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Letter to Anne Doward from Pastor M Fiedler
Handwritten translation of original Germany reporting her request for information about the shooting down and death of her father. Writes that crew were buried on 6 December 1943 is St Anne's (?) Cemetery. They were shot down by a night fighter on 3…
Anne Doward nee Tansley
Biography of Ernest Tansley's daughter Anne. Writes of background and family. Gives service history of her father including joining, training in England and the United States and eventual posting to 57 Squadron at RAF Scampton. Writes of her memories…
Siegfried Wildenheim biography
Lived in Trebbin and was at home on 2 December 1943 and in a shelter during the attack on which her father was shot down.. When Anne Doward was researching her father, Siegfried found eye witnesses and a vast amount of other information about the…
Grave concentration report form
Lists eight crew including Pilot Officer E H Tansley. Date of reburial 1947-05-16. Collective grave one cross.
Letter from Ernest Tansley to his parents
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Written from RAF Windrush No 6 PAFU. Writes about mail and that not much is happening but has done a little more flying. Says he would not be able to get leave or get home for Christmas. Catches up with family news.
Letter from Ernest Tansley to his brother Albert
Writes thanking him for letters and discusses money jointly spent on sons uniform. Talks about his current location and lack of progress and thinks they are wasting their time. Speculates on the near future, Catches up with other family matters.
Letter from Ernest Tansley to his brother Albert
Settling into new location after arriving safely in Canada. Catches up with family news and talks a little of his activities. Comments on lack of blackout compared to home and writes of hospitable local people. Mentions arrival of snow and how well…
Letter from Ernest Tansley to his brother Albert
Writes of worrying about correspondence when one is so far away from home and continues with philosophical chat. Catches up with family news. Writes that he is in hospital with septic arm and measles. He would be out the next day but had been put…
Letter from Ernest Tansley to his brother Albert's and wife Dolly
Writes about leave and catches up with family matters and travel arrangements.
Letter from Ernest Tansley to his brother Albert's wife Dolly
Thanks her for letter and comments on how lucky she is to have his brother as husband. Mentions he would be leaving current location soon and has only a little night flying to finish. Writes he will be happy to get home as he has been away so long.…
Letter from Scruttons Limited
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Notifies recipient of an 8 shilling a month pay rise.
Extract from Ernest Harold Patrick's flying log book
Extract from flying log book for bomb aimer’s for Ernest Harold Patrick, detailing his operations flown until failing to return from operations. He was stationed at RAF Scampton and RAF East Kirkby. Aircraft flown in was Lancaster. He flew a total…
Letter from Irene Tansley to Mrs Groves
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Acknowledging that they both now know that their husbands had been killed in action. Says they should be proud of them and mentions she is fortunate because she has three children. Offers sympathy.
Letter to Mrs Tansley from the Red Cross
Regrets that there is no news of her son Pilot Officer E H Tansley. If they received any information they would pass it on. Mentions they hope she has had confirmation that her son was promoted and had been awarded received a DFC.
Letter to Mrs Tansley from the Red Cross
Writes that her son had now been reported missing believed killed in action. Action had been taken as consequence of official German report sent to the international red cross, Geneva. The Air Ministry should have already reported where her son and…
German List of war casualties
List of the graves of soldiers and civilians who fell or died during the 1939-1945 war. Includes six RAF crew with two registered as unknown.
Extract from 57 Squadron O.R.B (Air.27/258)
Account highly successful attach on Turin on 12/13 July 1943 by aircraft of 57 Squadron which included Sgt E H Tansley as second pilot in aircraft ED655. Includes list of aircraft and bomb load of ED655. Account of a further attack on Milan on 16/17…
Lists of crews on operations from July to December 1943
List captains and take off and landing times from 23 July 1943 to 3 December 1942.
Ernest Tansley personal details
Official document with personal details. Service commenced 19 March 1941. Selected and passed as pilot. List units during training.
A child inspects the wreckage of Pilot Officer Tansley's Lancaster
On the right a child wearing coat looks at smoking wreckage on the left which is in front of a single story house. Other houses to the right. Captioned 'A child inspects the wreckage of P/O Tansley's Lancaster at Trebbin, Germany'. Additional…
A child inspects the wreckage of Pilot Officer Tansley's Lancaster
A child wearing coat on the right looks at wreckage on the left. Captioned 'A child inspects the wreckage of P/O Tansleys Lancaster at Trebbin, Germany'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Pilot Officer EH Tansley’s grave at Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg
White gravestone with inscription Pilot Officer E H Tansley, pilot, Royal Air Force, 2nd December 1942 aged 29. Captioned 'P/O EH Tansley’s grave at Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg.'. On the reverse 'Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, plot 8,…
Airman standing by tree
A airman wearing khaki uniform stands sideways against a palm tree. In the background single story barracks.
Ernest Tansley's parents
A man wearing suit and tie and a woman wearing dress, jacket and hat walk arm in arm along seafront. Other people and buildings in the background. On the reverse 'Mary Ann + Albert Tansley, parents of P/O Ernest H Tansley'.
First American Instructor
Man wearing flying helmet with goggles and jacket standing in front of a PT-17 Stearman biplane with another aircraft in the background. On the reverse 'My 1st American instructor, Mr J K Don, Carlstom Field, Arkadia, Fla, Feb 1942'.