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Joseph, David
D Joseph
Description
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22 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant David Joseph (1576383, Royal Air Force) and contains his decorations, log book, memoirs, correspondence and a list of prisoners of war at Stalag Luft 4. He flew operations as a pilot with 76 Squadron from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor until his aircraft was shot down on 18 March 1944 on an operation to Frankfurt and he became a prisoner of war. The collection also contains a letter to Mrs Ramsay about the loss of her son, Flying Officer Kenneth Ramsay and photographs of his final resting place. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Brian Joseph and catalogued by Barry Hunter.<br /><br />Additional information on Kenneth Grant Ramsay is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/223173/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2018-05-22
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Joseph, D
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Letter from Wing Commander Iveson.
[underlined] Holme-on-Spalding Moor [/underlined]
[underlined] 19th March 1944. [/underlined]
[page break]
76S/68/ /P.1.
No. 76 Squadron,
R.A.F. Station,
Holme on Spalding Moor.
Yorks.
19th. March 1944.
Dear Mr. Joseph,
It was with the utmost regret that I had to telegraph you and tell you that your son, Flight Sgt. David Joseph, is reported missing from air operations against the enemy last night. The target against which he was detailed was Frankfurt.
It is desired to explain that the request in the telegram notifying you of the casualty to your son wasc [sic] included with the object of avoiding his chance of escape being prejudiced by undue publicity in case he was still at large. This is not to say that any information about him is available, but is a precaution adopted in the case of all personnel reported missing.
Your son was fast proving to be one ofnthe [sic] best Pilots we have on the Squadron, and a man with a strong sense of duty and courage. He had a very responsible job as Captain of his aircraft, and had the complete confidence, not only of his whole crew, but also of his Flight Commander and myself. The news of his loss has been received with the very greatest sorrow.
I am enclosing a list of names and addresses of the next of kin of the crew, in case you might wish to write them.
His personal effects have been sent to the Royal Air Force Central Depository, Colnebrooke, Slough, Bucks, who will be communicating in due course regarding disposal of same.
Please accept on behalf of myself and the entire Squadron, my sincerest sympathy in these anxious days of waiting.
Yours very sincerely,
D. Iveson
Wing Commander, Commanding
[underlined] No. 76 Squadron. R.A.F. [/underlined]
Mr. B. C. Joseph,
30, Avenue Road,
Stratford on Avon.
WARWICKSHIRE.
[page break]
[underlined] COPY. [/underlined]
76S/68/ /P.1.
No. 76 Squadron,
R.A.F. Station,
Holme on Spalding Moor.
Yorks.
19th March 1944.
Dear Mr. Joseph,
It was with the utmost regret that I had to telegraph you and tell you that your son, Flight Sgt. David Joseph, is reported missing from air operations against the enemy last night. The target against which he was detailed was Frankfurt.
It is desired to explain that the request in the telegram notifying you of the casualty to your son was included with the object of avoiding his chance of escape being prejudiced by undue publicity in case he was still at large. This is not to say that any information about him is available, but is a precaution adopted in the case of all personnel reported missing.
Your son was fast proving to be one of the best Pilots we have on the Squadron, and a man with a strong sense of duty and courage. He had a very responsible job as Captain of his aircraft, and had the complete confidence, not only of his whole crew, but also of his Flight Commander and myself. The news of his loss has been received with the very greatest sorrow.
I am enclosing a list of names and addresses of the next of kin of the crew, in case you might wish to write them.
His personal effects have been sent to the Royal Air Force Central Depository, Colnebrooke, Slough, Bucks, who will be communicating in due course regarding disposal of same.
Please accept on behalf of myself and the entire Squadron, my sincerest sympathy in these anxious days of waiting.
Yours very sincerely,
(Sgd) D. Iveson
Wing Commander, Commanding
[underlined] No. 76 Squadron. R.A.F. [/underlined]
Mr. B.C. Joseph,
30, Avenue Road,
Stratford-on-Avon.
Warwickshire.
[page break]
[inserted] X [/inserted] 1576383 F/Sgt. JOSEPH. David. Pilot Hebrew.
N/K :- Father. Mr. B.C.Joseph, 30, Avenue Road, Stratford-on-Avon.
R157474. F/Sgt. WIRTH. Edmund. Air Bomb. R.C.
N/K:- Father: Mr. W.Wirth, 772, McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, Canada.
J22060. F/O. RAMSAY. Kenneth. Navigator. U.C.
N/K:- Mother: Mrs. J.Ramsay, 1198, West 70th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
[inserted] X [/inserted] 1468176. Sgt. HASKETT. James. WOP/AIR. Meth.
