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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.
Flight Engineer's Lament
Seven verses telling the story of a dying flight engineer.
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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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital…
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.
The W.OP/AG
A poem about the work done by a Wireless operator air gunner.
Das Erika Lied
A German marching song but also a love song to Erica.
Poems
Top left - poem - cheers for the men on the ground by E Sykes 1942. Six verse poem about forgotten ground crew compared to those who fly. Top right - a reply to Mr Sykes ode (newsletter No 26) by 'Bif' Baker (No 18). Letter putting Mr Sykes to rights…
B Flight 104 Squadron Poem
A poem written about B Flight and set out in the form of a scroll.
Ode to 50 Squadron
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A two verse memorial to those who died flying as members of 50 Squadron.
It is endorsed 'With best wishes' F/Lt J.C.A. Rodgers D.F.M. Dip I.E.T. R.A.F.V.R.
It is endorsed 'With best wishes' F/Lt J.C.A. Rodgers D.F.M. Dip I.E.T. R.A.F.V.R.
Raw recruit
Three verse poem about the WAAF recruit process.
Take off
Poem about crews preparing for flight and taking off watched by station commander and off duty WAAFs.
Knights of the nocturnal moon
Two versions of four verse poem, one draft and the other final. First has handwritten corrections and other annotation. Second is final version.
The everlasting turkey
Version of twelve days of Christmas but all verses about turkey.
Sally Lancaster
Ode to a local village girl whose mother took in washing from aircrew. Refers to 100 Squadron. Two versions both annotated 'Kathryn Reid, (half pint)' and other notes.