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Turner, John
Albion John Turner
A J Turner
Description
An account of the resource
<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/228620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>116 items. Concerns Flight Sergeant Albion John Turner (1911 - 1939, 561939 Royal Air Force) who joined the RAF as an apprentice in 1927. After service as a fitter he re-mustered as a pilot in 1935 and after training served on 216 Squadron flying Vickers Victoria and Valentia before moving to 9 Squadron on Handley Page Heyfords in 1936. He converted to Wellingtons February 1939 and was killed when his aircraft was shot down on 4 September 1939 during operations against shipping at Brunsbüttel. Collection consists of an oral history interview with Penny Turner his daughter (b. 1938), correspondence, official documents, his logbook and photographs. <br /><br />Additional information on Albion John Turner <span>is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/228620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IBCC Losses Database</a><br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Penny Turner and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-05-29
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Turner, J
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Telephone No.: RUISLIP 3381 ;
and direct lines from Air Ministry.
Telegraphic Address :
RECORDS, RUISLIP.
Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to :-
OFFICER i/c RECORDS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX,
and the following number
quoted :- C7/561938
RECORD OFFICE,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
RUISLIP.
MIDDLESEX.
Date 31st January 1940
Dear Madam,
With reference to my letter C7/561938 dated 17th November 1939, according to information received from the Air Ministry, it is reported that your late husband was buried in Section D, Grave No. 268 in the Wilhelmshaven Cemetery on the 13th September 1939.
I am,
Dear Madam,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
Flying Officer,
for Air Commodore,
Officer i/c Records,
Royal Air Force.
Mrs. K.W. Turner,
Fotherby Vicarage,
Fotherby, Nr. Louth.
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Letter to Kaye Turner from Royal Air Force records office
Description
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Letter informing her that her late husband was buried in section D, grave no, 268 in Wilhelmshaven cemetery on 13 September 1939.
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H W Saunders
Date
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1940-01-31
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One page typewritten letter
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eng
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ESaundersHWTurnerKW400131
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Royal Air Force
Civilian
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--London
England--Lincolnshire
England--Louth
Germany
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Atlantic Ocean--North Sea
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1939-09-13
1940-01-31
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Georgie Donaldson
final resting place
killed in action
RAF Ruislip
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Title
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Turner, John
Albion John Turner
A J Turner
Description
An account of the resource
<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/228620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>116 items. Concerns Flight Sergeant Albion John Turner (1911 - 1939, 561939 Royal Air Force) who joined the RAF as an apprentice in 1927. After service as a fitter he re-mustered as a pilot in 1935 and after training served on 216 Squadron flying Vickers Victoria and Valentia before moving to 9 Squadron on Handley Page Heyfords in 1936. He converted to Wellingtons February 1939 and was killed when his aircraft was shot down on 4 September 1939 during operations against shipping at Brunsbüttel. Collection consists of an oral history interview with Penny Turner his daughter (b. 1938), correspondence, official documents, his logbook and photographs. <br /><br />Additional information on Albion John Turner <span>is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/228620/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IBCC Losses Database</a><br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Penny Turner and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-05-29
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Turner, J
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Telephone No. : RUISLIP 3381 ;
and direct lines from Air Ministry.
Telegraphic Address :
RECORDS, RUISLIP.
Any communications on the
subject of this letter should
be addressed to :-
OFFICER i/c RECORDS,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX,
and the following number
quoted :-
C7/561939
Dear Madam,
With reference [missing text] 5th September 1939, it [missing text] you that according to [missing text] the International Red [missing text] No. 561939 Flight Serg[missing letters][missing text] No. 9 Squadron, Royal [missing text] considered as killed in [missing text] 4th September 1939.
It is further [missing text] in the Wilhelmshaven [missing text].
In conveying this information to you [missing text] Air Council desire me to express their deep [missing text] at your husband’s death in his Country’s service.
Any private effects which are under Royal Air Force control will be forwarded to this office, but some time must necessarily elapse before disposal can be effected.
Any communications regarding effects or the disposal of any monies that may eventually be found to be due to the airman’s estate, should be addressed to the “Under Secretary of State, Air Ministry, London, W.C.2”.
