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Wareing, Robert
R Wareing
Description
An account of the resource
258 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Robert Wareing DFC* (86325 Royal Air Force) and contains his flying logbooks, prisoner of war log book, memoirs, photographs, extensive personal and official correspondence, official documents, pilots/handling notes, decorations, mementos, uniform badges and buttons. He flew operations as a pilot with 106 Squadron. After a period of instructing he returned to operations on 582 Squadron but was shot down and became a prisoner of war.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Wareing and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-10-05
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Wareing, R
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The Anchorage
Cottesmore
Oakham
Rutland.
[underlined] October 18th [/underlined]
My Dear Joan.
I have been meaning to write to you for ages – ever since I heard the news that Bob was ‘missing’ – but I have been trailing round the country-side after Don – what a wonderful surprise when I got back to Cottesmore – and Mum showed me your letter to her – I am so
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relieved and delighted that your Bob is a prisoner. How simply marvellous my dear. What you must have been through through [sic] – with all the dreadful anxiety and worry. We were so interested in all the news you had to tell us about him – but above all are so thankfull [sic] that he is safe. I do hope his recovery from his injuries will be a speedy one.
Mummy asks me to send you her love and so many thanks for your
[page break]
2.
interesting letter.
for the last 6 weeks I have been weaving all over England. Don and I left Shrewsbury at the end of August, where we had a flat. I then came home with all our luggage as Don had to go to London for a couple of days. He was then posted to Scotland – and had almost got digs for us both when an order came through for him to go on leave to Canada! So he was sent to Manchester. Then managed to get 9 days
[page break]
rang me up on Saturday to say that he has been told at the last moment that he [underlined] wasn’t [/underlined] going on leave, but that it was a posting – [underlined] for duties [/underlined]! Can you beat it! I was completely stunned. But I’m passed being surprised at what the R.A.F. will do next. All I can do now is [underlined] wait [/underlined] and see what will happen to him next.
I am going back to Burley I think to do a job – as there’s no future
[page break]
in doing nothing.
So please just send us a postcard if you have any more news of Bob. As we would so love to hear.
Dick has now gone down to Torquay after 3 weeks leave which he loved.
Bye-by for now. We’re all keeping our fingers crossed for you my dear.
With love and lots of Good wishes-
Yours [underlined] Jean [/underlined]
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Letter to Joan Wareing from Jean
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She tells of all her travels and how pleased she is that Bob is no longer ‘missing’ but is a prisoner of war, and hopes he soon recovers from his injuries.
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1944-10-18
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Jan Waller
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Five page handwritten letter
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eng
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E[Author]JWareingJ441018
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--Rutland
England--Oakham (Rutland)
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1944-10-18
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Title
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Baker, Donald Arthur
D A Baker
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2018-11-13
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Baker, DA
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187 items. Donald Arthur Baker (b. 1921) travelled from Southern Rhodesia to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force. Trained as a pilot in 1941 he was operational with 144 Squadron at RAF North Luffenham flying Hampdens. He was shot down on 5 November 1941 and remained a prisoner of war mostly in Stalag Luft 3 until 1945. He return to farm in Southern Rhodesia after the war. The collection contains letters to his mother throughout the war as well as other correspondence and documents including his prisoner of war log with photographs and notes.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Baker Maree and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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[postage stamp]
[postmark]
Mrs. C. Baker,
“Charlton”,
Inyagura,
S. Rhodesian.
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[postmark]
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c/o Rhodesia House
429 Strand
London.
W.C.2.
29.9.41.
My Dearest Mother,
Just a few lines to let you know that I am keeping well and happy. Am now on an Operational Squadron and have been here for over a week. As we only had a couple of days leave after finishing O.T.U I could not see any of the relatives so spent the time in London with a few of the other Rhodesian fellows.
Unfortunately have not been posted to a Rhodesian Squadron but have asked to
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be transferred so that may come off fairly soon.
Have only done one bombing trip so far as we have been held up by weather. It gave me great pleasure to be where the bombs come from and not where they end up.
This place is pretty far from any town of decent size but have been to Oakham a couple of times. As you will judge am pretty well in the middle of Rutland.
I collected a letter from you at Rhodesia house when in London also the one from Harry which you enclosed. Am glad to hear that you are all well and
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[circled 3]
hope you will still be that way when you receive this.
The sun is actually shining outside for a change today and the country still looks fairly pretty but the scenery here is not at all impressive as it consists of very gently undulating fields with the occasional old fashioned village. Have been here for what seems such a long time that all the newness has completely worn off.
Should be doing something in the way of flying tonight. Have been standing by for the
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[circled 4]
last 5 nights and flying has been scrubbed owing to weather [deleted] and then [/deleted] so hope it’s clear tonight and then we have a couple of nights free.
Well dear Mother must close now with much love to you all from
your loving son
Donald.
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Letter from Donald Baker to his mother
Description
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Writes that he is now on an operational squadron and mentions leave after finishing operational training. Unfortunate that he had not been posted to a Rhodesian squadron but had asked to be transferred. Writes that he had only done one bombing operation so far. Gives little description of base but says he had visited Oakham. Says he is in the middle of Rutland. Writes of recent mail and describes weather and local area. Concludes with talk of flying schedule.
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D A Baker
Date
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1941-09-29
Format
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Four page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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SBakerDA19210428v20045
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--London
England--Rutland
England--Oakham (Rutland)
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe--Manicaland Province
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1941-09-29
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
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England--Oakham (Rutland)
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Oakham [place]
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This page is an entry point for a place. Please use the links below to see all relevant documents available in the Archive.
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Dexter, Keith Inger. Album
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24 items. Contains newspaper articles and information about Keith and Shelia Dexter while at school. Includes a number of photographs of Keith Dexter's mother's home in Stradishall and of a memorial to men of F Division of the Metropolitan Police lost during 1939-45. Followed by documents from Squadron Leader A N Banks concerning the collision between a Halifax and a Mosquito at RAF Foulsham in a April 1944 with photographs as well as information on Foulsham and 192 Squadron. Finally photographs of Keith Dexter's medals, an escape map and compass and a photograph of a model train built by Keith Dexter with a certificate from the Model Engineering Exhibition 1933.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Dexter, KI
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2017-08-30
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Keith Dexter first 15 colours
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Letter from Oakham School announcing that K I Dexter gained his 1st XV colours during a match against Bedford Modern School on 8 December 1938.
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A P Martin
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One page handwritten letter
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eng
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SDexterKI127249v10003
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Civilian
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Great Britain
England--Rutland
England--Oakham (Rutland)
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1928-12-08
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IBCC Digital Archive
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