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Douglas Wilmott Waters -updated March 2016
A visit by Douglas' son and his son's brother in law to the site of his father's Wellington crash. They were treated very kindly by the Dutch villagers. Some remembered the aircraft's crash.
Douglas Wilmott Waters CPM
Douglas' autobiography. it includes a section on his career after the war.
Durnbach War Cemetery
Top left - cemetery wall with motor bike parked in front, In the distance trees.
Top right - close up of grave crosses with Flight Sergeant PR Jenkinson's in the centre,
Captions 'Durnbach War Grave Cemetery in 1951' and Durnbach War Grave…
Top right - close up of grave crosses with Flight Sergeant PR Jenkinson's in the centre,
Captions 'Durnbach War Grave Cemetery in 1951' and Durnbach War Grave…
Durnbach War Cemetery
Top left - view over cemetery with gravestones and memorial in the middle.
Top right - gravestone for Flight Sergeant P R Jenkinson DFM.
Bottom - gateway to Durnbach War Cemetery with rows of graves and memorial behind. Captioned 'Durnbach War…
Top right - gravestone for Flight Sergeant P R Jenkinson DFM.
Bottom - gateway to Durnbach War Cemetery with rows of graves and memorial behind. Captioned 'Durnbach War…
Dutch Commemoration Document
Document for a commemoration day in Schiermonnikoog. Names mentioned: Mr and Mrs Feijes, Mr Rutherford, Nina van Leur, Iris Schut, Ambrosius Feijes.
Eindhoven Cemetery and war graves
1 - Keith Dexter's grave with peaked cap. 2 - two images of Kieth Dexters grave with other headstones alongside. 3- View over cemetery with line of war graves in front and other graves surrounded by hedges and trees in the background. 4 - two images,…
Englische - Flieger Grave
The grave of an unknown airman. On the reverse 'Bomber crew who didn't make it. Stalag Luft 7 Kreutzberg
P970172'.
P970172'.
English airman's grave
A wooden cross in a cemetery bears the inscription 'S. Englishe Flieger. Namen unbekannt'. Trees are visible in the foreground.
English airman's grave
A cross on a grave inscribed 'S. Englische Flieger Namen unbekannt'. In the background other crosses and trees.
English flyer's grave
Wooden cross in graveyard with other crosses and trees in the background. On the cross 'S Englische - Flieger Namen Unbekannt'.
Englishman returns to the grave of his brother
Translation from newspaper article reporting Philip Jenkinson's visit to Michelbach. Notes that Philip himself was shot down in Halifax south of Augsburg and he visited Michelbach a few days ago and saw memorial to his brothers crew who crashed…
Enschede 1945
Two pages, the first has four photographs the first showing two graves captioned 'Enschede'.
The second showing an industrial steam engine, captioned '?'. 'Berlin, Burma, Blighty' and 'V4' are painted on the side.
The third has an Air Force lorry…
The second showing an industrial steam engine, captioned '?'. 'Berlin, Burma, Blighty' and 'V4' are painted on the side.
The third has an Air Force lorry…
Envelope
An envelope annotated 'dates 1945 & 1947 Letters 1 from Pilot 1 from Nuremberg / Pilot at the [indecipherable] that George's grave had been found. 1 of [indecipherable] when George's stone was blessed &; Holy Mass said'.
Epilogue
States that Flying Officer Jones and crew failed to return from operation to Stuttgart on 28 January 1945. After attack by German night fighter Lancaster PB638 ('O - Oboe') crashed at Michelbach, Aglasterhausen. Tells of local man designing and…
Evelyn Payne visits the place where brother was killed
Account of Evelyn Payne who lost her brother over Stuttgart but made new friends in Allgau. Relates brother lost as member of Lancaster crew on 28 January 1945. States that only many years later did family learn of the circumstances under which he…
Exhibit at Newark Air Museum
Exhibit displaying wooden cross from Eric Bailey's grave. There is a framed head and shoulders photograph of Sgt Bailey in uniform on the left of the cross and a framed account of his death on the right of the cross.
'Sgt. Bailey was killed…
'Sgt. Bailey was killed…
Extracts from 'Nouvelliste Valaisan'
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27 pages transcribed from a local newspaper covering the night 100 bombers overflew Switzerland leading to two being shot down. Bombs were dropped on Swiss territory.
14 airmen were buried at Vevey and the funeral is described. There is repetition…
14 airmen were buried at Vevey and the funeral is described. There is repetition…
Family photographs
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is nine family members including a baby, standing in a garden.
Photo 2 is a grave.
Photo 1 is nine family members including a baby, standing in a garden.
Photo 2 is a grave.
Family photographs
Four photographs in an album.
Photo 1 is eight family members standing in a garden.
Photo 2 and 3 are a recent grave adorned with flowers.
Photo 4 is nine family members standing in a garden.
Photo 1 is eight family members standing in a garden.
Photo 2 and 3 are a recent grave adorned with flowers.
Photo 4 is nine family members standing in a garden.
Five graves
Five crosses on graves with flowers. Names on graves. 147957 P.O. B S McCann RAF, 1312983 F Sgt L F Jackson RAF, 1086977 Sgt J R Luxton RAF, 1600605 Sgt A C Samu.el RAF, R/173738 F Sgt H S Martin RCAF. Dated 1943-08-012.
Flight Lieutenant Arthur Charles Jepps
Full length portrait of Flight Lieutenant Arthur Jepps in airman's uniform. On the reverse '207 Sqn Lanc ED412 'O' 12/13/7/43 Navigator Flt/Lt A. Jepps R.A.F. Vevey CWGC'.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the…
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the…
Flight Lieutenant Michael Myers Wayman (version one)
Summarises Mike's family history, marriage, operations with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons, awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the circumstances of the crash in which Mike died together with his observer, Flight Lieutenant Sampson Clear, DFC.…
Flight Lieutenant Michael Myers Wayman (version two)
Summarises Mike's family history, marriage, operations with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons, awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the circumstances of the crash in which Mike died together with his observer, Flight Lieutenant Sampson Clear, DFC.…
Flight Lieutenant William Alfred Colson DFM (141402) - Biography
Includes early life and marriage. Joined the RAFVR and served on 9 Squadron and served full tours on Whitley, Halifax and Wellington. Mentions his pilot and award of DFM and promotion. Went to 97 Squadron in 1943. Was navigator/bomb aimer. Gives…
Flight Sergeant John Montague Miln
Notes describing that Lancaster ND989 of 61 Squadron had been shot down and John Miln died together with his crew, Flight Officer Ian Melville Campbell, Sergeant John Norman Hoad, Sergeant Samuel Vernon Wickland, Sergeant John McCabe and Sergeant…