Accession Number | PR01206 |
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Collection type | Private Record |
Record type | Collection |
Measurement | 6cm (2 folders) |
Object type | Document |
Maker |
Gilbert, Gradon Title |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1934 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Gilbert, Gradon Title (Group Captain, b.1912 - d.1995)
Description
Service papers (1934 - 1943) of Group Captain Gradon Title Gilbert after his enlistment with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. The papers include certificates of commendation, licences to fly different aircraft, passports and other ephemera including menus and invitations. Also included is "From Australis to Borealis" memoirs of Gradon Title Gilbert and two photographic colour maps of the North Atlantic area showing the track of Royal Navy ships, the Bismark, and Graden Title Gilbert's sorties.