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Leonard Arthur White - Documents relating to service in Second World War, 1940 - 1948

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  • Description

    Item 1 -- RAF Observer's and Air Gunner's flying log book, 1941 - 1945.

    Item 2 -- Ministry of Pensions form.

    Item 3 -- Certificate of discharge.

    Item 4 -- Newspaper clippings regarding Japanese prisoners of war pasted onto the verso of a 'Daily Telegraph' war map of the Far East.

  • Other Id

    749 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1996-10 (Reference Number)

    M 757 (DBTextworks system ID)

    82/13 (Legacy number)

    96/10 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Leonard Arthur White - Documents relating to service in Second World War, 1940 - 1948
  • Primary Maker

     Leonard White

  • Date
    1940-1948
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (4 items)

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Related Object Notes
    PH-ALB-225; PH-ALB-226
  • Subject Notes
    Leonard Arthur White served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner during the Second World War. He was shot down over Akyab (Burma) and taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942.
  • Credit Line
    Donated by Mrs Dorothy White in 1982.
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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