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Title
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Stimpson, Maurice Cecil
Description
An account of the resource
124 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Maurice Cecil Stimpson DFC (1921 - 1944, 155249 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, documents, and pennants. He flew operations as a pilot with 156 Squadron and was killed 15 February 1944. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Tony France and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Maurice Cecil Stimpson is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/226992/">IBCC Loses Database.</a>
Date
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2019-09-22
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Stimpson,
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Order of Ceremony Runnymede Memorial Unveiling
Description
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The unveiling of the Runnymede Memorial Order of Ceremony. This includes the hymns to be sung and the lesson.
Creator
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Imperial War Graves Commission
Date
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1953-10-17
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Runnymede
England--Surrey
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Eight printed sheets
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MStimpsonMC155249-190922-030001,
MStimpsonMC155249-190922-030002,
MStimpsonMC155249-190922-030003,
MStimpsonMC155249-190922-030004,
MStimpsonMC155249-190922-030005
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1953-10-17
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926 - 2022)
memorial
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Title
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Stimpson, Maurice Cecil
Description
An account of the resource
124 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Maurice Cecil Stimpson DFC (1921 - 1944, 155249 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, documents, and pennants. He flew operations as a pilot with 156 Squadron and was killed 15 February 1944. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Tony France and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Maurice Cecil Stimpson is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/226992/">IBCC Loses Database.</a>
Date
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2019-09-22
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Stimpson,
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[inserted] 34 [inserted]
[postmark]
H. Stimpson Esq,
Park Field Lodge,
Headstone Lane,
North Harrow,
Middx.
[page break]
IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES COMMISSION,
Wooburn House, Wooburn Green,
High Wycombe, Bucks.
Date as Postmark
[underlined] RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL UNVEILING[/underlined]
[underlined] 17th October, 1953. [/underlined]
The Secretary begs to acknowledge the receipt of your application for admission cards which will be sent to you early in September. Together with directions on how to reach the Memorial.
[page break]
IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES COMMISSION,
Wooburn House, Wooburn Green,
High Wycombe, Bucks.
2nd March 1953
Dear Sir or Madam,
Her Majesty The Queen has graciously consented to unveil the Runnymede Memorial at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, 17th October 1953. The Memorial, which is being erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission to the design of Mr. Edward Maufe, R.A., commemorates officers and men of the Air Forces of the Commonwealth who laid down their lives in the 1939-1945 war, in operations from bases in the United Kingdom and North-West Europe, and who have no known grave.
Space will be reserved at the unveiling ceremony for relatives of those whose names appear on the Memorial. If you wish to attend the ceremony it would be appreciated if you would make your application before 15th August 1953, on the enclosed form, stating the number of cards of admission required. It is regretted that the space available does not permit more than four cards to be sent in response to one application.
Would you also please indicate on the form the method by which you will travel so that the Commission may arrange for the necessary extra accommodation on Public Transport Services and for parking space for cars.
The Commission very much regret that they are unable to provide railway fares or to meet other expenses incurred by those attending the ceremony. They have, however, approached the Railway Executive who have kindly consented to issue tickets for relatives attending the ceremony at a reduction of approximately 14% on the standard return fare. Instructions on how to claim this concession will be sent to you with the cards of admission.
Yours faithfully,
F. HIGGINSON,
SECRETARY.
[page break]
No. 13620
THE RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
AIR FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH
[italics] Admit the Bearer to [/italics]
THE RELATIVES ENCLOSURE
[italics] at the [/italics]
CEREMONY OF UNVEILING
[italics] by [/italics]
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
[italics] on Saturday, 17th October, 1953 [/italics]
TICKET HOLDERS ARE REQUESTED TO BE IN THEIR PLACES BY TWO O'CLOCK
SEE OVER
[page break]
[inserted] 35 [/inserted]
[underlined] Please bring this ticket with you. [/underlined]
MEDALS AND DECORATIONS may be worn with Civilian clothes.
REFRESHMENT facilities will be available adjacent to the Memorial.
LAYING OF WREATHS. Relatives are requested not to lay wreaths until the conclusion of the Ceremony.
[inserted] 8 [/inserted]
PANEL
[inserted] 203 [/inserted]
The number shown in the box above is that of the Panel within the Memorial on which may be found the name in which you are interested.
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Letter to Maurice Stimpson's Father from the Imperial War Graves Commission
Description
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Envelope, letter, details on the unveiling of the memorial and ticket for the ceremony at Runnymede.
Creator
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Imperial War Graves Commission
Date
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1953-03-02
Temporal Coverage
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1953-10-17
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Runnymede
England--Surrey
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Three printed and one typewritten sheets plus one handwritten envelope
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MStimpsonMC155249-190922-010001, MStimpsonMC155249-190922-010002, MStimpsonMC155249-190922-010003, MStimpsonMC155249-190922-010004, MStimpsonMC155249-190922-010005
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Sue Smith
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926 - 2022)
killed in action
memorial
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Title
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Davies, Leslie and Jack
Leslie Alfred Davies
L A Davies
John Richard Davies
J R Davies
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-04-28
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Davies, LA-JR
Description
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49 items. Collection concerns Leslie Alfred Davies (1922-1996, 1581024 Royal Air Force) and his brother John Richard Davies ( - 1944, 1580941). Leslie served as a Lancaster navigator on of 50 Squadron completing his tour of 30 operations in March 1945. John served a Lancaster bomb aimer on 166 Squadron He was killed in action 3 August 1944. Collection consists of Leslie's crew's individual logbooks and biographies, operational histories, photographs of people, aircraft and a grave, documents and correspondence. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Murray Davies and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on John Richard Davies is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/105795/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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Transcription
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[Royal Air Force Crest]
[a tied cloth bow in R.A.F. colours]
THE COMMONWEALTH
AIR FORCES MEMORIAL
RUNNYMEDE
The Memorial was unveiled by
Her Majesty the Queen on 17th October, 1953
[page break]
On each side of the entrance portico
to the Memorial are inscribed these words:
IN THIS CLOISTER ARE RECORDED
THE NAMES OF TWENTY THOUSAND
AIRMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE
THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM IN RAID
AND SORTIE OVER THE BRITISH ISLES
AND THE LANDS AND SEAS OF
NORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE
The Memorial was built by the Imperial War
Graves Commission and consists of a cloister open
to and surrounding a central lawn on which is set
a Stone of Remembrance carved with the words
“THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”
[page break]
The principal features of the Shrine are the
painted vaulted ceiling and an engraved glass
window. The latter depicts two angels holding
a scroll on which appears the following wording
from Psalm 139:
“If I climb into Heaven, Thou art there:
If I go down to Hell, thou art there also.
If I take the wings of the morning and remain
In the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there also shall Thy hand lead me:
And Thy right hand shall hold me.”
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The Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial Runnymeade
Description
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Description of inscription at the entrance portico and history of the memorial.
Format
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Four page printed card with ribbon
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Identifier
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MDaviesJR1536941-160428-020001
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Surrey
England--Runnymede
England--Surrey
Temporal Coverage
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1953-10-17
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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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.
Contributor
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David Bloomfield
killed in action
memorial