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  • Temporal Coverage starts with "1944-08"

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Letter of sympathy for her missing husband and mentions worries over conditions encountered by soldiers in Normandy.

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Notifies her of transfer of funds to her husbands account at Lloyds Bank Grantham.

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Form 441 for operation and as they had been diverted to Ossington, on the next day RTB.

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Ralph Brumwell volunteered for the RAF Voluntary Reserve in 1939. When war was declared he was immediately called up and was posted to 218 Squadron at RAF Marham. Returning from an operation they were shot down by an intruder Junkers 88. On landing…

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Confirms previous telegram that Flight Sergeant F J Hobbs now believed to have lost his life as a result of air operations on night 15/16 March 1944. Information received that Lancaster crashed at Blerancourt, France and all seven crew were…

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The letter states that Ivy's husband has lost his life at Weiswampach in Luxembourg

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According to information received through the Red Cross, his son was believed to have lost his life.

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A vertical aerial photograph of bombed buildings. These are two exhibition buildings of the Charlottenburg Fairgrounds adjacent to the Berlin Short Wave Radio transmitter. On the reverse is a typed note dated 18 April 1944 explaining the function of…

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The telegram advises that his son, Ron, has arrived back in the UK.

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The letter advises that Ron has been promoted to Flight Sergeant whilst a prisoner of war.

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Informs him that in view of information received from the red cross, his son was now s believed to have lost his life on the night 12/13 June 1944. No information was received about the place of burial and he would be recorded as missing believed…

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Letter regrets that Flight Sergeant F J Hobbs must be posted as missing believed killed. News that her husband and all his crew were killed was sent to the Air Ministry.

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Reports still no news of her husband. German authorities have informed the International Red Cross that two members of his crew Pilot Officer Russell and Flying Officer Petts have been buried in military cemetery in Venlo, Limburg, Holland. They…
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