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  • Collection: Dorricott, Leonard William

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A handwritten notebook containing the war diary of A Dorricott from October 1914. He embarks the SS Deseado at Southampton and sails through the Bay of Biscay, past Gibraltar to Malta. They continued with naval escorts to Port Said, through the Suez…

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A document issued to Leonard Dorricott authorising him to wear the following medals - 1939-45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star and clasp and Defence Medal.

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Five medals awarded to Leonard Dorricott - Distinguished Flying Medal, 1939-45 Star with Bomber Command clasp, Aircrew Europe Star France and Germany clasp, Defence Medal, 1939-45 War Medal.

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Rosemary Dorricott is the widow of Leonard William Dorricott DFM. During the war years she was a young child in Skegness. She was six years old when war broke out. She recalls the air raids on the town and the rationing and blackouts that became a…

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A view of Scampton church with many graves in the foreground. On the reverse 'Scampton Church & Graveyard Set 1C Bromoil 20.5.98 Bromoil Jan 9 1997'.

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A Lancaster framed by the door of the hangar. Behind there is a second Lancaster in a hangar and the front half of a third Lancaster parked outside.

EDorricottLWVarious41-42.pdf
Note book containing 84 pages of letters covering the period 1 September 1941 to 4 July 1942. It covers his training in the UK, Canada and the USA. He describes, in detail, his social life and eating arrangements but very little about the actual…

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Head and shoulders portrait of Leonard Dorricott. On the reverse 'Feb 1946 at RAF Waddington Photograph of a pencil self-portrait via two mirrors.'

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A document written by Leonard W Dorricott describing his interest in Bromoil photography.

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Billy Strachan, Lancaster pilot, is standing by the nose of a Lancaster 'F'. Caption mentions his interest in ethnic minorities who flew in Bomber Command.

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Covers the men maintaining the Lancaster 'G for George' as well as some of the aircrew. here are photographs of various crew members and the aircraft. 'The Daily Sketch', 17 March 1944.

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Seven airmen arranged at the tail of a Lancaster. Six men are standing and one man is sitting in the tail gunner's position. The rear turret is armed wit two .50 machine guns. The aircrew are wearing lifejackets and parachutes.

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Three airmen seated in an operational room. On the wall are maps and printed sheets. Behind is a table with a telephone. On the reverse 'Navigation Office, RAF Waddington'.

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Seven airmen standing in front of a Lancaster. They are wearing lifejackets and parachutes. One man is holding a toy leopard. Leonard Dorricott is second left. On the reverse of one photograph 'April 1945 Taffy Morgan Bomb Aimer LWD Nav Bill Lund…

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Seven airmen in two rows. The front row is kneeling and four men at the back are standing. They are dressed in lifejackets and parachutes. Leonard Dorricott is first on the left. One man is kneeling and holding a spotted toy leopard. The pilot, Billy…

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Oblique aerial photograph of logs stored in four separate areas on a frozen lake divided by vehicle tracks.

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Several Lancasters parked on a grass field with groups of people standing by them. Behind are high hills. On the reverse 'Pomigliano airfield, Naples Ops Dodge Ferrying prisoners of war, wounded etc' and 'Dorricott'.

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The bombed Chancellery in Berlin. In the foreground a car lying on its side. On the reverse 'Reich Chancellry [sic] Berlin'.
A separate note adds background information and the date of the photograph.

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Two feathered starboard engines of a Lancaster. On the reverse '2 starboard engines feathered over Lincoln.

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Danny Hurly is leaving Villa Giulia in Portici, crossing tramlines. On the reverse 'No 11 Billet Portici Danny Hurly ITALY'.

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A He 111 and FW 190 in a scrapheap with two airmen posing beside the wrecks. On the reverse '8 Graveyard, Gatow, Berlin 25.10.45'.

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A group of six airmen sitting on a grass embankment. Behind is a lorry and a brick building. Leonard Dorricott is in the centre, front row.

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One airman in swimming shorts, socks and hat, the other in trousers, and cap but shirtless. One has a knife or similar and the other is grappling with him. Behind is a bicycle resting on a Nissen hut.

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One airman is holding a revolver to his head. He is wearing trousers and no top. A second airman in swimming trunks and socks is looking on. Behind is a Nissen hut.
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