N/K:- Father. Mr. W.J.Haskett, 2, Dora Place, Tottenhill, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
1004925. Sgt. KIRTON. John. A/G(M.U.). R.C.
N/K:- Mother: Mrs. R.Kirton, 1, Gray’s Terrace, Redhills, Durham City.
[inserted] X [/inserted] 1604913. Sgt. GILES. Edward. F/Eng. C. of E.
Father:- Mr.H.Giles, 6, Cardwell Crescent, Oxford.
[inserted] X [/inserted] 1823159. Sgt. SINCLAIR. William. A/G. C. of S.
N/K:- Father. Mr. P.Sinclair, 5, Halkett Place, Saltcoats, Ayrshire.
Missing – 18th/19th March 1944.
[page break]
Hal[inserted] Mk3 [/inserted] LW/655V
hrs 19-43 took off
ref [deleted] P419 P41429 [/deleted] P414910/1/P4 cao
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Title
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Letter from Wing Commander Iveson to Mr B C Joseph
Description
An account of the resource
The letter refers to Mr Joseph's son, Flight Sergeant David Joseph who is reported as missing in action. A list of his crew is included. The list does not include Sergeant Louis Makens who joined the crew as mid under gunner and became a prisoner of war.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Creator
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D Iveson
Date
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1944-03-19
Format
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One envelope and three typewritten sheets.
Language
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eng
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Identifier
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EIvesonDJosephBC440319-0001,
EIvesonDJosephBC440319-0002,
EIvesonDJosephBC440319-0003,
EIvesonDJosephBC440319-0004,
EIvesonDJosephBC440319-0005
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Civilian
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Temporal Coverage
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1944-03-18
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Steve Baldwin
76 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
bomb aimer
flight engineer
Halifax
missing in action
navigator
pilot
prisoner of war
RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
wireless operator
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Title
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Roberts, Freddie
George Frederick Roberts
G F Roberts
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-11-09
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Roberts, GF
Description
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Four items. The collection concerns Sergeant Fred Roberts (1168071 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 101 Squadron and was killed 5 January 1943. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Doreen Culliford and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. <br /><br />Additional information on Fred Roberts is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/119907/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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Dear Dorie,
I am awfully sorry I have not wrote before, I have kept promising you I would write but I’m afraid I’ve not kept it. Even now I do not know what to write about. I hope you are well & still enjoying life such as it is. I myself [deleted] I [/deleted] am properly fed up. For 3 weeks I have not had any pay thanks to some darned fool in the pay account section but there, I still have it to come, & I’ll get drunk as Hell when I do get it. I wanted to send you a card for your birthday but could not do so. So even if it is late, let me wish you many happy returns on the day.
[page break]
2.
I am enclosing a little bit of poetry which I have made up (I’m getting quite clever don’t you think) it could be improved upon, but it’s good enough for me. Well Dorie, I think I have said all for now but [underline] will [/underline] write to you again sometime so [undecipherable] Fred xxxxxxxxxxx
[page break]
[underline] Tail-End Tommy [/underline]
As I sit in my turret, so small & compact.
Searching the sky in case we’re attacked.
My thoughts sometimes take me to a place far away
My home, & my people & bright sunny days.
Those days are gone, there’s a war to be won
Instead of a pen, I depend on my guns.
They’re life to me & my pals up there,
We’re out to conquer,-not- to despair.
For hours + hours; years it seems
Turning, + dodging searchlight beams.
The rear of the engines is company for me.
As we fly through the night over Germany.
The target is reached, we circle around,
The flak is terrific, from those guns on the ground.
Our pilot is fearless, he commences his run
The bomb aimer is tensed to destroy the Hun.
There in the tail as I’m watching [inserted] the [/inserted] fun,
My fingers are longing to fire my gun
Each time I come over I feel the same
Looking down there at a vast sea of flame
Our bombs are all gone, our mission accomplished
In tomorrow’s news, the requests will be published
“All our aircraft have safely returned”
I was a spectator, while Germany burned.
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Fred Roberts, letter to his wife
Description
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Letter sends belated birthday greetings and a poem, Tail-end Tommy.
Creator
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Fred Roberts
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Text. Poetry
Format
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One handwritten two page letter, a handwritten poem
Identifier
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ERobertsGFRobertsD42XXXX-0001, ERobertsGFRobertsD42XXXX-0002
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Pending review
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IBCC Digital Archive
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William Cragg
101 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
arts and crafts
killed in action
Lancaster
RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor