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Postagram from Charles Portal congratulating Spencer Lewis Belton on Distinguished Flying Medal
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Postagram from Charles Portal to Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton RAF Hemswell congratulating on Distinguished Flying Medal.
Letter from the Air ministry to S Belton
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Letter from the Air ministry to S Belton confirming Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton is missing.
Letter from the British Broadcasting Corporation to Spencer Lewis Belton
The letter invites Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton to repeat a British Broadcasting Corporation broadcast entitled ‘Bringing a Damaged Bomber back from Wilhelmshaven’. The reverse contains the conditions attached to the broadcast.
Letter to S Belton
Letter from the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood to Mr S Belton requesting attendance for presentation of Distinguished Flying Medal awarded to Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton.
Notes for information and guidance of the next-of-kin or other relatives of airmen reported missing, prisoner of war or deceased
The document refers to storage of private effects at central depository, widows pension, orphans pension, address of the ministry of pensions and grants to next-of-kin other than widows.
Notification of award to Spencer Lewis Belton
Notification of Distinguished Flying Medal to Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton.
Spencer Lewis Belton as a child
On the first photograph, Spencer Lewis Belton is standing beside a small table. On the reverse ‘Lewis Belton age 1 yr and 5 months'.
On the second photograph he is sitting on a chair looking to the side. On the reverse ‘Spencer Lewis Smith…
On the second photograph he is sitting on a chair looking to the side. On the reverse ‘Spencer Lewis Smith…
Letter from Spencer Lewis Belton to his father
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Letter from Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton to his father. Discusses the news of Distinguished Flying Medal and a broadcast on the British Broadcasting Corporation about its award.
Letter from Spencer Lewis Belton to his father
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Letter from Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton to his father. Refers to air raids in Wales, weather, leave, crops, visit to cinema, a death in the cinema and finally a comment about a piece of shrapnel that bruised his ribs, reported in Monday’s…
Bringing a damaged bomber back from Wilhelmshaven
Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton is interviewed by a wing commander about his aircraft flying over North Sea to bomb Wilhelmshaven. Mentions a British convoy and intense anti-aircraft fire over Emden. Describes the Wilhelmshaven bombing mentioning many…
Man in suit
Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing suit and tie. On the reverse ‘I think that this is Uncle Spen not Dad’.
Christmas card to Miss B Belton
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Christmas card to Miss B Belton. The card has a bare tree in front of a circular drawing of snowy hillside village, snow falling, printed with 'Christmas Greetings'. There is a squirrel at base of tree. Inside of card there is a message ‘from…
Telegram to Mr Belton
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Telegram to Mr Belton reporting his son Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton missing.
Ration State for 10/6/40
Fragment of a document referring to personnel and their ration requirements. On reverse ‘7020 GO handed to section by P/O Allitt 9/7/40’. and list with ticks.
History of RAF Hemswell
Outlines the history of RAF Hemswell starting from its origin as RAF Harpswell in 1918 until peacetime operations in the the 50s. The station was equipped with Ansons, then Blenheims. Part of No 3 Group, 61 and 144 Squadrons. Changed to No 5 Group,…
Memorandum on the steps taken to trace missing personnel
The memorandum outlines procedures for tracing personnel resulted missing as consequence of active operations. Describes the role of the International Red Cross Committee in Geneva, St. John’s Ambulance and the Casualty branch of Record office.…
Boy in blazer, shirt and tie
Head and shoulders portrait of boy in blazer, shirt and tie, round badge in left lapel.
Congratulation letter to Spencer Lewis Belton
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Letter congratulating Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton on the award of his Distinguished Flying Medal.
Petition for award
Petition for the award of Distinguished Flying Cross to Pilot Officer William Frank Tudhope and Distinguished Flying Medal to Sergeant Lewis Smith Belton. Provides details about the operation on Wilhelmshaven, damage by anti-aircraft fire, then the…
Death of Mrs. A. Hallums
Funeral of Mrs A Hallums attended by Mr and Mrs S Belton.
Father receives son’s D.F.M. King's award to missing airman
S Belton received a Distinguished Flying Medal for his son Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton. He was educated at Southend High School, worked in a bank and on his father’s farm.
R.A.F. Heroes. Bombed target with crippled 'plane
Pilot describes the events of the operation, damage to wing, propeller, tail wheel and rudders. Proceeded to target and dropped bomb load.
Pilot gets D.F.C. and gunner D.F.M.
Details of awards of Distinguished Flying Crosses and Distinguished Flying Medals to aircrew.
Hail these heroes of Empire. Eleven new awards to men of the R.A.F.
Distinguished Flying Crosses and Distinguished Flying Medals issued to aircrew with details on the operation undertaken.
Hero of 21 RAF raids gets DFC
Distinguished Flying Crosses and Distinguished Flying Medals issued to aircrew, with details on the operations.
From: The People, 4 August 1940, p. 6.
From: The People, 4 August 1940, p. 6.