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  • Collection: Burkitt, William Frederick

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Hilary’s uncle, William Frederick Burkitt (known as John), was born in North London. He joined up in October 1943 and after training as a flight engineer, was sent to RAF Bardney. During their first operation they were badly hit and the rear…

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Album page nine small photographs recording two children, a boy and a girl, in their early years, one outside a semi-detached house , some in the garden and one paddling.

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Album page, eight photographs, predominantly of women, a later one is in colour.

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Album page, seven photographs of groups of WAAFs, two with a barrage balloon in the background.

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Album page, short birth certificate and baptismal card for Irene Amy Burkitt.

Also three photographs of WAAFs - one head and shoulders, one of a group of five, the third is a formal course photograph during training. Posed in three rows in front…

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Album page with four photographs: - one of bomber crew de-briefing, sergeant in foreground in RAF uniform with USA shoulder flash, Flight Sergeant with Australia shoulder flash. - two photographs of Typhoon with 609 Squadron code PR, with servicing…

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Two photographs:
- one of aircrew collecting and putting on their flying clothing and parachutes,
- second of two aircrew in flying clothing: one looking out from entrance door of Lancaster W4964, one standing outside talking to an officer not in…

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Two photographs:
- one of aircrew at night, being collected or dropped off at the dispersal.
- second, also at night, is of a crew in flying gear gathered around entrance door of Lancaster (W4964 squadron code WS).

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Standard form letter sent to family of deceased servicemen describing the details of the standard headstone and attaching a form to complete for a personal inscription. Also is an illustration of a typical headstone.

There is also a photograph of…

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Album page displaying:

- Letter from War Office dated 10 August 1945, to William Burkitt's mother, confirming to her that he had been buried in a cemetery near Brussels.

- A letter from the Air Ministry dated 6 April 1948, forwarded with two…

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Five photographs first three head and shoulders of Wiliam Burkitt as an airman, third as an LAC fourth with a dog has a garden background, fifth sitting on a motorcycle.

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Head and shoulders portrait of William in uniform with sergeant's stripes and flight engineer brevet.

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For Sergeant W F Burkitt, Royal Air Force.

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Six men of William's crew, in flying clothing next to the entrance door to Lancaster W4964 with squadron code WS.

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An airman in flying clothing in the entrance door of Lancaster W4964, annotated on the reverse 'Sgt John Joseph Zammit probably an American in the RCAF'.

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Blue covers for photograph album
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