| Accession Number | PR06070 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Whole |
| Measurement | Extent: 1.5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Document, Log book, Letter |
| Maker |
Franklin, Rodney Vernon |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Franklin, Rodney Vernon (Lieutenant, b.1896 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Rodney Vernon Franklin, 16 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, 1916-1917.
Wallet 1 of 1 contains a flying log book, letters and telegrams relating to Lieutenant Vernon.
Folder 1 contains one Pilot's Flying Log Book for Lieutenant Rodney Vernon Franklin, entries dating from 9 June 1916 to 17 December 1916 (includes a typed transcription).
Folder 2 contains:
1 document, '50th Group Aeronautics, Communique No. 1', dated 5 November 1916
1 short letter from 'Vernon' to Miss Doris Franklin with a poem on the reverse written by Lieutenant Franklin for 'Doris and Lill', written at sea and dated 6 April 1917, with envelope
1 cablegram from 'Franklin' to [Enid] Mather [fiancee] advising of the award of a 'French war cross' [Croix de Guerre], dated 22 May 1917
1 cablegram from the Suez War Office advising of the accidental death of Lieutenant Franklin, dated 29 July 1917
1 letter from Captain R G Waddy to Mrs Franklin enclosed with negatives of Lieutenant Franklin's grave in the British Cemetery at Port Said, expressing sympathy and providing further details surrounding Lieutenant Franklin's death, dated 27 June 1917, with envelope
1 cover letter for the Next of Kin Memorial Plaque and Scroll for Lieutenant Rodney Vernon Franklin