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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1943-10-12"

MTansleyEH149542-181113-07.jpg
For Ernest Henry Tansley on 2 December 1943 presumed. Entry in air force war records of death.

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ASelwoodFN180113.mp3
Francis Neville Selwood of Invercargill, New Zealand was fascinated with aeroplanes in his youth and lived near an airfield where he could go and watch the aircraft. He was keen to volunteer as a pilot but an early rugby injury made that impossible.…

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Refers to letter informing her that husband was missing and states that information had been received from the International Red Cross that Pilot Officer Russell Petts and one unidentified body were shot down on 26 May 1943. Not possible to identify…

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EHerbertGNCWynnK431108.jpg
Letter advising her that because of the length of time her husband has been missing he must now be presumed dead

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BWittyARWittyARv1.pdf
History of wartime experiences of Ronald Witty. Starts with schooling and early employment just before the war in Hull. Mentions German bombing of Hull and volunteering for the RAF. Describes training in London and Torquay before departing on a troop…

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