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  • Collection: Adder, Mervyn

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A large group of airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in four rows with trees in the background. One, officer wearing peaked cap is seated centre of second row. Captioned '7th flight, B squadron, A.C.R.C London, April 1942'. On…

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Letter and explanatory note. Thanks them for letters. States that he is browned off as they had decided he should be a navigator rather than a pilot and describes his feelings about this news and what he did about it. Comments on life in his location…

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Letter and explanatory note. Reports that he has recovered from illness and spending time at home. Describes his activities getting ready to go home and his journey. Goes on to describe activities at home and plans. Reports arrival of parcel and…

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Reports that he was back at base after leave. Describes some recent activities and journey. Says he should have written earlier but he was flying on long trip.

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An airman wearing tunic and side cap arm-in-arm with a female wearing coat and holding handbag. In the background foliage. Captioned 'This photograph with his sister Edith and one of Mervyn alone were taken at Scarborough while he was a cadet'.…

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Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic and side cap.

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Full length image of an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing on grass with shrubbery in the background. Three versions of same image.

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Top - head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic and side cap.
Bottom - full length image of an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing on grass with shrubbery in the background.
Left -navigators brevet.

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Artwork of a Wellington from below with two Spitfires behind over snow covered landscape. On the reverse 'Vickers Wellington bomber and Spitfires, after the original by Albert Kaye'.

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Fourteen thumbnail prints of full face portrait of an airman in various poses. Covered with see through sheet with numbers.

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Five full face photographic prints of an airman in uniform and three of a man wearing civilian jacket and tie.

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Twelve head and shoulders prints of an airman wearing tunic in various poses. In two at the top he has no cap and in the others he wears a side cap.

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Top - seven aircrew in and around the door of a bomber. All are wearing flying clothing.
Bottom - two navigators brevet and a blue cloth badge.
Captioned 'Mervyn Adder World war 2 photographs'.

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Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing jacket and tie. Captioned 'Mervyn Adder'.

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Names and next of kin of crew. Flight Sergeant Ronald Johnson - WOP/Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant William Jack - air gunner, Flight Sergeant Joseph Sagar - air gunner, F/O John Berrington - pilot (Rhodesian), Acting F/L Laurence Flynn - pilot…

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Seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in two rows. Captioned 'Photograph kept loose as my uncle has identified his colleagues on the back. Taken February 1944'. List of crew names with aircrew position and faith. On the…

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Fourteen verse poem concerning Lancaster B for Baker. Individual verses for all aircrew

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Card from Mervyn Adder. On the front artwork of cottage and sun dial clock. Insides artwork fruit basket and birthday greetings. Signed a 'all the best. Mervyn'.

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On the front the RAF insignia and red silver and blue ribbon. Inside Christmas greetings Sergeants' Mess RAF Dunholme Lodge, 44 Squadron. Signed 'Mervyn'.

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Informs him that his son Sergeant Mervyn Adder was missing as a result of air operations on night 15/16 March 1944. The Lancaster in which he was flying as navigator failed to return from operation to Stuttgart.

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Regrets to inform him that according to information from Red Cross, his son Pilot Officer Mervyn Adder was believed to have lost his life.

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Reports that source of information that his son had lost his life along with Flying Officer J R Berrington and Sergeant C Clark was a German report to international Red Cross in Geneva. Report included information that Flying Officer T H Fynn was a…

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One page of letter with no first or last page. Reports arrival at new location and describes journey through Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth. Nice countryside after Manchester.

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Last two pages, no salutation page. Writes of walking back to camp and arriving too late for supper. Mentions receipt of parcel with cake. Comments on other parcels and photographs as well as an upcoming birthday.

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Confirms information in telegram in which he was notified that his son had lost his life as a result of air operations on 15 March 1944. Information was from official German sources.
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