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- Collection: The crew of Halifax LV771
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Terry McGrath
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…
Tags: aircrew; wireless operator
Missing statement
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…
Internal letter from the Air Board
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.
Graveyard cross
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…
Letter from Central Repository to Mr and Mrs B E Carrall
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.
Tags: aircrew; killed in action
Squadron 158 to Vera Gorton
Communicating that Vera's husband Sergeant Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is missing following an operation.
Prisoner of war camps
Map of Eastern Europe with prisoner of war camps marked with Stalag Luft I, III, IV and VI underlined.
From prisoner of war
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.
Tags: Dulag Luft; prisoner of war
Map references
Noting corrections for the positions of prisoner of war camps with a list of the types of camp.
Commonwealth of Australia
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…
Tags: aircrew; final resting place; killed in action; pilot
Letter from Ron to his wife
Telling Vera that he has been freed by the Americans and was waiting from transport home.
Tags: love and romance; prisoner of war
Questionnaire for British/American ex prisoners of war
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…
Airmen and ground personnel
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.…
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel
Ronald Gorton
Head and shoulders portrait of Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton, flight engineer (1946 - 1986, 1877467 Royal Air Force). Annotated 'L J Teronia's Cardiff'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer
Ron Wood
Half portrait of Sergeant Ronald 'Ron' Charles Wood, mid upper gunner, (1812663 Royal Air Force).
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew
3 Initial Training Wing
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…
Tags: aircrew; Initial Training Wing; RAF Torquay; training
Horace Lindsay
Half portrait of Horace Lindsay, air gunner (d.1944, 1869698 Royal Air Force).
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew
Caterpillar club lapel badge
Caterpillar club badge with pin issued for parachuting to safety.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: bale out; Caterpillar Club; heirloom
Bob Macpherson
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.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer