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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark.
Sunday.
Dearest,
Unless something happens, I probably shan’t write again this week. It makes the leave seem much nearer, doesn’t it? I expect I shall catch the 11.8 from Cark, so you will know when to expect me. If there is any change in my plans, I’ll [deleted] [indecipherable letter] [/deleted] telephone & let you know.
We had quite an orgy yesterday at Farnworth. Not only did I go to the funeral, but afterwards I spent half an hour at a party being held in the church Mother went
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to before she was married, & I was exhibited as a prize (?) specimen. You’d have hated it, & I can’t say I enjoyed it, but it seemed to please her, so I endured it.
One small good thing that resulted from the visit was that Mother gave me your No 8 torch, which she had found under the pillow. I’ll bring it with me on Thursday.
Dad has been passed fit for work, but has got a note from the doctor, saying that he hasn’t to have jobs which would mean bending or exposure to cold. Despite
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this, when he heard that his own job was open, he didn’t know whether to take it. I told him that he’d be a fool if he went back to the foundry, especially now when he’s got the best possible chance of picking & choosing his job.
You might let me know when we meet whether you want to have a couple of days in London next week. If I go alone, I shall travel on Monday, spend the night at a Services officers’ club, & return on Tuesday afternoon. If you are with me, we can return Wed. or Thursday.
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It’s rather a pity really that the exam should take place during my leave, but it can’t be helped. I only hope I can learn enough law between now & a week tomorrow. I certainly shan’t lack for something to do.
I wish I was with you tonight, darling.
All my love,
Harold.
P.S. Have bought 4 ties from Stores, at 9d & I coupon each. Normal shop price is 4/-!
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1943
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Gorton, Harold
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cork
Wednesday.
Dearest,
I shouldn’t have written to you tonight, only I got your letter today, & want to reply to it. All the aircraft are off on the first detail now, so I’ve nothing to do until they come back.
I’m surprised that my first letter took so long to arrive. Mine seem to be taking longer than yours do, because I’ve had two letters & [inserted] two [/inserted] parcels since Saturday.
I’m sorry about Iltyd’s family. He must have had his hands full, I should think. My people have escaped the flu O.K., except that Alice’s crowd had a dose when I went to that funeral.
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-2.
I’m glad the curtain material has arrived. I’m longing for the time when I can see it in our own house, aren’t you? If your Mother thinks it’s too good for curtains, what [underlined] should [/underlined] it be used for?
I’m glad you like Damon Runyon. I think his stories are wizard, & the wise cracks even better.
I hope you get your permit from the Labour Exchange. I shall feel very indignant if they don’t give you one.
The Norfolk Hotel is in Surrey St., Strand (I think W.C.2.) Charing Cross is the most
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convenient Underground Station, but that’s about half a mile away. Your best plan is to get a taxi from Paddington. Actually, I should think it would be just as easy to take a taxi from Paddington to Liverpool St. or Kings X (I forgot which) and spend the night in Cambridge. You would then have no journey to tire you out, & would be fresh for your interview. The University Arms is the pukka hotel in Cambridge, and since your expenses will be paid I don’t see why you shouldn’t use it. When I see Percy, however, I’ll ask him
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if he knows any other names.
Don’t forget, while you’re in Cambridge, that my friend Ian Ramsey is Chaplain of Christs College. One of his best qualities is that he is extraordinarily willing & obliging & provided he is not away for the Christmas vac. Will do absolutely anything he can & help you (He’s not the Arthur Rigby type at all!). If you do want anything, don’t hesitate to call on him. I’ll write to him in advance if I know you are going.
Tomorrow I’ll look out all the trains, acting on the
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assumption that you are going to catch the 9.30 from Aber.
Although I’ve written all this about Cambridge, I’m not building on it any more than you are. I just want to help as much as I can, even though I’m not with you, and of course, I do hope that you’ll get the job, for your sake.
N.B. I’m rather glad that there’s something you want to say & have forgotten. It makes me hope that I shall get another letter soon.
All my love,
Harold.
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1943
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RAF Cark
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark.
Wednesday.
Dearest,
I expect Grace told you about our journey to the station. I made it with a couple of minutes to spare.
At Pontypool Road, there was nearly 20 minutes wait, but the train didn’t arrive until 2.30, and I reached Crewe at 6.0 p.m. Then the fun started. We didn’t leave Crewe until 7.15, & after a slow journey (including an hour’s wait outside Leyland, reached Carnforth at 12.15. At 2.45 a.m. the Whip arrived, & I was in my billet by 3.30 a.m. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? It made me wild to think I could
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have left Newhouse at 7.30 p.m., after another 7 hours with you, & still have had a better journey & probably more sleep.
To crown everything, the room was freezing cold & I think the sheets must have been damp because I had the coldest bed I’ve had in my life, I think.
Still, I feel fitter today than I’ve felt for a week, so obviously I’ve caught no harm.
I’ve been wondering how you’re feeling & how you’ve been getting on. I hope
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your improvement is continuing.
We had a great time together on leave, didn’t we. I think, looking back, it’s probably even better for us to be ill occasionally on leaves. I don’t know if I can say just what I mean, but I didn’t marry you just to be able to take you out, of have you cook & mend for me, but because I wanted us to share the whole of our lives – “in sickness & in health” in fact, with an emphasis on the “death do us part” idea.
What I’m trying to get at, I think, is that being ill
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is one of the ways we can get closer to one another, & the closer I can be to you, mentally & spiritually far more than physically, the better I shall be pleased.
If the above doesn’t make sense, please forgive me, darling, & remember that I send you
All my love,
Harold.
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love and romance
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark
Thursday
Dearest,
The journey back last night wasn’t at all bad. I’d a carriage to myself as far as Crewe, & lay down from Hereford but couldn’t sleep. I must confess that I was somewhat shocked at Hereford when I looked into a carriage for a seat & found a fellow & a girl asleep together on one seat. Scarcely comme il faut, was it?
I’d two hours to wait at Crewe (plus an hour because the train was late) & went to the W.V.S. canteen. There is an “officers only” room, & you don’t even have to get your own food, as there is a girl who brings what you want. Very pukka, isn’t it?
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2.
I slept most if the rest if the journey from Crewe, & felt fairly good when I got here. Fortunately it has been a complete clamp all day, so I’ve had no flying to do, and in fact, had half an hour’s sleep after lunch.
Cark has to provide one officer for a “Junior Commander” course (admin.) at Dalachy, one of the Banff satellites. The course starts on Jan. 25th, and if possible, I am going to go on it. I’ve been wanting an Admin course for some time, & I’d like to see if any of the Ossington crowd are at Dalachy. In addition, I shall miss the E.C.7.S visit, so, all things considered, it will be a good
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thing if I can go. The only snag is that I’m dubious about whether the C.F.I. will agree to my being away while E.C.7.S. are coming.
I’ve been having a quiet evening in front of my fire, and shall go to bed early, but I must say it seems a poor substitute for an evening with you. I suppose the war will be over some time, but it’s an awfully long time to wait, isn’t it? The trouble is that much wants more, & the more I have of you the more I want!
Hope you didn’t have another fire. Thank you, darling, for the 48. It was wizard!
All my love,
Harold
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Gorton, Harold
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark,
Sunday.
Dearest,
I got your letter & the hairbrush today. Thank you very much. They should have arrived yesterday afternoon, but all our mail went to Arnside by mistake, so we got it today.
Thank you for the brush. I should have written to ask for it, but I thought you’d just include it with the washing when it was ready. I’m sorry you had to make up a separate parcel.
The letter was particularly welcome. You don’t say anything about your flu, so I hope it is
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better now.
I hope you’re keeping quite warm in this weather. It’s a good job your [sic] in “our” room & not the other, even if you have company. I must say I wish I was with you tonight, instead of sitting in the Flight Office at midnight.
I’ve been thinking that I’ve been expecting too many letters from you, & forgetting how inconvenient it is at Newhouse. From now on, darling, write as much as you feel like, but post your letters only when it’s convenient, perhaps once a week when you
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or Grace go to Abergavenny.
The Bank statement for Nov. 30 was £126..0.0. Reasonable, I think, considering the heavy expenses we’ve had.
You remember the fuss we had last Christmas about Income Tax – two lots, one of £15..9..0, that we paid, & the other £3..8..3 that we didn’t pay? The Air Ministry Income Tax people have just written to say I still owe the £3.8..3 – they’ve checked the matter with the Bath people, so they’re going to deduct it from my pay. I think it’s probably all right this time, so I’m not going
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to question it, especially since I’m pretty certain they’re not charging me enough tax as it is.
You remember our talking about Coleman last week? McMaster met him in Cleveleys R.A.F. hospital, where he’s been sick for months, since June, I think. Do you remember Doig, the Canadian, commissioned about 12 months ago? He’s now a Squadron Leader on Ops! And Pullen is also a S/Ldr with D.F.C. + Bar! Makes you think, doesn’t it?
All my love,
Harold.
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Harold Gorton
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1943-12-12
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1943-12
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promotion
RAF Cark
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark
Tuesday.
Dearest,
I got your parcel yesterday. It makes me feel almost ashamed, and yet proud, that you should be willing to go to so much trouble for me. I only hope I can find something to send to you in return.
I got a letter from Alice yesterday sending a book token, & expressing the hope that I’ll buy a book that you will like. At the moment I’ve no ideas. Will you send me some suggestions, or shall I send you the book token & let you choose your own?
[page break]
2.
Douglas Dant has sent me a letter & Christmas Card. He is now with the Southgate Borough Council in London, doing the same job as in Bath. If we go to London some time, we’ll get him to come & see us.
Night flying is going very well so far. We flew on [deleted] Monda [/deleted] Sunday night, but have scrubbed Saturday, Monday & tonight, & I’ve only got two more nights to do.
On Friday I think I shall borrow Wyver’s civvies, and go off to Farnworth, returning on Sunday. I’ve
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3
fixed it with the C.F.I. & with the Adj., so there will be no questions asked. If Newhouse were only a bit nearer, I’d go & see you, but I think it’s too far at Christmas time. It’s not that I’m particularly keen on going home – it will be awfully crowded and uncomfortable – but somehow, the thought of spending Christmas in the Mess seems revolting. I don’t think I could stand the “party spirit” there – with all the alcoholic spirit as well. There’s a dance on New Year’s Eve, but I shall try & arrange to do O.C. night
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flying or something.
The latest news about Ops is very poor. The C.F.I. has been to a conference at Group H.Q., & says that if we want to go to any command other than Bomber Command, we shall have to wait until 1945!
Frankly, I don’t know what to do. My instinctive reaction is to put my name down for Pathfinders straight away, because I don’t fancy the thought if spending another year here. On the other hand, it is a fact that I’ve better opportunities of
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reading law here than I shall ever have anywhere else, but I get a feeling that that’s a rather selfish attitude to take. What do you think?
I’m sorry to be bothering you with my own concerns like this. It isn’t that I haven’t been thinking about you. I keep wondering whether you’ve had any replies to those letters you sent, & wondering whether there’s anything I can do about it. If there is anything, you’ll let me know, won’t you, darling.
It’s going to be a very
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poor Christmas without you. I hope you have a happy time, none the less. If the shops weren’t so bad, I’d have sent something for you to give to Elizabeth & Bubs. Perhaps you’ll visit them on Christmas day & give them my love. I seem to have a very strong feeling this year that children are the making of Christmas, & that without them it’s largely a waste of time.
All my love, darling, & may you have a very happy Christmas.
Harold
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P.S. Please give greetings to your Mother & Grace from me.
N.B. the one consolation about this Christmas is the fact that it may be the last one I spend in the R.A.F. I hope so!
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1943-12-21
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Royal Air Force
Civilian
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1943-12
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Pathfinders
RAF Cark
-
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark
Tuesday.
Dearest,
I’ve just had dinner & have come back to my room & lit my fire. When I’ve finished this letter I shall get cracking on some Law, which has suffered a little this week-end
My journey back from Farnworth wasn’t too good – 2 1/2 hours late, too late for dinner, but fortunately the Wyvers made me stay & have supper with them – turkey & mince pies
We’ve had good weather the past two days, and I’ve done a lot of flying – nearly 6 hours. Previously I’d only done an hour this month – on the 1st!
[page break]
2.
In addition, the C.F.I. has instituted a lecture at 4.15, after flying. Each instructor in turn is to give the patter on some aspect of flying instruction, & then we criticise him. Mine is single engine flying. Of course, we think it’s a bind, but really it will do us a lot of good. In February, E.C.7.S. are coming to re-cat us, & the C.F.I. is expecting to put us all up for it.
We didn’t feel too pleased today, however, because we discovered we had some taxying to do after the lecture, & I was too late to have tea. Still, a bit of abstinence will probably
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do me good, as the lazy life I’ve been leading has been making me fat.
There’ve been three postings this week-end. F/Lt Smaile (staff pilot) has gone back to Coastal Command; F/o Squibbs who was my room-mate & sent his Ops form in at the same time as I did, has been posted to a Wimpey O.T.U. (for heavies). He put heavies down as his second choice, after Mosquitos, & so he’s going to Bomber Command. If I hadn’t put Mosquitos only down, I expect I should have gone too.
The biggest surprise
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was Wyver. He became a substantive F/Lt on Dec 6th, & has been posted to Moreton Valence as F/Lt resident [deleted] in [/deleted] instructor. I don’t want the job myself, but if I did, I shouldn’t mind Moreton Valence, as it is 7 miles south of Gloucester, on the Bath road. That would be all right if you were still at Newhouse, wouldn’t it?
Gilligan had a nasty shock this afternoon. His wife rang him up after having taken Dana to see the M.O. Apparently Dana has a swollen gland in the side of her neck, and the M.O. says it is
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tuberculosis, inherited from Mrs. G’s family. Tough luck on the kid, isn’t it?
Incidentally, a propos of Wyver’s posting, I now stand a good chance of getting a F/Lt if Boddy or Riches go. It’s no more than a vague possibility, because (1) Bod & Riches are still here, & when Riches’ Ops form was sent up, the C.O. added a request that he should be allowed to keep Riches. Bod may go to India, but nothing more has been heard about it.
(2) Moodie is senior to me, although he says he has
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arranged with Australian H.Q. for a posting on to Mosquitos.
(3) A new F/O has come to the flight, one Villiers, who was with the C.O. in Africa. He is a great pal of the C.O. & is senior to me; on the other hand, he has been instructing on Tigers, and isn’t qualified on Ansons yet.
I’m going into all this detail just to let you know how matters are. If I am given a flight I shan’t object, but I’d really prefer to go on Ops.
I got my income tax assessment form this week. It seems O.K. to me, & is as
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follows: Pay £292.0.0
Uniform Allowance 23.10
1/10 Earned Income 27.0.0
Personal Allowance [underlined] 140.0.0 [/underlined]
190.10.0 [underlined] 190.10.0 [/underlined]
Taxable Income 101.10.0
Tax payable 32.19.9
Add, from Bath [underlined] 3.8.3 [/underlined]
Total £ [underlined] 36.8.0 [/underlined]
Thank you very much for your Christmas Card, darling. It was very nice of you to send it. I don’t usually approve of the verse on Christmas Cards, but I certainly heartily agreed with the lines “Life will be sweet again
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when we two meet again.”
I trust you’ve been able to have a bath, now that you’ve got your Ideal boiler! It must be a great relief to you to have it, & it came just in time, didn’t it?
It’s a pity we didn’t know about Miss Buck when you were up here, isn’t it? You’d have been able to go and see her.
How unfortunate that the Labour Exchange couldn’t give you your permit! As you say, you’ve probably had that Cambridge job, but never say die!
Didn’t I give you
[page break]
9
directions for finding the Norfolk Hotel? Go to the other end of the Strand from Trafalgar Square, & Surrey St is the first street [deleted] [indecipherable letter] [/deleted] on the right after the traffic lights.
