Shipman, John

Title

Shipman, John
J Shipman

Description

43 items. An oral history interview with John Shipman (1923 - 2020, 1694683 Royal Air Force) his diary, documents and a photograph album. He served as ground personnel in India and the Middle east

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

Date

2018-10-10

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Shipman, J

Collection Items

20 Trainee Airmen
A group of 20 trainee airmen arranged in three rows in front of a brick building. On the reverse some of the trainees have signed their names. There is a yellow post-it note with 'RAF Locking Weston-super-Mare'.

27 Trainee Airmen
A group of 27 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a brick building. On the reverse the trainees have signed their names. The photographer's name and address is stamped on. A yellow post-it note has 'RAF Locking Weston Super Mare'.

Envelope addressed to John Shipman
An envelope addresses to John Shipman at his farm.

John Shipman's provisional acceptance in to the RAF
A brief note accepting John into the RAF.

John Shipman's Details
A brief form filled in by John with his religion, next of kin and date of birth.

John Shipman's Temporary Identity Certificate
A certificate issued to John during his training at RAF Padgate.

Two National Service Leaflets
Two leaflets, the first referring to members of the Home Guard and what they should do and the second instructions when attending a medical.

Troop Berthing Card
A card issued to John Shipman with details of his accommodation on the troopship.

Tabloid Course 'A' Completion Certificate
A certificate issued to John Shipman on his completion of a training course at RAF Mauripur.

Crossing the Line, 1943
A certificate illustrated with mermaids awarded to John Shipman on crossing the line (Equator) on HMT Strathmore.

John Shipman's Expenses
A list of expenses in rupees incurred by John between August 1944 and March 1946.

Contact Club Membership Cards
John's membership cards for October and November 1945

Telegram to John Shipman
A telegram form L Shipman to John. Letter received, thank you. All well at home. God bless you and keep you safe.

Telegram to John Shipman from his mother
A birthday greetings telegram to John from his mother. Keep smiling. Her thoughts are with him.

John Shipman's 1943 Diary
Intermittent record of John's time at RAF West Kirby then Blackpool for training. He covers the sail from Liverpool to Durban, then India, first Bombay then train to Karachi. Once established at RAF Mauripur he records his daily work and…

John Shipman's 1946 RAF Diary
John's day by day record of his work at RAF Maipur. It covers the RAF 'strike' and his return to the UK

RAF Mauripur Social Life
Seven photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is two men in uniform sitting on the grass.
Photo 2 is a lorry filled with airmen, captioned 'Dinner time at R&I'.
Photo 3 and 6 are two men and a woman at a table, captioned 'Opening of Contact Club…

RAF Mauripur and Hawks Bay
Nine photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is seven men, captioned 'Gang at R&I Mauripur'.
Photo 2 five men, a camel and a boy, captioned 'At Hawks Bay'.
Photo 3 is three airmen in khaki uniform and broad brimmed hats, captioned 'Off to town.…

RAF Mutiny and Karachi buildings
Seven photographs from an album.
Photo 1, 2, 3 and 4 are large groups of airmen, captioned 'RAF Strike Mauripur 1946. Lecture by Air Chief Marshall Barratt I.G. RAF'.
Photo 5 is a man in khaki and shorts on the steps of a ship, captioned 'Ron…

Ship Life, HMT Strathnaver
Eight photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a view of a jetty captioned 'Station on Suez Canal'.
Photo 2 is a civilian man in shirt and trousers, captioned 'Alf Staley'.
Photo 3 and 6 are a group of seven men on the deck, captioned 'On board HMT…

Suez Canal Ships
Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a ship, captioned 'HMS British Dilibance [sic] (Tanker) in Suez'.
Photo 2 is a view of a wooded area, captioned 'Ismaila Army Camp from Suez Canal'.
Photo 3 is a naval ship, captioned 'Destroyer R72 (In…

Suez Canal
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a view from the stern of a ship, captioned 'Suez Canal'.
Photo 2 is docked ships, captioned 'Suez from Port Said'.
Photo 3 is captioned 'Sunset across Gt. Bitter Lakes'.
Photo 4 and 6 are a troopship in…

RAF aircraft
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a side view of an RAF C-47, captioned 'Dakota'.
Photo 2 is a side view of an RAF York, captioned 'York'.
Photo 3 is an upside down Hurricane, captioned ' Crashed Hurri'.
Photo 4 is a side view of an RAF…

Simla 1943
Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a family of eight.
Photo 2 is three men sitting on the steps of a house.
Photo 3 and 4 are seven men on deckchairs.
Photo 5 is three men in shorts, shirts and hats.
The last three photos are captioned…

Karachi Life
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a tramcar loading passengers, captioned 'Tramcar'.
Photo 2 is two bullocks and a man ploughing a padi field, captioned 'Ploughing the Paddyfields'.
Photo 3 is people boarding a train, captioned 'Scene on…
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