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Educational work
Article. States that educational work for prisoners in a number of camps was carried out by Flight Lieutenant F Harvey Vivian RAFVR also appointed MBE. Mentions he made two attempts to escape and describes evacuation of Stalag Luft VI by ship and…
Edward Perkins
Left - head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet. Captioned 'My old pal "Ed"'.
Right - newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of fifteen aircrew mostly wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in three…
Right - newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of fifteen aircrew mostly wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in three…
Eichenlaubträger Generalfeldmarschall Paulus an die Deutsche Wehrmacht und das Deutsche Volk
A call from the German Field Marshall Friedrich Paulus to his comrades and to the German people via radio 'Freies Deutschland' while he is a prisoner of war in Russia. After a call for reflection in August 1944 he feels he has to speak again despite…
End Room Tunnellers April 1941
Photo 1 is ten men standing in a group, captioned 'Muir, Denny, McCombe, McConnel, Neely, Kerwin, Bushell, Beauclair, Panton, Newman (End room tunnellers April 41)'.
Photo 2 is a group of ten men.
Photo 3 is a group of 13 men.
Photo 4 is a group…
Photo 2 is a group of ten men.
Photo 3 is a group of 13 men.
Photo 4 is a group…
Envelope
Brown envelope with text "70 Photographs sent to John in Germany, mostly 1942 & 1943, Polyfoto 1944, + 11 colour transparencies (1942 & 1944) & prints, + 11 small b/w (rather poor) photos Felmersham 1944'.
Envelope Addressed to Daphne Cottrell
An envelope addressed to Daphne from Victor.
Envelope addressed to Daphne Cottrell and two Newspaper Cuttings
Three items from an album.
Item 1 is an envelope addressed to Daphne from Victor.
Item 2 is a cutting referring to Victor being shot down over Germany.
Item 3 is a cutting about the transfer of mail to prisoners during the war.
Item 1 is an envelope addressed to Daphne from Victor.
Item 2 is a cutting referring to Victor being shot down over Germany.
Item 3 is a cutting about the transfer of mail to prisoners during the war.
Envelope Addressed to Victor Mendelski's Parents
The envelope in item PMendelskiVR15010001 opened out to reveal Victor's address in Stalag Luft 3.
Envelope addressed to Victor's Parents and a Woman
Two items from an album.
Item 1 is an envelope addressed to Victor's parents. It came from a prisoner of war camp in Germany.
Item 2 is a photograph of a woman seated and wearing a thick coat.
There is a caption 'George Vic Ron Jack Sam Dave Cyril…
Item 1 is an envelope addressed to Victor's parents. It came from a prisoner of war camp in Germany.
Item 2 is a photograph of a woman seated and wearing a thick coat.
There is a caption 'George Vic Ron Jack Sam Dave Cyril…
Eric Coling memoir
Time in the RAF including selection as an observer, enrolment at Lord's Cricket Ground, navigational dead reckoning and meteorology training in Eastbourne and Paignton. Time spent on navigational sorties in Grahamstown, South Africa in Ansons and…
Eric Hookings's life story book 2
Describes operations as Lancaster pilot. Detailed description of last sortie to attack Dortmund-Ems canal on 6 November 1944. His aircraft was attacked by FW 190 which was driven of and then set on fire by another fighter attack. Describes bailing…
Eric Sanger prisoner of war card
Head and shoulders portrait of Eric Sanger and personal details in Oflag XXI B.
Eric Scott prisoner of war document
Shows personal and physical details, next of kin, b/w head and shoulder photograph and fingerprint.
Escape Aids and Instructions and Christmas Menu, 1944
Three photographs and four leaflets captioned 'Escape Aids & Instructions 1. Book of Do's and Don'ts in the event of capture. 2 List of phrases. 3. Photographs sewn inside battledress for use on false papers'.
Items 1 to 3 are head and shoulder…
Items 1 to 3 are head and shoulder…
Escape to happiness for Frank and Kathleen.
Flight Sergeant Frank Waters is reunited with his wife Kathleen at a secret location on 21 March 1945 after he had been released from prisoner of war camp by advancing Russian forces. Recently married, Kathleen Waters had been lodging with the Carter…
Eulogy - Wing Commander David Harold Bernard MBE
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A biography of his life. He joined the RAF as a wireless operator/air gunner. He volunteered for the Special Operations Exceutive. He was shot down in the Black Forest area and ended up at Sagan, Stalag Luft 3. He spent time building secret radios…
Eulogy for Philip Jenkinson
Describes early life, joining the RAF, training and joining 10 Squadron as mid-upper gunner on Halifax. Was shot down during operation to Munich on 6/7 September 1943. After evading was capture and prisoner of war until April 1945. Goes on with…
Eulogy for Philip Jenkinson
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Describes early life, joining the RAF, training and joining 10 Squadron as mid-upper gunner on Halifax. Was shot down during operation to Munich on 6/7 September 1943. After evading was capture and prisoner of war until April 1945. Goes…
Describes early life, joining the RAF, training and joining 10 Squadron as mid-upper gunner on Halifax. Was shot down during operation to Munich on 6/7 September 1943. After evading was capture and prisoner of war until April 1945. Goes…
Evacuation of Bankau Luft
Describes the journey taken between 18 January 1945 and 8 February 45 after the evacuation of the Bankau Stalag Luft 7 prisoner of war camp by foot and eventually train to Stalag 3A.
Ex-RCAF The Camp Jan 1990
News-sheet of the ex-Air Force POW Association. This edition covers POW's in Perpetuity, the Red Cross, a new memorial at Plymouth Hoe, Geoof Taylor -author, advance notice of a reunion in Vancouver, lost members, ex-POW histories, Obituaries, a…
Ex-RCAF The Camp July 1983
Ex-Air Force POW Association news sheet. This edition covers a planned five-day reunion planned for August 1985, a planned convention of the National POW Association in Hamilton, a planned reunion at Toronto for RCAF and RAF veterans, a reminder that…
Extracts from 195 Squadron Operations Record book covering John Brittain's operations
Extracts cover thirteen wartime bombing operations and four Operation Manna supply drops as well as three post war prisoner of war repatriation flights. Details include number of aircraft involved, weather, bomb load, marking seen, operational…
F1 Show Poster
A poster for the play 'Home and Beauty', by Somerset Maugham. There is drawing of two men and inset the face of a woman. There is a cast list and a description of the three acts. The cast includes Howard Squire, Hugh Lawrie, Bob Shellard, Peter Fox,…
F1 Show Poster
A poster for the play 'Home and Beauty', by Somerset Maugham. There is drawing of two men and inset the face of a woman. There is a cast list and a description of the three acts. The cast includes Howard Squire, Hugh Lawrie, Bob Shellard, Peter Fox,…
F10 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
Two men are toasting with wine glasses. They are wearing flannels, shirts and ties. They are facing each other with the glasses raised and touching. Behind a table with a basket, a vase with flowers, three chairs, a door and a window with curtains.