I’m glad you are obeying my “command” about posting letters, though naturally, I shall regret the result. Still, I prefer it that way.
All my love, darling,
Harold
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1943-12-28
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1943-12
aircrew
Anson
Mosquito
Operational Training Unit
RAF Cark
Tiger Moth
training
Wellington
-
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Gorton, Harold
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An account of the resource
136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark
Wednesday
Dearest,
I’m only going to start this letter tonight, & post it on Friday, as I sent one off this morning. It wouldn’t do to pamper you with too many letters, would it? Or would it?
I’m feeling virtuous just now, because I’ve just put my clean laundry in front of the fire to air. I’ve never done it before, except for that parcel you sent before Christmas, & I doubt if I’ll do it again, but I’m mentioning it just to show that I do occasionally remember what you say.
[page break]
2.
There’s nothing really I want to say apart from one bit of news; it’s just that I want you to know how much I miss you. I know my letters aren’t very good as a rule – all about myself & Ops & that sort of thing, but I want you to remember that I love you more than anything else, even if I don’t say it, & often, when I’m feeling cheesed, just writing to you makes me feel better. It’s only just over two months before I get some more leave, thank God, but it seems ages since I said goodbye at Newhouse. It seems physically
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impossible that it’s only a fortnight ago.
The news is that Coastal Command has asked for 3 of our four Australian instructors & staff pilots to be posted to an Australian Squadron (boats, I think). We’re all shaken to the core, & feel very envious. Moodie & Stockdale will probably be two of them. I wish Fighter Command would ask me to go on Mosquitos!
I said goodbye to Wyver [deleted] ye [/deleted] today. I’m very sorry he’s going, because he’s the best of the whole bunch here. Still, it can’t be helped.
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Thursday 9.30 p.m.
Riches is away on leave today, so I am Flt Cmdr for the time being. The C.F.I. called me into his office & said that he proposed to put me up for Bod’s flight when Bod goes. I’m afraid I didn’t give the news a very hearty reception, as to me it’s rather like a cry of “Wolf.”
Bod hasn’t gone yet & [deleted] he’s [/deleted] I think he’s had the India posting he put in for before Christmas. Still, I think both the C.F.I. & C.O. will get rid of him if they can, as he’s been making such a nuisance of himself the past few months, always binding about Ops.
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Incidentally, if I do get this flight, it will stop my Ops posting for 6 months, but I shan’t mind, & I don’t suppose you will, either.
I had a check ride with the C.F.I. this evening – night flying. He was kind enough to say that I put up a very good show, easily up to A2 standard.
That Australian Coastal Command has boiled itself down to one bloke going, not three, & he [sic] the one who least wanted to go. His wife’s expecting a baby in the next few weeks, & he didn’t want boats anyway!
It was good to get your letter this morning – just like being given a £5 note!
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6.
I’ll certainly send off the subscription to Smiths’. I’d been wondering about it, & thought they’d have sent you a renewal form.
You don’t say whether the slippers are too big or not. I suppose that means they are, but you’re too polite to say so.
I shouldn’t have known about them but for the fact that Bod had bought a pair for his wife, & brought them in to camp & showed them to me. They were obviously of such good quality that I thought I’d better step in & get you a pair, & they were reasonably cheap, too – 11/6, compared with, I think, 18/6
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I paid last year.
You mustn’t think, however, that I’m going to buy you slippers every year. I hope that next year I shall be able to think of something different.
The Ministry of Labour are a nuisance, aren’t they, in not sending you your permit.
I’m sorry to hear you’ve had flu again. You really must look after yourself, since I can’t do it. Here am I, in very robust good health, unable to do a hand’s turn for you when you’re ill! If you must be ill, save it up for when I’m on leave, so that I can look after you.
Hope Grace & your Mother are better.
All my love,
Harold
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1943-12-29
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Royal Air Force
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Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Royal Air Force. Fighter Command
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1943-12
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Mosquito
RAF Cark
-
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Gorton, Harold
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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2017-05-30
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Cark,
Monday,
Dearest,
Tonight I’m wondering if I’m going to catch flu, & as soon as I’ve written this letter, I’m going straight to bed, hoping I shall be O.K. in the morning. So please excuse me if this letter isn’t up to much.
As for this F/Lt business, I expect it will come off once they post Boddy, but they seem to be finding some difficulty in that.
Anyway, you’ll probably be glad that I’ve stayed here, since Affleck told me this week that all the F/Lts that we knew at Ossington are now on Ops – Botting is one, so perhaps I should have gone quicker if I’d been there.
Each Observer A.F.U. takes staff pilots from (P) A.F.U.s (like Ossington) as well as from
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us, so they have to have a Q.F.I. to convert these people to Ansons. That’s what Wyver is doing.
You’re very likely right about Dana Gillegin. The M.O. Mrs. G. saw [deleted] with [/deleted] was a visitor, who was taking the place of our own M.O. while he was on leave. Our own M.O., who seems to be a first rate doctor, thinks the gland has some connection with a tooth Dana is cutting.
Why don’t you write again to the Cardiff people saying that you wish to clarify your position? As you are quite determined not to do any more gym teaching, & are not qualified for other teaching, why can’t you have a permit to apply for jobs that are suited to your training & experience.
By the way, if I get this F/Lt, I shall have to stay here at least another 6 months.
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I don’t want to suggest your coming here when you might be able to get a decent job elsewhere in a place that suits you, but you might bear it in mind, especially now that Wyver’s digs are vacant.
Actually, I’d prefer you to do something you want to do, rather than tie yourself to me again. In peace time it will be rather difficult to avoid doing that anyway, won’t it?
One small piece of good news is that the coupons & money I paid for my battle dress were unnecessary. I can now purchase goods in stores to the value of 10 coupons – e.g., a pair of shoes, & can probably get my 25/- back.
Actually I don’t want any shoes, & was thinking of holding the coupons in reserve against the time when I buy a new battle dress.
Writing to you has done
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me good, as usual. I feel warmer & more cheerful than I’ve felt all day, & now expect to be normal again tomorrow.
A.O.C.’s visit on Wed!
Bags of spit & polish!
All my love,
Harold.
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark,
Friday.
Dearest,
I don’t know if you saw today’s paper, but I have passed the Contract & Tort. I got a third, which isn’t very good, but just good enough. I have just written to my former tutors, thanking them for their assistance.
I got an unexpected letter from home today, It enclosed this photo of Bob, which I think is a very good likeness, & also an airgraph from my aunt in Tasmania. Apparently she has sent me a Christmas parcel, but it hasn’t arrived yet, so I’ve written to find out what has happened to it.
That’s all for now.
All my love, darling,
Harold.
[page break]
P.S. have just heard from a pupil that Shaw (at Little Rissington) has been posted to a Wimpey O.T.U. for heavies. I bet that’ll shake him!
P.P.S. I have been looking at my Savings Certificates, and find that I have exactly 50. On second thoughts I’ll send you my book, & then you can get your mother to put in it as many as you like, after you’ve filled your book.
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Harold Gorton
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1944-01-14
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1944-01
aircrew
Operational Training Unit
RAF Cark
training
Wellington
-
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Gorton, Harold
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Sunday.
Dearest,
I started a letter last night, but my paper ran out, so I am copying it on to this.
I forgot to include Bob’s photo last time. I had sealed the letter when I remembered, & opened it again. Then I decided to put my savings certificates in it, and forgot the photo a second time.
I’ve got one of those six monthly railway passes for you. You will notice that you have to sign it and put your registration number on it.
I got a letter from Wyver today. Moreton Valence appears to be a bad station as far as comfort is concerned, but he’s expecting to live out in Gloucester, and so doesn’t mind. At present he is at Upavon doing a Beam refresher course, as taking staff pilots for Beam practice is part of his job.
