4 Group officer]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--York]]> 1944-05-19]]> 48 Air School, Royal Air Force/South African Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> MNealeETH1395951-150731-0230002,
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Royal Air Force]]> South African Air Force]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--East London]]> 1943-08]]>
A E Koota]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Aeronautics Syerston]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Kent]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--London]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-08-18]]>
He got his old job at the gas works back and married Dorothy. They had four boys and he spent a lot of time dinghy sailing.]]>
Bob Sharrock]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Wigan]]> England--Warrington]]> England--London]]> England--Torquay]]> England--Hoylake]]> England--Hereford]]> England--Liverpool]]> England--Burnley]]> England--Morecambe]]> England--Bolton-le-Sands]]> England--Garstang]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Cheshire]]> England--Devon]]> England--Herefordshire]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Preston (Lancashire)]]>
C Boucher]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Newark (Nottinghamshire)]]> 1943-09-30]]> Cottingham Welcome Home Committee]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cottingham (East Riding of Yorkshire)]]> England--Yorkshire]]> D Phillips]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.]]> D Phillips]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> Wales--Glamorgan]]> Wales--Neath]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--Queenstown]]> 1943-01-03]]> D Richlings]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1943-09-03]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-08-18]]> D Souter]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1943-11-28]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-08-18]]> E Farmer]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Dewsbury]]> 1944-01-30]]> Eric Horsham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> BHorshamESHorshamESv10002]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cardington]]> England--Torquay]]> Germany--Jülich]]> Germany]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> England--London]]> England--London]]> England--London]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Devon]]> 1942]]> 1944-11-16]]> Included is a photograph of the damage sustained to the Halifax's wing.
He details his operations mostly over Germany but also France. He refers to Flying Officer Leonard Cheshire being posted to his squadron.
On the last page is a photograph of his crew in front of a Halifax. Each member is identified -

Jimmy Finney Mid Upper Gunner From- Hull.

Eric Horsham Flt Engineer From- Woolwich.

Owen Shirley Navigator From- Carsholton.

Edgar Francis Pilot From- Stoke St Michael.

John Morris Bomb Aimer From- Highgate,London.

Alan Shepherd Wireless Operator From- Ringwood.

Ron Alderton Rear Gunner From- London
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Eric Horsham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Torquay]]> Germany--Jülich]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Netherlands--Eindhoven]]> England--Hull]]> England--Carshalton]]> England--Shepton Mallet]]> England--London]]> England--Ringwood]]> England--London]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)]]> England--London]]> Germany]]> Netherlands]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> England--Devon]]> England--Hampshire]]> England--Somerset]]> England--Surrey]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1944-11-16]]>
F Stott]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1943-08-20]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-08-18]]>
Included are photographs of a number of items: his fake ID card, a permit allowing him to use a bicycle, an official numbered armband, photographs of the 'Old Putten' estate, false military documents, foreword and table of contents of a manual dropped by Allied forces, an article by the Dutch Queen to support Dutch still in occupied territories, an article on Churchill's 70th birthday, Allied propaganda leaflets, his Royal Netherlands Army registration and UK certification, German club for veterans, blank ID card, stamps for ID cards, a cartoon and cigarette packet. ]]>
Frederik Willem Kroese]]> Ron van de Put]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> deu]]> nld]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Text. Service material]]> Civilian]]> British Army]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Elburg]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]>
Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Beachy Head]]> 1944-02-28]]> 1944-02-12]]> Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1944-05-20]]> Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--London]]> 1944-05-26]]> George Ellams]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text]]> SEllamsG49286v20023-0002-0005,
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George Ellams]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> 1946-12]]> George Ellams]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> 1946-12]]> Great Britain. Air Ministry]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text. Service material]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Warrington]]> England--Cheshire]]> 1946-05-03]]> 1946-04-13]]> Great Britain. Air Ministry]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Warrington]]> England--Worcestershire]]> England--Worcester]]> England--Cheshire]]> 1944-05-17]]> Great Britain. Air Ministry]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Germany]]> Germany--Berlin]]> 1949]]>