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  • Collection: The crew of Halifax LV771

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Portrait of a seated man in a suit and tie to the left and a woman in a collard dress and cardigan with a pearl necklace to the right. Between the couple is a round wooden table on which is sat Donald James Taylor Marr (b.1923 d.1944) and a younger…

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Head and shoulder portraits of wireless operator Terence 'Terry' James McGrath (1922 - 1944, 432441 Royal Air Force), one wearing dress uniform and one in open necked shirt and the accompanying negatives. Two further negatives of Terry in civilian…

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Head and shoulder portrait of pilot, Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall (1921 - 1944, 432117 Royal Australian Air Force) annotated 'F/O Carrall 84' with a label annotated ‘F/O Carrall’ and two negatives of Nigel in civilian clothes holding a…

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Report on the missing Halifax III-LV-772 'I' detailing the target and fuel load. The crew are identified as 'pilot, Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, 432117; navigator, Flying Officer Donald James Taylor Marr, 162554; air bomber, Flying Officer…

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Enclosing a copy of the investigation report by the Missing Research and Enquiry Service confirming their findings and the deaths of Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, 432117 and Flying Officer Terence 'Terry' James Taylor McGrath, 432441.

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A white cross marking the shared grave of Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, 432117 and Flying Officer Donald James Taylor Marr. Inscribed on the crossbar 'Aust 432117 F/O N B Carrall, 163554 F/O D J T Marr and on the upright 'RAAF RAF'. In the…

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A head-and-shoulders portrait of Donald James Taylor Marr, navigator (1923 - 1944, 163554 Royal Air Force).

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Confirming that the personal effects of their son, Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, pilot, (1921 - 1944, 432117 Royal Australian Air Force) had been received and would be forwarded to the family. A list of those effects is also attached.

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Communicating that Vera's husband Sergeant Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is missing following an operation.

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Map of Eastern Europe with prisoner of war camps marked with Stalag Luft I, III, IV and VI underlined.

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Confirming Sergeant Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is a prisoner of war. A note from Ron Wood to Vera Gorton telling her that her husband 'Tom' is safe and wishing her a happy Christmas.

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Noting corrections for the positions of prisoner of war camps with a list of the types of camp.

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To the parents of Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, pilot (1921 - 1944, 432117 Royal Australian Air Force) advising that a report had been received from the Missing, Research and Enquiry Service. This confirms that Nigel's aircraft crashed at…

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Telling Vera that he has been freed by the Americans and was waiting from transport home.

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Debrief questionnaire giving personal information of Sergeant Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton. Lists the camps he was in, Stalag IX, Stalag Luft 3 and Stalag VIIA, and answers to questions about interrogations, escapes attempted, collaboration with enemy…

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A group of seven aircrew wearing Mae Wests. parachute harnesses and flying boots. They are accompanied by a member of the ground personnel in his overalls and another man in a shirt and tie. They are standing alongside the fuselage of a Halifax.…

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Eight airmen standing in a group, two wearing officer's caps, five in side caps and one bareheaded. In the centre three men are holding a depiction of Rosi Gallapagous, a naked woman lying on her front which is used s nose art on a Halifax…

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The cockpit with a painted naked woman lying on her front, named 'Rosi Gallapagous' framed by a heart with a bomb tally of nine below. There are four aircrew standing alongside the aircraft with the pilot standing second right.

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Head and shoulders portrait of Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton, flight engineer (1946 - 1986, 1877467 Royal Air Force). Annotated 'L J Teronia's Cardiff'.

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Half portrait of Sergeant Ronald 'Ron' Charles Wood, mid upper gunner, (1812663 Royal Air Force).

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Sixty four uniformed aircrew arranged in rows. Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is standing back row second from right. Sixty one of the men are wearing side caps with white bands, denoting them as trainees with Pilot Officer Lankester sitting centre of…

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Half portrait of Horace Lindsay, air gunner (d.1944, 1869698 Royal Air Force).

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The cockpit and nose of a Halifax with art of a naked woman lying on her front framed by a heart, annotated 'Rosi Gallapagous'. There is a bomb tally of nine bombs below her.

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Caterpillar club badge with pin issued for parachuting to safety.

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Robert 'Bob' Macpherson, bomb aimer (1922 - 1944, 154743 Royal Air Force) wearing a greatcoat and officer's cap. He is standing in a garden in front of a wooden fence with house beyond.

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