I’ve got a temporary room-mate – the navigator of a Fortress that landed on Friday afternoon (They had to land somewhere, and chose Cark because one of the Waafs here is a friend of the second pilot!). He seems to be a very decent quiet type, has no side, & shoots no lines, although he’s done 13 trips.
I was very glad to get your letter yesterday morning. Leaving you does make one’s life seem empty, I agree, but the two days I had with you really did me a world of good. I’ve felt much more able to cope with the R.A.F. since then, though I expect I shall be badly in
[page break]
[duplicate bookmark]
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1944-01-16
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark
Tuesday
Dearest,
It’s 5.30 p.m. and I’m writing this letter now because I want to go to the Army Camp flicks after dinner.
Boddy has at last heard that he’s posted & is going early in February. It’s supposed to be a secret where he’s going, but it’s pretty common knowledge here that he’s going to the place he applied for.
He’s as happy as a sandboy about it, but I shouldn’t feel the same about it in his place. He’s going to a job he knows nothing about, and which may prove to be even more deadly than this. In addition, he’s leaving his wife & child for an indefinite period – which may be until the Pacific war ends.
[page break]
2.
Anyway, I am now regarded as a full Flt. Cmdr., & I don’t think there’s any doubt that if I am not posted, and if Group allows the C.F.I. to have his way, I shall get my acting F/Lt., say, in March, with luck. That of course, means that I shall probably stay here at least until midsummer.
I got a letter from Shaw this morning, and am feeling cheesed as a result. He is near Aberdeen, at a P.R.U. Mosquito O.T.U.! he was put up for Ops the same time as I was, and asked for P.R.U. or Transport. His posting came through Jan 1st, the only one at Rissington to get what he wanted. All the others went on to heavies. It’s enough to make anyone envious, isn’t it?
The C.F.I. came back from leave this morning & I have decided to start as I mean to go on.
[page break]
3
Just before lunch, as it had been a clamp all morning, and there was no prospect of flying this afternoon, I suggested that B flt. instructors should have the afternoon off, since it’s our day off tomorrow. I heartily disapprove of having to sit in the office for hours on end, when there’s nothing to do, & the C.F.I. is going to get a lot more suggestions of the same kind.
I’ve just got the text book for my correspondence course, so shall be able to start work properly now.
Apparently the C.F.I. took a dim view of my going to Dalachy on Monday. He thought I was trying to get out of the E.C.7.S visit on Feb. 8. Actually, I’d sooner do the course than get an A2, because I’m expecting to get some useful gen there, but I was able to reassure him by telling him
[page break]
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that I should be back by the 8th as the course finishes on the 6th.
I’ve copied out two adverts from the papers today, in case you’re interested.
[circled 1] Teacher wanted, days, mornings, or full time; school near Oldham; small class, elementary maths, ability to take other subjects a recommendation; also person to take P.T. one afternoon weekly; particulars
Address: W14
Manchester Guardian
Manchester 2
[circled 2] Berks, Bucks, & Oxon Bureau of Health & Sickness Records will shortly require persons of either sex to collect information from public health, hospital, and other records, and for clerical & typing work incidental to the maintenance of a mechanical health & sickness system. Knowledge of statistics medical terminology, [deleted] typing [/deleted] [inserted] filing [/inserted] etc., advantageous but not essential.
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Training will be given according to duties.
Salaries not less than £182.
Part time considered.
Full particulars from
H. Cotton
Records Officer,
10 Parks Rd.,
Oxford.
Last Date: Jan 29
I don’t know what you think of either of these, but the second one sounds interesting, doesn’t it?
I’ll try to find time to look in the T.E.S. tomorrow in Lancaster.
By the way, would you mind doing some washing for me? I haven’t worked it out properly yet, and I may not need it, but I shan’t have received the washing I sent away today until I come back from Dalachy in 3 weeks time. If I think I shall be short, I’d like to send some at
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the beginning of next week so that you can send it on to Dalachy, but I shan’t do so if I can possibly manage without.
All my love, darling,
Harold.
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1944-01
aircrew
Mosquito
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Photographic Reconnaissance Unit
RAF Cark
RAF Dallachy
RAF Little Rissington
training
-
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark
Wednesday
Dearest,
I didn’t intend to write tonight – you’re not due for a letter until tomorrow! – but I’ve been thinking of you so much all day & then I got your letter this evening when I came back from my day off, so that I am putting law on one side until I’ve written to you.
I’m not sure whether it’s a good thing for me to have a day off on my own, although I don’t like going about with the others much. The trouble is that I start thinking, & I’m not sure that the results of my thinking are good.
In the first place it makes me wild to think of you cooped up there in a place you dislike, & yet able to move only at the pleasure of the MOLI –
[page break]
2
(Ministry of Labour & Interference!) As I go about I see so many women who seem to be happy & comfortable, & it makes me feel that it’s my fault that you aren’t the same.
In addition, the job prospect doesn’t seem very rosy. I’ve done a good deal of reading adverts lately – I looked at the T.E.S. in Lancaster today but won’t bother you with them as you’re already seeing it.
The conclusions I’ve come to are as follows:
[circled 1] The jobs MOLI will let you take aren’t the ones you want.
[circled 2] Other jobs that would be suitable often demand qualifications you haven’t got, even if MOLI would let you take them.
[circled 3] Even if you did get a job you liked, you might, remembering your Bath experience, find yourself moved from the frying pan
[page break]
3
to the fire. Perhaps I’m being unduly pessimistic, but I’ve been feeling that way all day, so, please forgive me, darling. (It’s so difficult to [underlined] write [/underlined] these things properly, isn’t it?)
My conclusions from all this will probably shock you, & I don’t want you to take them too seriously. I’m only trying to make you knock down the Aunt Sally I’m putting up!
[circled 1] Apart from the difficulty of living with your Mother & Grace (N.B. this difficulty always seems smaller to me when I’m away from Newhouse, so please make allowances for that), you are actually living in greater comfort than you could be anywhere else – good food, a comfortable house, the occasional use of a car etc.
[circled 2] We’re neither of us growing any younger, & as you say, the war, with all the attendant
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discomfort that it implies, will probably last for another couple of years.
[circled 3] [underlined] If we are [/underlined] going to have a family, now is the time to start one, because
(a) we probably shan’t be so well off immediately after the war as we are now, apart from the fact [deleted] (b) [/deleted] that we should get extra allowance & so on, plus the fact that we should be saving Income Tax at 10/- in the £.
(b) I’d sooner be living with you when we did have a baby, because I should consider it as much mine as yours, but on the other hand, [inserted] at Newhouse [/inserted] you would not be on your own in case of trouble.
(C) I don’t suppose the material difficulties – clothes, prams, maternity homes etc. – will be any easier for some time after the war.
(d) We’ve only had a year’s married life on our own, I agree,
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5
but if we leave this family business much longer, we’re going to be elderly, to say the least, before the child (or children) is able to leave us to ourselves in peace, & that doesn’t seem to me to be a good thing.
Will you please forgive me darling if I’ve said anything that has caused you the slightest pain. I’ve never thought of this family business in this way before & I want you to see what you think of it. I’m not even suggesting that we should have a baby. Quite honestly I don’t think I’ve [underlined] any [/underlined] right at all to suggest it. I’m only bringing this up in case you were intending to have one eventually, because if you say you don’t ever want to have one that’s [underlined] perfectly O.K. by [/underlined] me, & no question about it. Have I made myself clear?
The real trouble is that
[page break]
6
because you were so kind as to marry me (for which I can never be sufficiently grateful), and have been so patient with me ever since, I’ve got the idea that I can unload on to you any ideas I please. Now that I’ve got it off my chest, you can forget all about it.
All the above, incidentally, is because I’ve been thinking about you more than usual today, which is because I bought you a birthday present this morning – so you’ll have to take the rough with the smooth!
I went to Ulverston to buy your present. Unfortunately my train from Cark was late, so that I didn’t catch the next train back to Lancaster, where I wanted to get some more shopping done. As a result I got into Lancaster at 12.30, & by the time
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I’d looked at the T.E.S., all the shops were closed – early closing day. So I went to a flick instead & came back after tea.
