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Display case
Framed display case with two photographs, uniform buttons, medal ribbons and medals, Rhodesia flash, two newspaper cuttings (RAF bombers fire ships and role of honour - incorrect report that he died in prisoner of war camp). In addition a telegram, a…
Telegram to parents
Telegram reporting message from senior British officer Stalag Luft 3 on behalf of Donald Baker that there was no truth in any information of his death and he was alive. Sent by Red Cross Society, Salisbury.
South Africa prisoners of war in Germany
Nineteen airmen in various uniforms standing and squatting in two rows with brick building in the background. Names two Rhodesians Flight Lieutenat J A G Parker and Pilot Officer Donald Baker (extreme right sitting). Shown at Oflag 21B, Stalagluft 3…
Map of German prisoner of war camps
Map with handwritten annotations for some camps including Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft 1 (mistakenly labelled Stalag Luft II), Stalag Luft 3, Stalag Luft 6 and Stalag 8B
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 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.
Parcel Labels Addressed to Victor Mendelski
Two labels from a parcel addressed to Victor.
Postcards from Victor Mendelski and two Newspaper cuttings
Four items from a scrapbook.
Item 1 is a postcard from Victor to his mother.
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting referring to the small number of prisoners who escaped back to Britain.
Item 3 is a postcard addressed to Victor.
Item 4 is a cutting about…
Item 1 is a postcard from Victor to his mother.
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting referring to the small number of prisoners who escaped back to Britain.
Item 3 is a postcard addressed to Victor.
Item 4 is a cutting about…
Letter to Joan Wareing from Muriel
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Letter from Muriel to her friend Joan. She writes that she has been in hospital but if feeling much better now. She says that she has been very worried during the past few weeks having heard that fighting had broken out in Saarbrucken causing…
Alan Green's prisoner of war card
Alan Green's prisoner of war record with his personal details.
Antony Bridgman prisoner of war identification card
Gives personal details and has head and shoulders photograph. Notes at Stalag Luft 3, Oflag IX A.
Jack Leslie Clark "Nobby" DFM flight engineer
Relates "Nobby" Clark's experiences after his aircraft was hit by anti aircraft fire and exploded. Initially trapped as the aircraft broke up an span with him eventually being thrown out along with the pilot and parachuted safely to earth despite…
The Prisoner of War Journal
Sixteen page journal with text and photographs. The final issue with message from Field Marshal Lord Chetwode, Editorial, article on history of prisoner of war mail/parcels, awards ceremony, prisoner of war students, garden parties, articles about…
John Nettleton VC
A biography of John from his attempts to join the South African navy to his time in the RAF.
Laying of Monument Foundations
26 men attending a ceremony laying the foundations of a monument commemorating the prisoners of war who died at Stalag IVB. It is captioned 'Het leggen van de eerste steen van het op te richten monument voor de te Muhlberg overleden…
Jozef Nogal's Wartime Log
Contains photographs of prisoners of war, notes, four pages of addresses, the contents of a parcels, postcards with cartoons of camp life and images of Father Christmas, as well as Jozef Nogal's bank balance.
F17 "Thru' The Music Sheet"
A man dressed as a woman tapdancing accompanied by a band with guitar, drums, double bass, trumpet and saxophones.
F33 NCO's Rugby Team. Stalag Luft 3
17 rugby players. 16 men in rugby kit. One dressed in airman's uniform. They are arranged in three rows, one kneeling, one stooped and the third standing. The are positioned in front of the rugby ball. Behind is a hut and some bare trees.
F2 'Home and Beauty' Stalag Luft 3. Apr 43
One soldier is sitting on a single bed with another standing to his right. A man dressed as a woman in outdoor clothes is standing to the left with a second person in pyjamas on her left. There are chairs, a bedside lamp, drapes behind the bed and…
F20 "Thru the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
A group of 13 actors including several men dressed as women. In the centre a woman holds the hand of a schoolgirl. On her other side is a schoolboy. On the right are two actors dressed with flower masks. Behind is a castle backdrop with portcullis.
F21 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Two men in period costume, one dressed as a woman in a long dress, stand in front of a castle backdrop. They are holding hands.
F24 "Thru' the Music Sheet." Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Three men and a man dressed as a woman. They are dressed in period costume. One is wearing a long dress and is holding the hands of one of the men. The other two men wear long cloaks. Behind is a painted medieval backdrop.
F12 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
The schoolmaster wearing a mortarboard and gown has the ear of a schoolboy. Six more schoolchildren are sitting on a bench looking on. Two are dressed as schoolgirls. On the blackboard is a sketch of a stickman with 'Teacher' underneath. Behind is a…
F13 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
A scene from the musical show. One man is dressed as an animal.
F26 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Members of the cast lined up at the end of the show. They are in a multitude of costumes. Several men are dressed as women.