Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tilly Foster]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Canada]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rüsselsheim]]> Germany--Kiel]]> France]]> France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados)]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1991]]> 2012]]> Iris met Maurice at the New Zealand Officers Club in London and they married eight months later at a church that had been bombed the day before at Clapham Common. Maurice was born in June 1922 in Newcastle. In January 1940 he joined the Royal Air Force and from 1944 he flew as a New Zealand Lancaster pilot with 75 Squadron Maurice had completed a full tour of operations. In July 2019, Norman McDonald and Alf Bannon were the only two surviving members of his crew, still alive in New Zealand. Maurice never expressed regrets about what he had done during the war. His brother Charlie had been a prisoner of war. After Maurice finished a tour in December 1944, having done four years, he and Iris went back to New Zealand. Their first daughter, Marcia, was born in 1945 and Andrea followed. They stayed in New Zealand for 19 years before returning to England. Before the war Maurice had worked in a warehouse. After the war he became manager of the linen department of a warehouse in Auckland. On return to England he got a job with Paton & Baldwin Wools.]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Adalberto Di Corato]]> Tilly Foster]]> Jean Massie]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Balloon Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> New Zealand]]> Switzerland]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--London]]> England--Stockport]]> New Zealand--Auckland]]> Wales--Swansea]]> England--Lancashire]]> 1940]]> 1944]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> Germany]]> Canada]]> New Zealand]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Rutland]]> Germany--Helgoland]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Manitoba]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1945-04]]> 1945-05]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Belgium]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> New Zealand]]> Belgium--Brussels]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> New Zealand--Dunedin]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1942-12]]> 1943-10-12]]> 1944-12-29]]> 1944-12-31]]> 1945-02-13]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-05]]> 1945-06-29]]> 1945-10]]> Elizabeth has clear memories of attending dances and the cinema at both RAF Feltwell and RAF Methwold, along with her friend Pam. She was employed as a waitress in the local fish and chip shop, which brought her into direct contact with the New Zealand airmen stationed at nearby RAF Methwold. The airmen’s love of egg and chips is a particularly fond memory. She had several boyfriends, but nothing too serious. Open trucks and coaches full of aircrew being transported to and from RAF Methwold is another memory that has stayed with her.
She didn’t meet her husband to be until 1947 after he was posted to RAF Methwold to retrain in air traffic control. They met when she cycled with her friend to Brandon fair. Charlie had been a rear gunner. His crew was made up of a New Zealand pilot, Flight Lieutenant Keen, two Canadians, Flight Lieutenants Brown and King, along with Flight Sergeants Spillsby, Elms and Smith. The crew were a close-knit unit and they carried out 31 operation, and remained in contact long after the war. He spoke fondly about his favourite aircraft, Q for Queenie, but he did not talk about his operations. Elizabeth only discovered his log book after Charlie’s death. His only comment about his experiences came when an item on Germany made the news, and he would indicate that he knew where the location was. She does remember Charlie told her he had his first cigarette after the aircraft crashed at RAF Mepal. Charlie demobbed in 1950 and was then employed by Peal Assurance.
Elizabeth also worked on the land. Planting potatoes by machine, but picking by hand. She also helped at harvest time. Cycling to the fields where all the heavy work was carried out by horses.
Her friend Pam married Ted King. She was quite young, and although Pam and Ted moved around, they remained in contact throughout their lives until Pam passed away. Elizabeth worked at the chip shop throughout her life until her retirement.
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Denise Boneham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Ian Whapplington]]> Peter Schulze]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> Germany]]> 1937]]> 1947]]>
Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jennie Mitchell]]> Tricia Marshall]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1943]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Belgium]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> Belgium--Brussels]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Germany--Homberg (Kassel)]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> Germany--Luckenwalde]]> Germany--Oberursel]]> Poland--Tychowo]]> 1943]]> 1944-05]]> 1945-07]]> Julian Maslin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Suffolk]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> France]]> Germany]]> Poland]]> France--Saint-Nazaire]]> Germany--Oberursel]]> Germany--Rüsselsheim]]> Poland--Tychowo]]> 1942]]> 1942-10]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1944-12]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Canada]]> Great Britain]]> New Zealand]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> New Zealand--Nelson]]> 1943]]> 1945]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jim Sheach]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> Alabama]]> Alabama--Montgomery]]> Canada]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Trenton]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Germany]]> Germany--Peenemünde]]> 1943-04-25]]> 1943-07-25]]> 1944-01-08]]> 1945-02]]> 1945-04-24]]> 1977]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> Denise Boneham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Canada]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> France--Île-de-France]]> France--Reims Region]]> 1942]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1944-08-29]]> 1944-09]]> 1945]]> Chris Johnson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Chris Johnson]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Glen Turner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> ]]> Harry Bartlett]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sam Harper-Coulson]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Herefordshire]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> India]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Rutland]]> England--Suffolk]]> India--Kolkata]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Gill Barnes]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Staffordshire]]> Canada]]> Nova Scotia]]> New Brunswick]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> Germany]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> Germany--Köhlen]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Solingen]]> Germany--Koblenz]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> England--Newquay]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1942]]> Denise Boneham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Hugh Donnelly]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Singapore]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Chatteris]]> 1945]]> David Meanwell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Gemma Clapton]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Brian Wright]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Janet and Peter McGreevy]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Cheshire]]> England--London]]> England--Worcestershire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Kiel Canal]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-06]]> Nicky Barr]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> New Zealand]]> United States]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> New Zealand--Wellington]]> Miriam Sharland]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Canada]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> New Zealand]]> England--Suffolk]]> Netherlands--Walcheren]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Adam Purcell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Australia]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Netherlands--Eindhoven]]> Victoria--Melbourne]]> Victoria]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1943]]> 1944]]>