I’m sending the present in your biscuit tin when I can get some paper & string. I’ll have to send it early, because I’m going to Dalachy on Sunday or Monday, but I don’t suppose you’ll mind that.
I don’t know whether you’ll like it. If the colour is wrong I can probably change it for a more suitable colour, but beyond question it’s the best they had in the shop. It’s what I call a real present, or at least it’s intended to be so – something not essential, but a pleasure to have. You don’t need to worry about the expense, because I’ve deliberately cut down my smoking so that the money I’ve saved is paying for the present.
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The main point, which I hope you’ll appreciate, darling, is that I love you so much that I sometimes feel at my wits’ end for ways of telling you, & this present is just a very small token of the love I’m sending with it.
Your letter today was like a drink of water to a thirsty man, & I’ll now proceed to answer it.
Your telegram, of course, did not arrive – at least, not yet. Abergavenny doesn’t seem to be very good at telegrams, does it? This letter was the first intimation I’d had that you knew I’d passed. You obviously saw the paper, as you counted the names. That’s more than I did, as I didn’t bother once I’d seen my name in the list. As a matter of fact, it has made me wish I could take the next exam now, as this new stuff
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seems so easy in comparison with Contract & Tort.
I got back to Cark at 7.45 a.m. – in good time for breakfast. As for the fellow & girl I saw in the train at Hereford, if you must go into details! the safety factor as far as I was concerned was not that they were asleep, but that they were both fully clothed! But, as you say, nuff said!
I agree with you about the shock officers are going to get after the war. I notice it myself very much, & am afraid I shan’t like it when I’m a mere nobody in a shop or café!
Your weather must have been similar to ours. Today [deleted] was [/deleted] [inserted] is [/inserted] the first day we’ve done any flying since Friday – really solid clamps all the time since then. The Fortress people aren’t away
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yet, but are hoping to go tomorrow.
We had a bit of excitement last night, because one Nav. aircraft took off when the weather cleared, & came back in a clamp as bad as ever. It landed in a field outside Lancaster. The aircraft was damaged, but the crew were only shaken. Lucky, weren’t they? Apparently they saw some lights & thought they were at Cark!
I am definitely going to Dalachy now, & am very pleased. It will be my first visit to Scotland, and, as Dalachy is one of Banff’s satellites, I should be able to meet some old acquaintances, if there are any left! If I have time, I shall try to go over to Dyce to see Shaw, as Aberdeen is not far away.
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I’m glad you’re getting the T.E.S., as it’s a hopeless business trying to get a job without it.
I’m feeling very fit indeed, thank you, & hope you are too.
Re the certificates, I entirely agree. That’s just the amount I was wanting us to invest. So I now pass to you for action!
All my love, darling. If only we could be together again! I’m cheesed with this b- war.
Harold.
P.S. I’m gradually coming to the conclusion that I’m not fated to be killed in this war. After expecting to be dead by December ’41 (after 3 months on Ops) & then finding myself pushed into instructing, & after having
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flown 1300 hours without ever having been in difficulties or in danger, & after trying unsuccessfully for a year to get on to Ops, & now finding myself booked for another spell of instructing, I have now come to the conclusion that I shan’t be killed in this war. Is this a case of “famous last words”, or an actual prophecy, I wonder? Time alone will tell.
Look after yourself, darling,
Harold.
P.S. Got a very nice letter of congratulations from that tutor who lived in Jarrow. He says he thinks my passing the exam is a good show.
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark.
Thursday.
Dearest,
I shall have to make this a quick letter, as my fire has gone out, & it’s rather cold here. The only purpose of it is to apologise for writing all the stuff I did in the first part of last night’s letter. I am a clot, darling, & I’m sorry for it. I hope you’ll forgive me.
Mother sent me a letter today to say that she has got my Australian parcel & is sending it on.
I don’t think I shall send you any laundry, as I’ll get my batman to send Tuesday’s laundry on to me, so that I shall be all right.
The C.F.I. told me today to take over A flight as from tomorrow in Boddy’s place. He
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also said various things about expecting me to “pull the flight together,” which shows he hadn’t a great opinion of Boddy!
I shall go to Dalachy either by train on Sunday night, or, if the weather looks good, by air on Monday morning. I’ll let you have my address as soon as possible.
All my love, darling. I wish I was going to Aber instead of Dalachy.
Harold.
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1944-01-20
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Cark
Saturday.
Dearest,
I’m starting this letter tonight, but I’ll leave it open until tomorrow, when I hope to have my Dalachy address.
You can’t tell how relieved I was to get a letter from you this afternoon. I thought there would be one in the post, but was afraid that it might not arrive until Monday, by which time I should be away.
I was greatly surprised to have no cracks from you on the subject of Bob’s photo! He’s certainly thinner than he was than you knew him, as his first year in the R.A.F. fattened him up a bit. He seems to be back to normal now.
Re my promotion, it’s
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quite the accepted thing now here. We’ve had two newcomers to the Mess, & each time the C.O. has introduced me he has said I’m to be given another ring when Boddy goes, which is supposed to be early in February. As for Facey, Roderick & Gillegin, they give me no mercy, always making cracks bout “Acting F/Lt Gorton”!, & saying how they’ll make my life a misery.
As a matter of fact, however, I’ve begun the other way. On Friday morning Roderick was being a bit obstreperous so I tore him off a large strip & told him he could either do things my way or go somewhere else. It’s made no difference to his friendliness, fortunately, & I’m quite prepared to give all the rest of the instructors the same treatment. I feel that I’ve been
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instructing & receiving orders long enough to know what I’m talking about, & I’m going to have my own way in future. (Is this the swelled-headedness you’re afraid of!)
Incidentally, Riches has been made assistant C.F.I. (a bit of a flannel, in my opinion), & I am to be in sole charge of both A & B flights.
What do you think about my next leave? The earliest date I can have is Mar. 3rd – 14th, but as I’m going to Dalachy for a fortnight & shan’t be back until Feb. 8th I’m not sure if the C.F.I. will approve of my having leave 3 weeks later. I think it may be better if we had the next period, from March 17th. Let me know what you think.
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I agree with you that I shall have to see that I’m not too optimistic about the law, but I don’t think there’s much danger. I also agree that even a few exams passed should be useful in getting a job.
As for exams for you to take, I’m a bit vague at present, but will write more on the subject later.
I seem to have written a lot of letters lately, so you shouldn’t be suffering from a shortage.
I sincerely hope you can wangle a medical certificate, as I want this P.T. teaching idea finally knocked on the head. Perhaps they’ll find you a nice job instead!
All my love,
Harold.
[inserted] Address:
The Junior Commanders’ School,
RAF Dallachy,
Near Elgin,
Morayshire. [/inserted]
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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[Royal Air Force crest]
The Junior Commanders’ School,
R.A.F. Dallachy,
Near Elgin,
Morayshire.
Tuesday.
Dearest,
This is the last opportunity I shall have of wishing you many happy returns, so I’ll begin by doing that. I hope your parcel arrived safely, and that you are pleased with the present.
I [deleted] sent [/deleted] set out on Monday morning, in company with F/Lt. (“Dicky”) Laird, a Canadian in charge of one of the towing flights. We changed at Carlisle and arrived at Glasgow at 5.30 p.m. We could have gone on then, but there was no point in arriving in the small hours, so we spent the night at the North British hotel & went to the flicks.
From Glasgow we caught the 10.00 a.m. to Aberdeen and then
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the 3.20 from there to Spey Bay, the station for Dalachy [sic]. This last part of the journey took 4 hours, as the train was very slow, and stopped at all sorts of wayside halts:- there must have been about 30 or 40 of them!
I consider this course to be definitely a good thing! It’s packed full of admin gen, the sort of stuff I’ve been wanting to know for a long time, and there are no unnecessary things like P.T.
