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Frances Valentine in garden
Full-length portrait of toddler Frances Valentine wearing swim suit and clasping hands above her head. On the reverse 'No 10, To Sergeant J R M Valentine, British Prisoner of War No 450, Stalag Luft III, Germany, From Mrs J Valentine, Lido, Tenterdon…
Frances Valentine in garden
Full-length portrait of toddler Frances Valentine standing on lawn with legs akimbo wearing swim suit. On the reverse 'No 11, To Sergeant J R M Valentine, 12512604, Stammlager Luft III, Germany, From Mrs J R M Valentine, Lido, Tenterdon Grove, Hendon…
Frances Valentine on a path
Full-length portrait of toddler Frances Valentine wearing coat, trousers and hat, walking away from camera along a path. On the reverse 'No 16, To Sgt J R M Valentine, British Prisoner of War No 450, Stalag Luft III, Germany, From Mrs Valentine,…
Frances Valentine on a path
Full length image of Frances Valentine wearing coat walking on path towards the camera. Behind her a woman in dark coat an hat pushing a pram. To the right a man with hat sitting on a bench. On the left a wooden fence. In the background trees. On the…
Frances Valentine on a path
Full-length portrait of toddler Frances Valentine, wearing coat and bonnet, walking towards camera holding a teddy bear. In the background a pram and part of a door. On the reverse 'No 21, To Sgt J R M Valentine, British P-o-w No 450, Stalag Luft…
Frances Valentine on a stool
Full-length portrait of Frances Valentine wearing a dress, sitting on a stool holding hands of an adult not visible on the left. On the reverse 'No 27, To Sgt J R M Valentine, British P/W No 450, Stalag Luft III, Germany, From Mrs J R M Valentine,…
Frances Valentine on a tricycle
Frances Valentine wearing a coat sitting on a tricycle being pushed by a young boy. In the background a fence. On the reverse 'No 42, To Sgt J R M Valentine, British P/W 450, Stalag Luft III, Germany, From Mrs J R M Valentine, Lido, Tenterdon Grove,…
Frances Valentine with a book
Half-length portrait of Frances Valentine wearing dress and bonnet sitting holding an open book. On the reverse 'No 19, To Sgt J R M Valentine, British P/W No 450, Stalag Luft III, (VI), Germany, From Mrs Valentine, Lido, Tenterdon Grove, London…
Frank Hunt's orchestral concert - Stalag Luft 3
Top left - orchestra on stage being conducted. Captioned 'D35 Frank Hunt's orchestral concert, Stalag Luft 3'.
Top right - orchestra on stage with conductor. Captioned 'Frank Hunt's orchestral concert, Stalag Luft 3, Feb 43'.
Centre middle -…
Top right - orchestra on stage with conductor. Captioned 'Frank Hunt's orchestral concert, Stalag Luft 3, Feb 43'.
Centre middle -…
Frank Hunt's orchestral concert and music in the New Theatre - Stalag Luft 3
Top left - blurred image of man sitting at grand piano. Captioned 'Frank Hunt's orchestral concert Stalag Luft 3'.
Top right - man playing grand piano. Captioned 'Frank Hunt's orchestral concert Stalag Luft 3, Feb [..]'.
Centre left - partially…
Top right - man playing grand piano. Captioned 'Frank Hunt's orchestral concert Stalag Luft 3, Feb [..]'.
Centre left - partially…
Gallantry in Captivity
Article headlines: gallantry in captivity, awards to airmen, many lives saved in Germany. OBEs for Group Captain Laurence F Wray RCAF shot down March 1944 for work done on evacuation of Stalag Luft 3. Wing Commander (acting Group Captain) Henry…
Group Captain Leonard Trent VC DFC ADC
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Leonard's Air Force career.
Handle with Care
A book of Prison Camp cartoons with some explanations.
Interview with Bruce Cunningham
Bruce Cunningham was born in New Zealand. After initial training as a pilot he was posted to RAF Wescott Operational Training Unit and flew operations with 514 Squadron at RAF Waterbeach. His first operation was over Berlin. On one operation they…
Interview with Charles Henry Clarke. One
Charles volunteered for the RAF when he was 17 and trained as a bomb-aimer at RAF North Luffenham. After qualifying, he was posted to 619 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa. He was shot down on his 18th operation and he became a prisoner of war. He talks…
Interview with Charles Henry Clarke. Three
Charles Clarke volunteered for the Royal Air Force when he was seventeen years old and flew operations as a bomb aimer with 619 Squadron from RAF Woodhall Spa. His aircraft was shot down on his 18th operation and he became a prisoner of war. He was…
Interview with Charles Henry Clarke. Two
Charles Clarke joined the RAF aged 17 and began training as a pilot but he became ill with mumps and later trained as a bomb aimer. His aircraft was shot down on an operation to Schweinfurt and he became a prisoner of war. He took part in the Long…
Interview with David Fraser
David Fraser enlisted in the Royal Air Force in 1939 and was trained as a mechanic. He remustered as soon as he was able and flew four operations as an air gunner with 115 Squadron before his aircraft was shot down over Hamburg, in May 1941. He spent…
Interview with Eric Hookings
Eric Hookings joined the RAF and served as ground crew at RAF Newton before training as a pilot in America. He was posted to RAF Bruntingthorpe, flying Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters with 619 Squadron. During an operation an Me 110 shot down…
Interview with Ernest Holmes
Ernest Holmes joined the RAF and served as a pilot, flying operations first with 76 Squadron and then on Pathfinders. Gives a vivid and detailed account of when he was shot down over Holland: how he was given shelter by a farmer’s family and moved…
Interview with Henry Leslie Shackleton
Henry Shackleton listened to Chamberlain’s speech on the radio and hoped to be a Spitfire pilot. He began his training and was selected as a flying instructor and was posted to Canada. On his return to the UK he was posted to his operational…
Interview with Jack Edward Simmonds
Jack Simmonds was the son of an RAF serviceman. As a result, his childhood was spent moving around a great deal, including spending a few years in Egypt. He joined the RAF and began training as a pilot and then he joined 51 Squadron as a Whitley…
Interview with Jack Kenneth Lyon
Jack Lyon was a navigator/ bomb aimer and a prisoner of war for almost four years. Born in 1918, he was employed with the London Gas Company as a bookkeeper until August 1939 when he transferred to Shell. At the outbreak of the war, Shell closed…
Interview with James William Birchall
James Burchill was in the ATC before he volunteered for aircrew training. He was expected to be deferred but was told he had been chosen for immediate service. On one operation he was injured and by the time he was ready for operational duties again…
Interview with Jean Smith
When war broke out, Jean was working in the Ministry of Aircraft Production. She joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in 1942 and did two months’ training at Innsworth camp. Jean was posted to 27 Operational Training Unit at RAF Lichfield as…