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One WAAF's war (Kathleen Reid)
Kathleen's journal commences with call up and journey to RAF Innsworth, describing in detail accommodation, activities and compatriots. She continues with a very detailed description of training and activities at Compton Bassett. Following a farewell…
RAF Form 285A
Issued at RAF Innsworth to Sergeant Powell. Inside are permissions to be absent from quarters.
Pay & Allowances Paperwork
Three documents relating to the payment of pay and allowances.
The first advises that Kenneth's final payment of 10/7 has been paid into his bank.
The second advises that £13 and 2 shillings will be paid, dated July 1946.
The third advises that…
The first advises that Kenneth's final payment of 10/7 has been paid into his bank.
The second advises that £13 and 2 shillings will be paid, dated July 1946.
The third advises that…
Three articles about Eileen Pickering and her wartime experinces
Three articles in the same document. The first 'About the contributor Eileen Pickering nee Gascoyne' describes early life, growing up as well as describing parents, school and success at swimming. The second article 'A story of her work at Bletchley…
Interview with Sylvia Trapp
Sylvia was born in Mansfield where her father was a miner and her mother had worked at Lawns Mills. She had two brothers and a sister. Sylvia was 15 when she left school to work at the hosiery mills and recalls the German manager being deported. She…
Interview with Bessie Thomas
Bessie Thomas left school at the age of 14 and worked as a typist at the Consett Iron Company. At the age of 18, at the time of Dunkirk, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force where she wanted to be a radio operator but there were no vacancies. …
Interview with Ken Hayton
Ken Hayton’s father, George Stanley Hayton (Stan), worked for Lloyds Bank. In 1940 Stan left his post to join the Royal Air Force; Ken recalled going to Durham station to see his father off, travelling to start basic training at RAF Padgate. Ken…
Interview with Donald Wallace
Born in Edinburgh, Donald was 14 when war began. As a messenger during the bombing he remembers wanting to get back at Hitler, so joined the Royal Navy aged 17. He trained at Harwich then joined HMS Hotspur on Atlantic convoy duties. He recalls his…