We work from 8.30 to 12.30, lectures & talks, and from 4.30 – 7.30, & get three afternoons off during the course (i.e. no evening work)
While I was having breakfast at the North British, I saw S/Ldr & Mrs. Trotter, whom you no doubt remember from Ossington. If the weather had been fine this afternoon I should have gone to Dallachy today. Anyway, I hope to visit
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Dallachy & Banff before I go.
The officers on the course are mainly F/Lts. – about 4 S/Ldrs & the same number of F/Os. They are from all commands, & D.F.C.s are common; in fact, it is a distinguishing mark not to have a medal ribbon of some sort, if only the 1939-43 star!
One of the F/Os is a Cark pupil of last summer; a F/Lt. was a pupil at Ossington Apr – May 1942 (on Terwilliger’s course). He is now on Halifaxes. Another F/Lt. was with me at Desford, & has been instructing on Tigers ever since.
The food & Mess are very good, & the sleeping quarters are quite comfortable, four of us in a large Nissen hut. I haven’t talked to the fourth man yet, but the other two
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are O.T.U. instructors (Bomber & Fighter). As you can imagine, it is very refreshing to meet blokes from other commands and jobs, after being in a rut for a long time.
The only snag about this place is the weather. It’s pouring down this afternoon, & even when it’s not raining it’s cold and windy. Still, I’m very glad I’m here.
I don’t know how long letters will take from Abergavenny here, so I’m not presuming to hope for a letter from you until the end of the week. I must say I’m glad I got that letter on Sat. It would have been an awfully long time without hearing from you but for that.
I’m very interested to know how you got on with the Doctor.
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I hope you got your certificate O.K. Anyway, whether you did or not, I don’t want you to do a full time P.T. job, and I don’t suppose you can get any others.
As for something to study, [deleted] It’s [/deleted] it’s difficult to suggest anything. You can have my typewriter any time you want it, but I don’t think there are any courses you could start before next October. Did nothing come of your enquiries about social studies? If you could decide on a course, you could start reading for it now. Aren’t there any advertised in the T.E.S.?
That’s all for now. I’ll write again soon.
All my love,
Harold.
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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[duplicate bookmark]
[page break]
F/O H. Gorton
OFFICERS’ MESS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
CARK,
NORTH LANCASHIRE.
TELEPHONE GRANGE 390
6/7/43
Dearest,
It’s 9.45, & I can now consider myself more or less settled in. I’m still conscious of a feeling that only half of me is here; the other half, trust, is safely at Newhouse. As time goes on, I shall begin to accept as normal the fact that I am only half alive, & shall only notice the change when I become whole again, that is, next time I go on leave. I’m not putting it very well, I’m afraid, but I expect you know what I mean.
I hope you had a
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2
pleasant journey, & that Grace was there to meet you. What we should do without her, I can’t imagine.
My day wasn’t too good. I started by combing the shops for a box of matches (after sending a p.c. to Dad), & was successful at, I think, my 7th attempt.
I spent a long time over my coffee, & then went to the library till 12.0 o’clock. I read “Postmarked Berlin” while I was there. It’s Harry W. Flannery & William Shirer all over again, but not so well done. Much duller, & more prosily written.
After a quick lunch at the Odeon, I went to the Gaumont to see a murder story
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which was average, & an Abbot & Costello film which was rather better. I wasn’t very much in the mood for it, however, & was glad to go out & catch my train, arriving here without incident.
At the moment I am in Percy’s room, as he is on a course – accommodation is pretty tight here, & it’s just as well I sent that card.
That’s all for the moment except that I’ve been told the C.O. is to be posted. It will be just like getting a new Head at school, & wondering what changes the new one will introduce.
All my love, Harold. Pto
[page break]
P.S. I love you.
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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F/O H. Gorton OFFICERS’ MESS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
CARK,
NORTH LANCASHIRE
TELEPHONE GRANGE 390
9/7/43
Dearest,
Your letter was very welcome indeed, this morning. It seems ages since I left you in Manchester.
I’m glad you got back safely, but very sorry to hear about the car. Grace had a narrow escape – I always say nowadays, that I feel safer in a plane than in a car - & she’s lucky to have got off so lightly.
I’m sending you this month’s statement from the bank, together with my income tax assessment. It all seems a lot of rot to me, - the assessment, I mean, - but the results seem
[page break]
2
so favourable that I’m inclined to let it go. Let me know what you think about it.
I haven’t been able to go into Grange about your watch yet, as I’ve been flying until 5.0 or later, & haven’t been able to get in in time.
I’ll write to Mother tomorrow & explain about the bike & send her 10/- for the electricity.
Moodie told me how sorry his wife was that you weren’t coming back, & Bod said the same. I met Mrs. Boddy tonight at the flicks in Grange & she asked how you were going on & what you were doing. She was a bit
[page break]
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OFFICERS’ MESS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
CARK,
NORTH LANCASHIRE
TELEPHONE GRANGE 390.
envious of the good weather we had, because she’s had friends here this week, & the weather hasn’t been fit for going down to the beach.
[underlined] Saturday 2pm [/underlined] After the flicks we missed the bus & walked to the station. As soon as we reached the ornamental gardens the train steamed in, and we ran like mad, just managing to catch it. I nearly collapsed when I got in the train!
The weather is bad today – I went to Blackpool this morning, to pick up Percy, who’d been on a course, and just managed to get back before it clamped properly. If there is no improvement, I’ll catch the 3.57 in to Grange and see about your watch. I’ll leave this open until I’ve been.
I don’t know if it’s worth your while to send that book on. I’d
[page break]
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like to read it, but I’d sooner you had a book always handy, so it will be quite all right if you change it as soon as you’ve read it.
By the way, that gen I gave you about the C.O. was duff – it was merely a rumour.
I’m writing this in the flight, so you’ll have to excuse the last part.
All my love, darling,
Harold.
[underlined] Grange 4.50 p.m. [/underlined]
The watch will cost 18/6 & will take 8 – 10 weeks. I’ve brought it away with me & I’ll see if I can get it done on the aerodrome. If not, I’ll take it back.
Saw Jacob last night, walking home with his wife! He’s living out now. Jolly good thing, isn’t it, when you consider that they were separated two years ago.
N.B. ‘Ware the Italian prisoners! You have a faithful husband up here, you know – but perhaps they
[page break]
5
OFFICERS’ MESS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
CARK,
NORTH LANCASHIRE
TELEPHONE GRANGE 390
won't be very nice; I want to keep first place in your affections.
I’ve sent Mother 10/-
Harold.
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Harold writes about life on base at RAF Cark and his social life. He includes details of his some of his colleagues.
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1943-07-09
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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F/O H. Gorton
OFFICERS’ MESS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
CARK,
NORTH LANCASHIRE.
TELEPHONE GRANGE 390.
11/7/43
Dearest,
There seemed to be so much I wanted to say to you in my last letter & I felt that I hadn’t remembered half of it, that I thought I’d start this one tonight.
I’ve finally completed my unpacking this evening. A bit late, no doubt, but it mainly concerned the odds & ends; I’d taken the spoilable stuff out earlier. I’d waited until Percy returned from his course – the other fellow who was here has moved to another room – before wanting to appropriate drawers to myself.
While I was unpacking I realised afresh how marvellously
[page break]
2
you look after me – everything in apple pie order when I come back from leave. Of course I like this immensely, but I appreciate even more the reason why you do it, & I only wish I could do more to show you how much I do appreciate it.
I gave your watch to a corporal this afternoon. I’ll find out how he’s got on in a day or two, & if he makes no progress I’ll take it back to the shop. If it’s humanly possible, I’ll get that watch going again for you.
I’ve discovered the Smith’s Library List in my case, so will send it with this letter.
We are now doing O i/c night flying for a week at a
[page break]
3
time, A & B flight alternately. I think it should have been my turn this week, but I passed it on to Facey – under the excuse that he’d better get it done before he goes on leave. I had the impression that he hadn’t done his fair share of night flying in the past, so thought he’d better have a spell of it now. Anyway, every time I postpone it for myself, it means one less chance of doing it before the war is over. When he calmly [deleted] considered [/deleted] came up to me last night & said he couldn’t do it as he’d too many dates next week, I refused to consider a swap, but the laugh will probably be on me tomorrow,
[page break]
4
because Riches tells me that Facey isn’t feeling too good & will probably go sick tomorrow. Then I shall have to do it.
