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Wymeswold Pilot Gets VC
A newspaper cutting about Leonard Trent and his VC.
They Didn't Come Back
A memoir by Raymond's sister.
Bob Smith's Memoirs
Bob's memoirs from his early training until he became operational.
Bob Smith's Memoirs Book 4
Describes his service after completing his tour and the journey back to Australia.
A Tour of Operations with RAF Bomber Command No XV/15 Squadron Mildenhall
The third book of memoirs by Bob Smith.
Covers his operational tour and bombing operations.
Covers his operational tour and bombing operations.
Bob Smith's Memoirs Book 2
23 pages of Bob's memoirs.
Covers his training.
Covers his training.
Bob Smith's Memoirs 1
73 pages of Bob's memoirs. Concerns his recruitment and training. Includes a list of RAAF recruits.
So short a time
Jack's wife recollecting meeting Jack, their marriage and her later life. She describes meeting with Jack's surviving crew members, pilot Tom Dykins, Sergeant Bert Price, Sergeant Doug Looms and Stan Jones, who had been held as prisoners of war after…
Amy Elizabeth Abbott, nee Warden
A full length portrait of a woman standing in a garden. On the reverse 'Best of Luck from your loving Mother x' and a Gepruft stamp.
My Wartime Memories by Richard Yates
Richard 'Dick' Yates was a wireless operator/air gunner on 35 Squadron flying Halifax. He was shot down and became a prisoner of war. Dick did his basic training at Blackpool. While at Cranwell for wireless training he flew in DH 86 and Valentia.
The Wire
A photocopy of the prison wire with huts behind.
Annotated Plan of Stalag Luft 1 as of January 1945
A detailed plan of the camp.
Bushey Park Group Photographs
Two photographs of groups of German POWs at Bushey Park.
On the reverse 'Top Pic. Subject front row 5th from left' and 'Bottom Pic. Subject front row centre- in uniform Bushey Park'.
On the reverse 'Top Pic. Subject front row 5th from left' and 'Bottom Pic. Subject front row centre- in uniform Bushey Park'.
Unused Prisoner of War Letter
Blank letter form
Unused Kreigsgfangenenpost Postcard
A blank prisoner of war postcard
Letter to Ivan Ure from Fred
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Fred was a prisoner of war at Bushey Park. He thanks him for the gift of a pipe and describes his return to Germany.
The Years up to the Outbreak of the Second World War and How it Affected Me
A part autobiography of Ivan's pre-war life.
... just ... Chapters in a Life .. and some History
A detailed autobiography by Ivan Ure.
Andover's Lancasters
A lecture given to Andover's Archaeology and Local History Society on 23 February 1996.
Notes of Interview with William Parry 9 Squadron Ground Crew
A biography of Bill covering his RAF years.
A History Corrected
A poem about Churchill and the absence of a medal for Bomber Command.
Letter to John Taplin's Parents from John
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He writes from prisoner of war camp. He has had influenza but is better. He has received his first parcel and is very pleased with it. One sentence has been censored. He expects Christmas to be a bit different.
A Prisoner of War
News clipping. John Taplin is reported as a prisoner of war in Germany.
Prisoners of War
The newspaper article reports that John Taplin is alive and a prisoner of war.
Plan of Stalag VIIIB
A plan of the layout of all the sections of the camp.