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Layne, Wally
Walter Henry Layne
W H Layne
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-06-07
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Identifier
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Layne, WH
Description
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100 items. The collection concerns Walter 'Wally' Layne (b. 1916, 963012, 40348 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, prisoner of war diary, personal and official correspondence and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 97 Squadron and became a prisoner of war after being shot down.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by D Layne and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron,
Royal Air Force,
Bourn, Cambridge.
16th November, 1943.
Dear Mrs. Layne,
Thank you for your letter giving us the news that your husband is safe as a prisoner of war. we are all very glad to know also that he is well.
News has been received that his Captain, F/Lt. Fletcher and F/Sgt. Nelson and F/Sgt. Beesley are also prisoners. It is hoped that we may soon have good news of the remainder of the crew.
May I congratulate you on behalf of your husband having been commissioned to the rank of Pilot Officer with effect from the 13th September, 1943. His officer’s number is 158255. I am sure he will be pleased to know about it.
As regards the pay, it will be best for you to communicate direct with Air Ministry, Accounts Section, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
I hope it will not be long before your husband will again be home with you.
Yours sincerely,
[signature]
F/Lt. and Adjutant.
Group Captain, Commanding,
[underlined]97 Squadron. R.A.F. Bourn[/underlined]
Mrs. T. Layne,
97 Harlaxton Road,
Grantham,
[underlined]Lincs.[/underlined]
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Title
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Letter to Wally Layne's wife from 97 Squadron adjutant
Description
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Writes that they were glad to hear that her husband was safe and a prisoner of war. Notes that other crew members were also prisoners. Congratulates her on behalf of husband who received his commission 13 September 1943.
Creator
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97 Squadron adjutant
Date
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1943-11-16
Format
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One page typewritten letter
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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EHindWHLayneAJ431116
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Lincolnshire
England--Grantham
Temporal Coverage
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1943-11-16
1943-09-13
Contributor
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David Bloomfield
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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IBCC Digital Archive
97 Squadron
aircrew
prisoner of war
promotion
RAF Bourn