Sickness seems prevalent at the moment; Wyver went into sick quarters this afternoon, & Riches tells me he’s got a temperature, but personally, I feel very fit indeed.
After I’d finished my letter in Grange yesterday afternoon, I’d just missed the 5.18 bus, so went to see Miss Westwood to wait until 7.8. She was very kind, told me to come any time I liked, whether she was in or not (if the door was open), and allowed me to play her piano – an awful noise I made, I’m afraid.
[page break]
Monday 9.45 p.m.
I’m due to go night flying at half past eleven, as mine are the only two pupils ready in B Flt., so I said I’d take them. It looks very doubtful whether we shall fly, however, as there’s a terrific wind blowing, and we’ve had it unless it drops.
Thank you for the parcel, darling It arrived this afternoon, just another example of the care I was talking about at the beginning of the letter.
I got your letter this morning, too, so I’ve had a good day today.
It looks to me as though you are going to have your hands full with the Italians! Have you any Sicilians among them,
[page break]
6
and what have they said about the invasion? Where are you having the extra wash basin?
I’m glad Dad had the sense to send your coat. I’ll write to thank him when I get his address.
As for Bub & Elizabeth, I can think of two children that are going to surpass them in the future!
As usual, you decry your efforts in the preserving line. I’m prepared to bet that you do it better than anyone else, whether you’ve had any experience or not.
A furnished flat doesn’t sound so good as a house, but I should think it would be worth trying. Hereford would be better than Leominster,
7
but if it suits you, have a crack at it. [circled It] [inserted] A flat [/inserted] ought to be a suitable place in which we can organise some furniture of our own. I’ll certainly send Mrs Hudson’s letter along.
You say it seems ages since we were together. I discovered with a shock today that it’s not quite a week since we left Farnworth. It seems unbelievable to me.
At the moment I am thinking of organising a 48 for about the 15th of August, just over a month from now, as that ought to be about half way between leaves. If I can you at any time
[page break]
8
by coming down, - say, when you set up in your new place, let me know, & I’ll try to fix it.
Your note with the parcel suggests that I try & find a place in Bolton. I’ll write to Arthur Rigby & ask him to keep a look-out for us.
The invasion in Sicily seems to be going well, doesn’t it? I’m delighted, because I hope it means the war will be over soon & we can be together again – for good.
All my love, darling,
Harold.
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1943-07-11
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1943-07
aircrew
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RAF Cark
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136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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OFFICERS’ MESS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
CARK,
NORTH LANCASHIRE.
TELEPHONE GRANGE 390.
13/7/43
Dearest,
I was delighted to get a letter from you this morning, so as there’s nothing doing today on account of the high wind – I spent the morning in the Mess, - I’ve come to my room to get some letters written. This evening I’m spending with Moody & his wife, so I shall be able to see what sort of a place they’ve got.
Before I forget, here’s the only advertisement in the Telegraph that seems worth considering: A firm wants someone, preferably young, to interview housewives about their needs – some sort of commercial travelling, I suppose. Must be prepared to
[page break]
2
to live in the N. of England, & be free to travel. Write, giving salary required etc., to:
A.W. 7830
Daily Telegraph, EC4
If you think it’s worth trying, bung in for it, you can always put the salary high enough.
I saw the instrument basher this morning, & he thinks he’ll have the watch ready for Friday.
I don’t think you need worry about the Hospital job, but the Y.W. seems very hopeful. I imagine they have a woman going round to give interviews & you’ll have to wait until she reaches the Cardiff district before she’ll be able to see you, so the delay is quite understandable
[page break]
3.
Which district will you ask for if they offer you a job?
As for Hereford, carry on if you find it O.K., but I shouldn’t do any more moving than can be helped i.e., if you go there, decide to settle permanently.
You seem quite satisfied with the bank balance & income tax; personally I’d sooner have the furniture than the money. The income tax is a complete mystery, but McMaster has received a similar quite incomprehensible form, so it’s possible there’s method in their madness!
By the way, I forgot
[page break]
4
to mention that I got my pants from the laundry, but my towel has disappeared from the Mess; fortunately it was just about worn out, but I’m taking no risks with my other towels.
I’m glad to hear you’re making good progress with the pullover. Judging by the sort of weather we’re having in July, I’m going to need it a lot sooner than I expected.
I’ve had a letter from Dad in Buxton. To judge by his remarks – only two leather [inserted] easy [/inserted] chairs & a number of padded forms to sit on, he isn’t having much comfort there, but he doesn’t complain.
Mother was delighted with the 10/-. I’ll enclose the
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letter so that you can read what it says. I’ll send Dad the other 10/-. He may find it useful.
You may find it dull at Newhouse, but I miss you more than ever. You see, the longer I’m married to you, the more I appreciate you & love you, & the harder it is to be parted. Roll on my next 48!
All my love,
Harold.
P.S. I trust you find the enclosed poem amusing. Perhaps you could send it back in a later letter.
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[underlined] Nacht Rappen [/underlined]
Swiftly, swiftly, goes the flarepath,
As we enter murky space,
Please, dear pupil, stay on zero,
And ignore my ashen face.
Hold that wing up, watch your airspeed,
Now a gentle turn, rate one.
What the …! How the …! Cripes! we've lost it.
Where’s that flaming flarepath gone?
Now we’re climbing, now we’re diving,
Now the gyro’s spinning free,
Now that old horizon’s [deleted] spinning [/deleted] [inserted] heaving [/inserted],
Soon we’re going to hit a tree.
There at last a friendly beacon,
Quick, before it’s lost to sight,
Flash a signal, get no answer,
Send the letter of the night.
Swiftly, swiftly, comes the flarepath,
Writhing like a tortured snake,
Like a drunken crab we’ve landed,
Wheels retracted, what a break!
[page break]
[underlined] Instructor’s Psalm [/underlined].
My pupil is a headache
I do not want.
He maketh me to lie down at night very weary.
He leadeth [deleted] be [/deleted] [inserted] me [/inserted] beside high tension wires.
Yea, though I walk on the clearest of days
I fear much evil
For he is with me.
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife including two poems. He writes about job offers his wife may take and writes about activities at RAF Cark.
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Harold Gorton
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1943-07-13
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EGortonHGortonLCM430713
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Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
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1943-07
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training
-
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Hagger, Jack
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37 items. The collection concerns Jack Hagger (b. 1931, 1920358, Royal Air Force) and contains technical diagrams and photographs of aircraft and places including some from the filming of 'The Dam Busters'.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by P Thompson catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Lancaster at low level
Description
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Air-to-air view of rear quarter view of a four engine bomber with squadron letters 'AJ-P' and registration NX673' airborne at low level with fields below. The aircraft carries a mocked up bouncing bomb for the filming of 'The Dam Busters'.
On the reverse 'Dick and self on way to Windemere'.
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One b/w photograph
Type
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Photograph
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PHaggerJ2008, PHaggerJ2009
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cumbria
England--Lake Windermere
England--Westmorland
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IBCC Digital Archive
617 Squadron
Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943)
entertainment
Lancaster
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Munro, Kenneth William
K W Munro
Description
An account of the resource
Eight items. An oral history interview with Kenneth Munro (Royal Air Force) and seven photographs. He flew operations as a night fighter navigator with 456 Squadron flying Mosquitos.
The collection was catalogued by Barry Hunter IBCC Digital Archive staff.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-05-23
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Munro, KW
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Ken Munro and Margaret
Description
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Ken and Margaret (his eventual wife) standing by a road sign to Troutbeck in the Lake District.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
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One b/w photograph
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PMunroKW1604
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cumbria
England--Troutbeck
England--Cumberland
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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aircrew
ground personnel
love and romance
navigator
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
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Mills, Joseph Forster
Description
An account of the resource
Three items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Joseph Forster Mills (b. 1916, 174682 Royal Air Force) and contains a copy of his log book and correspondence. He flew operations as a navigator with 61 Squadron. Many of his operations were flown in Lancaster ED860.
