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Squadron Leader Bob Wareing a prisoner of war. Scunthorpe double DFC baled out from blazing plane. Includes head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing uniform tunic with pilot's brevet. Account of how message got back to his wife and that he was…

1: prisoner in German hospital - news of Robert Wareing passed on by French woman, He was burned on bailing out of his aircraft and was a prisoner in hospital.
2: In German hands - message received over German wireless broadcast that Robert Wareing…

Two newspaper cuttings. Left - Scunthorpe day by day: account of Squadron Leader Robert Wareing returning home after several months in German hands. Right - For local airman/daring bomb attack on Brest harbour - announcement of award of DFC to Robert…

Scunthorpe branch. For past president - R Wareing 1980-81. Gold blue rotary wheel under blue ribbon and presentation case.

From Mr and Mme Henri Drony birth of first daughter Simone. Note that no news for a year from Scunthorpe.

From Simone (daughter) and Anne-Marie Drony birth of brother Michel.

Order of service including hymns, lessons, prayer and other events.

Addressed to Jacqueline Pillot on front postmarked Scunthorpe - returned to sender.

Envelope addressed to Squadron Leader and Mrs Robert Wareing.

Front has b/w photograph of Scarborough open air theatre and north side amusement park with boating lake and grandstand. Text says author having a nice time in Scarborough.

Nell writes to Mrs Wareing telling her that Wilf will call on her any time if needed.

The author writes expressing delight at good news and mentions having flu.

She writes about the grand news. Kitty and Bob quickly passed on the good news. Olive could have jumped over the tallest chimney with delight at the news. It is hoped that Bob will soon recover and return to Joan quickly.

Mentions a letter from Mum about Joan’s news and that Olive has been thinking of her ever since. There is hope that much better news will surely come.

She writes that now that Bob is in German hands Joan can write to him. She suggests that Joan write to him via Switzerland. She is going to get a form for her at the Post Office and will enclose it with the letter. She also mentions that she has some…

Norah expressing her sincere wishes that Joan will soon hear news of Bob, also saying that prayers are being said for her. Passes on other news.

Two airmen, Ralph Ottey (left) and Les Griffiths (right), standing in an arched doorway at 157 Cliff Gardens, Scunthorpe.

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Soldier, two women, man, girl and boy. They are standing in a garden of a brick house, captioned 'Taken at Farthing Ave Hughie (Canada)'.

One soldier, older man and woman, a younger man holding a boy and a girl standing in a garden, with a brick house behind. On the reverse 'Farthing Ave Hughie (Canada)'.

Account of wartime service of Charles Reginald Jaques who joined the Royal Air Force in 1941 despite being in a reserved occupation. Includes training as a navigator in Canada and Great Britain, his commission, posting to 103 Squadron at Royal Air…

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An accompanying letter from Flight Lieutenant W Hamley regarding the enclosed certificate. The certificate is for appreciation for Flight Lieutenant R Wareing DFC for services while serving between 14th December, 1954 and 13th December, 1958 in the…

Includes certificates as a prisoner at Dulag Luft and Stalag Luft 6, sketch map showing locations of prisoner of war camps, list of crew with brevets, Churchill's speech, cartoons of prisoner life, contents of Red Cross parcels, notes, signatures,…

Writes of digging a small patch of land as garden and discusses what he has planted. Mentions going to a play and that he does not get lonely as he has so many pleasant memories of her. Asks after friends and says two more boys from Scunthorpe had…

Letter to Brenda dated 15 December 1943 from RAF Elsham Wolds relating life on the station and mentioning shopping for gifts in Scunthorpe, a bout of flu, a shortage of coal and upcoming leave.