[underlined] /Should you wish [/underlined]
Mrs. K. W. Turner,
Fotherby Vicarage,
Fotherby, Nr. Louth.
[page break]
[missing text][missing letters]ou wish to make application for [missing text][missing letters]ocompanying Form should be completed [missing text] the envelope provided to the Ministry [missing text] the question of an award will be [missing text][missing letters]he result notified to you in due [missing text]
[missing text] you of the Air Council’s deepest [missing text] great loss.
I am,
Dear Madam,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
Air Commodore,
Officer i/c Records
ROYAL AIR FORCE
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Title
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Letter to Mrs K Turner from Air Ministry Records Office
Description
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Notification that Flight Sergeant A J Turner was killed in action on operations in the Wilhelmshafen area on 4 September 1939.
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B Harries
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One typewritten sheet
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eng
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EHarriesDTurnerKW[Date]-01
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Germany
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Temporal Coverage
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1939-09-04
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Georgie Donaldson
Steve Baldwin
9 Squadron
killed in action
RAF Ruislip
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Title
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Hudson, Douglas
James Douglas Hudson
J D Hudson
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An account of the resource
529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br />
<p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-06-16
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Hudson, JD
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Records Office
Royal Air Force
Ruislip
Middlesex
24 September 1940
C7/755052
Dear Sir,
In conformation of my telegram of yesterday’s date, according to a telegram from the American Consul at Tunis, transmitted by the American Embassy, your son No.755052 Sergeant James Douglas
HUDSON of No. 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force, previously reported as missing, is now interned and safe in Tunisia.
The actual place of internment is not yet known, but will be communicated to you as soon as received.
I am,
Dear Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
H W Saunders
Squadron Leader,
For Group Captain
Officer i/c Records,
ROYAL AIR FORCE.
H.E. Hudson Esq.,
10 Moorside Road,
Kersal,
Salford.
BEF
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Title
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Letter to Mr Hudson from Record Office Ruislip
Description
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Confirms information in previous telegram, information from American Consul in Tunis that son previously reported missing is interned and safe in Tunisia
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Record Office RAF Ruislip
Date
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1940-09-24
Language
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eng
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EVariousHudson[Fam]Various-010007, EVariousHudson[Fam]Various-010008
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
England--Greater Manchester
England--Salford (Greater Manchester)
England--London
Tunisia
Tunisia--Tunis
North Africa
England--Lancashire
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1940-09-24
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Claire Monk
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One-page typewritten letter
101 Squadron
prisoner of war
RAF Ruislip
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Hudson, Douglas
James Douglas Hudson
J D Hudson
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An account of the resource
529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br />
<p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-06-16
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Hudson, JD
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[letterhead]
and the following number quoted:- C7/755052
RECORD OFFICE,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
RUISLIP,
MIDDLESEX.
Date 31st August 1940
Dear Sir,
In confirmation of my telegram of the 29th August, I regret to inform you that your son No. 755052 Sergeant James Douglas HUDSON of No. 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force, is missing, the aircraft of which he was the observer having failed to return to its base from a training flight over the sea on 27th August 1940.
This does not necessarily mean that he is killed or injured, and I assure you that every effort is being made to locate the missing aircraft. Any further information received will be forwarded to you without delay.
In conveying this information to you, may I assure you of the sympathy of the Royal Air Force with you in your anxiety.
I am,
Dear Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature] W/Cdr
for Air Commodore,
Officer i/c Records,
ROYAL AIR FORCE.
H.E. Hudson Esq.,
10 Moorside Road,
Kersal,
SALFORD 7,
Lancs.
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Title
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Letter from Record Office at RAF Ruislip to Mr H E Hudson
Description
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Informs H E Hudson that his son Sergeant James Douglas Hudson of 101 Squadron is missing, his aircraft having failed to return from training flight over the sea on 27 August 1940.
Creator
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Record Office RAF Ruislip
Date
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1940-08-31
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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EVariousHudson[Fam]Various-010003
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Greater Manchester
England--Salford (Greater Manchester)
England--London
England--Lancashire
Temporal Coverage
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1940-08-27
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Contributor
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Roger Dunsford
Format
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One-page typewritten letter
101 Squadron
missing in action
RAF Ruislip