The collection was donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jane Towler and catalogued by Digital Archive staff.
Date
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2021-07-20
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
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Mills, JF
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Joseph Forster Mills flying log book
Description
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Flying log book for J F Mills, Navigator, covering the period from 20 September 1942 to 24 September 1950. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying with 1332 heavy conversion unit, 246 squadron, number 23 reserve flying school and 59 squadron. He was stationed at RCAF London, RAF Kingstown, RAF Staverton, RAF Moreton Valance, RAF Saltby, RAF Market Harborough, RAF Wigsley, RAF Skellingthorpe, RAF Coningsby, RAF Longtown, RAF Northolt and RAF Bassingbourn. Aircraft flown in were Anson, Tiger Moth, Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster, York, Oxford, and Hastings. He flew a total of 38 operations with 61 squadron, 5 Daylight and 33 night. His pilots on operations were Wing Commander Scott, Wing Commander Doubleday, Flying Officer Street, Flight lieutenant Forrest, Pilot Officer Auckland, and Flying Officer Stone. Targets were Berlin, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Schweinfurt, Chateauroux, Frankfurt, Nuremburg, Tours, Aachen, Paris, Brunswick, Louailles, Brest, Duisburg, Saumur, St Pierre du Mont, Argentan, Poitiers, St Cyr, Givors, Cahagnes, St Leu D’Esserent, Sequeville, Ladbergen, Essen, Lutzkendorf and Bremen. He also flew 3 operation Exodus and 2 Cooks tours.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Format
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One booklet
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
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LMillsJF14682v1
Spatial Coverage
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Canada
France
Germany
Great Britain
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Cumbria
England--Gloucestershire
England--Leicestershire
England--Lincolnshire
England--London
France--Argentan
France--Brest
France--Caen Region
France--Châteauroux
France--Creil Region
France--Givors
France--Le Mans Region
France--Paris
France--Poitiers
France--Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
France--Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (Landes)
France--Saumur
France--Tours
Germany--Aachen
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Bremen
Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal
Germany--Duisburg
Germany--Essen
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Germany--Leipzig
Germany--Magdeburg
Germany--Merseburg Region
Germany--Nuremberg
Germany--Schweinfurt
Germany--Stuttgart
Ontario--London
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1942
1943
1944-01-20
1944-01-21
1944-01-22
1944-01-30
1944-01-31
1944-02-15
1944-02-16
1944-02-19
1944-02-20
1944-02-21
1944-02-24
1944-02-25
1944-03-01
1944-03-02
1944-03-10
1944-03-11
1944-03-15
1944-03-16
1944-03-18
1944-03-19
1944-03-22
1944-03-23
1944-03-24
1944-03-25
1944-03-30
1944-03-31
1944-04-10
1944-04-11
1944-04-12
1944-04-13
1944-04-18
1944-04-19
1944-04-20
1944-04-21
1944-04-22
1944-04-23
1944-05-06
1944-05-07
1944-05-08
1944-05-09
1944-05-19
1944-05-20
1944-05-21
1944-05-22
1944-05-23
1944-05-31
1944-06-01
1944-06-05
1944-06-06
1944-06-07
1944-06-12
1944-06-13
1944-07-25
1944-07-26
1944-07-27
1944-07-28
1944-07-29
1944-07-30
1944-08-05
1944-08-06
1944-08-07
1945-03-03
1945-03-04
1945-03-11
1945-03-14
1945-03-15
1945-03-22
1945-04-30
1945-05-04
1946
1949
1950
61 Squadron
aircrew
Anson
bombing
Cook’s tour
Halifax
Heavy Conversion Unit
Lancaster
navigator
Operation Exodus (1945)
Oxford
RAF Bassingbourn
RAF Coningsby
RAF Market Harborough
RAF Northolt
RAF Saltby
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Staverton
RAF Wigsley
Tiger Moth
training
Wellington
York
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Title
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Hayhurst, Jose Margaret
J M Hayhurst
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-07-25
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Hayhurst, JM
Description
An account of the resource
108 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Jose Margaret Hayhurst (2073102 Royal Air Force) and contains decorations, uniform, documents and photographs. She served as a radar operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Whitehouse and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Transcription
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2073102 ACW/2 HAYHURST, J.M.
HUT 115, NO 1 WING,
NO 2 WAAF DEPOT,
RAF GLOUCESTER.
22.4.42 – 28.4.42
c/o CPL ROWBOTHAM
2 WING, E SQUADRON,
10 FLIGHT,
3 WAAF DEPOT,
MORECAMBE.
28.4.42 – 28.5.42.
HUT 11, 4 WING,
NO 2 RADIO SCHOOL, WAAF,
YATESBURY,
WILTSHIRE.
28.5.42 – 9.7.42
RAF BRIDE
PORT CRANSTAL,
I.O.M.
20.7.42. – 23.10.43.
RAF NEVIN,
CEFNLEISGOG,
NR PWHELLI,
N. WALES.
23.10.43 – 24.4.44
THE WORKHOUSE
LEIGHTON BUZZARD.
24.4.44 – 1.5.44.
RAF THE ROUGHS,
WEST HYTHE,
KENT.
1.5.44 – 6.8.44
RAF VENTNOR.
I.O.W.
6.8.44 – 2.9.44.
RAF WARTLING,
PEVENSEY,
SUSSEX.
11.11.44 – 18.3.45
MOBILE SECTION,
RAF CRANFIELD,
NR. BLETCHLEY,
BUCKS.
18.3.45 – 1.6.45
EVT. SECTION
RAF WARTLING.
1.6. 45 – 4.7.45
COURSE 13,
NO 4 INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL.
RAF BARTON HALL
PRESTON
LANCS.
4.7.45 – 18.4.46
SGTS. MESS.
RAF DUXFORD,
NR. CAMBRIDGE,
CAMBS.
18.4.46 – 30.7.46.
[page break]
Gloucester
Morcombe
Yatesbury
Bride
Preston
[inserted] – Bride [/inserted]
St. Bees
Bride
Levin [inserted] Trade Test? [/inserted]
Leighton Buzzard
Hythe
Ventnor
Hythe
Wartling
Cranfield
[inserted] – Preston, Wartling. [/inserted]
Wartling
Bentwaters
Wythall [inserted][circled] 20 [/circled][/inserted]
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Jose Hayhurst's Postings
Description
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A list of Jose's postings whilst in the RAF.
Creator
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Jose Hayhurst
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Gloucester
England--Morecambe
Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man
Wales--Pwllheli
England--Leighton Buzzard
England--Hythe (Kent)
England--Ventnor
England--Pevensey
England--Cumbria
England--Wythall
England--Bedfordshire
England--Gloucestershire
England--Hampshire
England--Kent
England--Lancashire
England--Worcestershire
England--Sussex
England--Preston (Lancashire)
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Format
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Two handwritten sheets
Identifier
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MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-57
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Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
Contributor
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Sue Smith
ground personnel
RAF Bentwaters
RAF Cranfield
RAF Duxford
RAF Yatesbury
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
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Title
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Hayhurst, Jose Margaret
J M Hayhurst
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-07-25
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Identifier
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Hayhurst, JM
Description
An account of the resource
108 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Jose Margaret Hayhurst (2073102 Royal Air Force) and contains decorations, uniform, documents and photographs. She served as a radar operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Whitehouse and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Title
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Jose Hayhurst's Leave Pass
Description
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RAF Form 295 issued to Jose.
Creator
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RAF St Bees Head
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1943-10
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cumbria
England--Manchester
England--Lancashire
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Format
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One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
Identifier
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SHayhurstJM2073102v10005-0001, SHayhurstJM2073102v10005-0002
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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.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1943-10
ground personnel
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force