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Letter from director of accounts at the Air Ministry regarding disbursements to the family of the late Flight Sergeant David Boldy.

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Letter from Sergeant David Boldy to his father, mentioning training and shooting.

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Letter from Sergeant David Boldy to his father, regarding his initial training and visiting his mother at home.

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Letter from Leading Aircraftsman David Boldy to his father, written whilst on the East London to Cape Town train. David provide details about leaving and being posted home.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father about working on a farm in Ipswich with Ronnie, but sacking themselves over a labour dispute/strike; now they have moved to another farm near Colchester instead. They visited Felixstowe on a number of occasions.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father about being on a new station. Describes the prospect of attending a gunnery leaders’ course. Enjoys working with his new crew. Misses South Africa and mentions two girl he met whilst there, Shirley (Cape Town)…

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Letter form from David Boldy to his father about settling in with his friend as air gunners on the same crew. He misses his girl friend Babe, who he left in East London five months before. Thanks for the birthday wishes and the subsequent night out…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, his mother visiting and a birthday party.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. Discusses his daily activities and refers to his brother Stephen and a visit from his mother.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling. Mentions his sooner return home.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, Describes going to the pictures and due to not being allowed to go riding has been reading, to pass the time. Went shooting, shot…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal, Comments on his school studies and that his mother comes to visit him on a fairly regular basis.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Describes school activities; swimming, football and cricket. Two nuns died in the local convent and the local hills have suffered from…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Recounts his visits from his mother, attending a convent concert and being given a day’s holiday from school. School sports…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Discusses about his brother, Steve having electric treatment for his arm and that it is improving. His mother visits regularly and had…

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Describes staying a night at the Grand Hotel with his mother, plus the upcoming school concert and other school activities.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal. Discusses his brother Steve and health issues, as well as cricket, school studies and the concert where he will be playing the piano.

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Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Joseph’s College, Naini Tal and the weather.

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Letter from Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton to his father. Discusses the news of Distinguished Flying Medal and a broadcast on the British Broadcasting Corporation about its award.

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Letter from the Air ministry to S Belton confirming Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton is missing.

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Letter from Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton to his father. Refers to air raids in Wales, weather, leave, crops, visit to cinema, a death in the cinema and finally a comment about a piece of shrapnel that bruised his ribs, reported in Monday’s…

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64 pages of course notes. Inside front page ' Bubb G J 1477939, Entry 35, Berryfields, Melksham, Sept 2-21 1943' Contains information of batteries and motors in general then specific notes on F24 camera and controls, night photography MkIII, torpedo…

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Account of the 1941-1946 service history of Flight Lieutenant Des Hawkins with 44, 625 and 630 Squadrons.

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Describes how his aircraft was shot down on an operation to Revigny by an Me 110 night fighter. He baled out. and was captured. After being interrogated he became a prisoner of war. In February 1944, as the Russians advanced, he and his fellow…

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Poem written on RAF Waddington notepaper called The Homing Bomber. It describes a damaged bomber and its wounded crew making its way back to the UK.

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