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Field, Peter L and Cynthia G
Peter L Field
P L Field
Cynthia G Field
C G Field
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Field, PL-CG
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144 items and five photograph albums in sub-collections. The collection concerns Peter L and Cynthia G Field and contains memoirs, correspondence, photographs. Peter Field (b. 1920) served as a wireless operator and Cynthia (b. 1921) served as a WAAF in 2 Group. <br /><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2137">Album One</a> Photographs of various people.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2138">Album Two</a> Photographs of people and places, postcards.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2141">Album Three</a> Photographs of parents house over the years.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2144">Album Four</a> Photographs of family events, places and people.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2146">Album Five</a> <span>Photographs of wartime colleagues, Cook's tour aerial photographs of bomb damaged German cities, and family and friends as well as two letters home.</span><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Susan Elizabeth Field and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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[Royal Air Force crest]
906233 A/C 2. Hay. I.
Hut 88,
Squad 22,
‘F’ Flight,
R.A.F.
North Coates,
Nr Grimsby,
Lincs.
5/12/39.
Dear Granny,
Sorry I didn’t write on Sunday, but I was on Guard Duty when I meant to write. Nothing very much happened last week. I was on fatigue on Tuesday shovelling coke all day, (not too bad); and again on Saturday in the cookhouse, which was not so good, as the place is foul with grease etc., and anyhow it has been condemned many times.
Also on Saturday a large party of the Navy and Army were here to see a display of the types of aircraft that will be flying round these parts, so that they could identify them and not fire on them thinking they were the enemy. Altogether there were 15 different types of [deleted] l [/deleted] ‘planes on the ‘drome, ranging from long-distance heavy bombers to the fastest fighters &
[page break]
trainers. Unfortunately I couldn’t see it, being on fatigue.
On Sunday at 04.00 pm (1600 hrs to me) we went on parade for the guard. I was only armed with a thick stick, a torch & whistle. My hours were 6 – 8 pm at first, when it was pouring with rain the whole time & I & another fellow had to patrol up & down the tarmac on the edge of the ‘drome, and keeping guard over the hangars. My second relief was from 12 – 2 am., when I was supposed to patrol about a 3/4 mile stretch down to the edge of the camp on the sea-wall, where there is a searchlight unit (official secret), so we [deleted] pp [/deleted] popped into their hut & sat there smoking & talking, which was better than being outside. The last shift was 5.10 to 6.20 a.m. which was chilly but uneventful.
I heard this evening that I am coming back South on Friday. All wireless operators here are posted to Yatesbury, on the London-Bath road
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[Royal Air Force crest]
between Colne & [deleted] Yatesbu [/deleted] Marlborough, where we stay for 4 or 5 months doing wireless all the time.
We parade here at 0730 hrs. & proceed to North Thoresby station by lorry, & then catch the 0917 train to King’s X, then [deleted] th [/deleted] to Paddington – Swindon & Colne & Yatesbury. So I shall pass through M’head sometime on Friday.
I also hear that we get 9 days leave at Xmas, I hope it’s true.
No more news now, & it’s nearly lights out.
Best love
[underlined] Ian. [/underlined]
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Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
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Describes a little of his daily activities including a display of 15 types of aircraft they might see in the local area. Describes some of his guard duties. Writes that he has been posted with all wireless operators to Yatesbury. Describes expected journey to that location.
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I Hay
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1939-12-05
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1939-12-05
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--Wiltshire
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Royal Air Force
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eng
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Three page handwritten letter
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Pending text-based transcription. Under review
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SFieldPL907804v10035
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
aircrew
military living conditions
military service conditions
RAF North Coates
RAF Yatesbury
wireless operator
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Title
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Field, Peter L and Cynthia G
Peter L Field
P L Field
Cynthia G Field
C G Field
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Date
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2017-09-19
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Field, PL-CG
Description
An account of the resource
144 items and five photograph albums in sub-collections. The collection concerns Peter L and Cynthia G Field and contains memoirs, correspondence, photographs. Peter Field (b. 1920) served as a wireless operator and Cynthia (b. 1921) served as a WAAF in 2 Group. <br /><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2137">Album One</a> Photographs of various people.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2138">Album Two</a> Photographs of people and places, postcards.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2141">Album Three</a> Photographs of parents house over the years.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2144">Album Four</a> Photographs of family events, places and people.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2146">Album Five</a> <span>Photographs of wartime colleagues, Cook's tour aerial photographs of bomb damaged German cities, and family and friends as well as two letters home.</span><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Susan Elizabeth Field and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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906233 AC/2 HAY, I, de S.E.
Hut 88,
22 Squad,
‘F’ Flight,
R.A.F.
North Coates,
Nr Grimsby,
Lincs.
17/11/39.
Dear Granny,
They moved us up here last Wednesday. We started at 7.15 in 3 motor coaches & came via Watford, Hatfield, Baldock and up the Grt. North Rd. to Peterborough, then to Spalding, where we stopped 20 mins. Then on to Boston and Louth, after which we turned off the main road 10 miles South of Grimsby and arrived here.
The location of this spot is apparently 12 miles East of Grimsby, and right on the corner of the Humber & the North Sea, in fact the aerodrome is bounded on two sides by the sea, so it is pretty healthy here. But I don’t like the Lincolnshire countryside, - it seems thoroughly uninteresting, all [deleted] felds [/deleted] fields & hedges.
This place is a proper aerodrome but there are only 9 Hawker Hurricane Fighters stationed here. They are supposed to attack the enemy immediately the warning is given, which is very often no warning at all. In fact I should think
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this is about the most dangerous area in the country, as it is the nearest point to Germany, if they don’t come over Holland, being only 290 miles away.
Our air-raid shelter is not so good – it consists of an ordinary ditch under a hedge & approximately 3 ft. deep under a hedge, and ankle deep in water.
We are only living in wooden huts too, which let the cold in frightfully at night; but, to-night I’m going to see what the “Times” will do between the blankets.
I expect you will receive my letters rather erratically, as the post-service out from here is very bad.
On Wednesday night we had a very nice little concert given by the E.N.S.A. which I enjoyed. There was also one on Thursday night, which was simply rotten.
There isn’t much other news here and I must go and have some supper now at the N.A.A.F.I.
Very best love.
[underlined] Ian. [/underlined]
[postmark Grimsby 18 Nov 1939] [three postage stamps]
Miss F. Hay,
Coruisk,
Cookham,
Nr Maidenhead,
Berks.
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Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Description
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Written from RAF North Coates. Describes camp location and aerodrome. Points out that location is closest in country to Germany. Describes air raid shelter and accommodation. Mentions E.N.S.A. concert.
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I Hay
Date
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1939-11-17
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1939-11-17
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--Berkshire
England--Cookham
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Civilian
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eng
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Photocopy of letter and envelope
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Pending text-based transcription. Under review
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SFieldPL907804v10034
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
entertainment
Hurricane
military living conditions
military service conditions
RAF North Coates
shelter