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Poem of quietness I
Two verse poem about the countryside in Westmorland and walking.
Sussex
Two verse poem about Sussex and love.
From Telok Pisang
Three verse poem. Malayan landscapes spur a reflection on human condition.
I drift within
Three verse poem about death, despair.
From a darkness
Three verse poem about dark thoughts, despair and love.
For Alan
Three verse poem with a tribute to a friend.
If I should ever die
Six verse poem of instructions should he die.
Hauntings
Two verse poem about things that haunt.
Thought
Two verse poem about thoughts.
Transmutation
Poem abut thinking of a loved one at the end of the day.
I abandon now
Three verses poem about fear, despair and resolution.
Now it would seem a time
Three verse poem - a time for living, forgetting, and no time to mourn.
Loose on the wind
Starts with a poem and then a series of stories which together form the memoirs of Harold Yeoman, an officer who served in Bomber Command during the war, initially as a pilot on Wellingtons and then as an Intelligence Officer. He relates his…
Flight Engineer's Lament
Seven verses telling the story of a dying flight engineer.
To a bomber pilot
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Poem dedicated to bomber pilot
Homesick in a land thats strange
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Lament on being in a land far from home but with a job to do. Gives reasons for fighting and mentions liberty. Signed at the bottom right unreadable c/o New Zealand house, London.
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To Phyllis
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Quote from Byron with note 'this is my wish for you' from Sgt Nav Cecil E Wood from Canada.
Lest we forget
Poem about comrades who have been killed.
Nedeweert
Poem about an aircraft that crashed at Nederweert in the Netherlands. Handwritten note 'Joan's brother F/Lt Tommy Richardson was the skipper of the 78 Squadron RAF plane shot down at Nederweert near Eindhoven 3/4 April 1943 around midnight. Others of…
The Log
Experiences of the prisoners of war in the Belaria camp of Stalag Luft 3 by Squadron Leader Bryce Cousens. It contains stories, poems and illustrations.
"B" for Baker
Fourteen verse poem concerning Lancaster B for Baker. Individual verses for all aircrew
Notice to Airmen
A poem about the perils of flying.
The W.OP/AG
A poem about the work done by a Wireless operator air gunner.
29th April 1945
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A poem about Manna food drops with a photo of Lancasters dropping food.
Poem for a Rear Gunner and A Gunner's Vow
Two poems, the first written by Ted Russell, the second unknown.