Morrill, Alf
Title
Morrill, Alf
Denis Alfred Morrill
Description
38 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Denis Alfred 'Alf' Morrill (b. 1916, 1867345 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 51 Squadron.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anne Spencer and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anne Spencer and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
2019-03-18
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Morrill, DA
Collection Items
Alf Morrill and fellow crew members
Seven airmen standing under their Halifax. Each man and position has been captioned on the photograph.
RAF Volunteer Reserve Notice paper
RAF Form 2168, a notice enlisting Alf Morrill in the RAF Volunteer reserve.
Equipment to be carried by each Fire Watcher
A humorous list of 11 items to be carried by a fire watcher.
Youth-in-training 5 year slip
A slip awarded to Alf Morrill for completing 5 years training for establishment as a Skilled Workman.
Flying Officer DA Morrill Caterpillar Club card
A membership card awarded to Alf for his parachute escape.
Denis Alfred Morrill
A note written by his niece explaining that he was known as 'Den', 'Alf' or 'Erk'.
Chart of operation to Kiel
A chart of Western Europe with a planned route over the North Sea to Kiel, and back.
Alf Morrill's badges and identity discs
Flight engineer's brevet, RAF badge and both sides of Alf's identity discs.
Alf Morrill and friend
Three photographs.
#1 the two are walking along the promenade with swimming kit in towels, on the reverse 'Teignmouth 1935'.
#2 the two are walking along the promenade in suits. On the reverse 'Last day. Teignmouth Devon 1935.'
#3 the two are…
#1 the two are walking along the promenade with swimming kit in towels, on the reverse 'Teignmouth 1935'.
#2 the two are walking along the promenade in suits. On the reverse 'Last day. Teignmouth Devon 1935.'
#3 the two are…
Spartan Cruiser
A front/side view of a Spartan Cruiser. On the reverse 'Railway Air Service Bembridge Aerodrome IOW 1934'.
Alf Morrill and Margaret
Alf and Margaret on their wedding day standing on the steps outside Maxton Hall.
On the reverse 'Uncle Den Morrill and Margaret, Maxton Hall Wedding Day'.
On the reverse 'Uncle Den Morrill and Margaret, Maxton Hall Wedding Day'.
Enlistment letter sent to Alf Morrill from RAF
A letter requesting Alf to report to the recruitment centre.
Aircraft Identification - American monoplanes with the RAF
The front cover and frontispiece of a book.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
Aircraft Identification - German monoplanes
The front cover and frontispiece of a book for identifying German aircraft.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
Aircraft Identification - British monoplanes
The cover and frontispiece of a book of British aircraft.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
Halifax III and IV Pilot's and Engineer's Notes
Notes used by aircrew.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
List of Phrases
A list of useful phrases in French, Dutch, German and Spanish. The list was issued to assist aircrew evading if they were shot down on operations.
Collection Tree
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