
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