Sites and links
Selected relevant websites listed by group by name. Last completely checked in 2019, a search of original site names or URLs eg in the US Internet Archive may find any sites since lost.
211 Squadron sites Personal sites about 211 Squadron personnel, all links updated to May 2024:
Alan Conrad The RAF Tourist The late Alan Conrad’s photographs of 211 Squadron, 72 OTU and 230 Squadron, thanks to John Conrad. Called up for RAF service in Spring 1941 aged 20, by October Alan was posted to 211 Squadron at Wadi Gazouza as a GD Clerk in the Adjutant’s Office. Having lived a long, active and happy life, Alan died peacefully in January 2024 aged 102 years.
George Dunbar George died in September 2016. His RAF service from 1937 (with 211 Squadron in the Middle East and Far East, falling captive on Java in March 1942) and long after, as recorded in this vivid obituary by The Scotsman and formerly in the Ross-Shire Journal.
Philip Ganderton FEPoW Memories of Java Phil Ganderton’s RAF memoirs of RAF service as an Aircraftman, from enlistment in 1940, to 211 Squadron as an Aircraftman in the Middle East as they left for the first terrible Far East campaign, through his captivity and since. Phil’s son-in-law Rod Talboys put Phil’s story together as a fine little work, available on-line on registration with Scribd. Philip C Ganderton died in 2011.
David Golding How I Didn’t Win The War David Golding joined 211 Squadron as a Sgt Observer in Egypt just in time for the long flight to the Far East in Jan 1942, with Sgt LC Hill and St G Wright, and Cpl Hillman as passenger. They were among the lucky ones, evacuated from Java on Kota Gede on 27 February 1942. Les Hill and David Golding remained close friends up to the time of Les’s death.
Later commissioned and completing a tour with 215 Squadron in India, F/O Golding was awarded the DFC for his navigation skill. His story is recorded on son Paul’s personal website, above. David Golding died on 16 Sep 2019 aged 97 years.
ES Johnston From RAF boy apprentice to prisoner of the Japanese The BBC People’s War collection includes his daughter Amanda’s biography of her late father, Eric Stanley “Johnny” Johnston. The COFEPOW site records her accounts of the conditions endured by her father and other FEPoWs on Haruku and Ambon.
Eric had joined the RAF in 1936 aged 16, as a boy apprentice at RAF Halton, qualifying there as a Fitter/Armourer. F/Sgt Johnston was posted to the Middle East in November 1941, where he joined 211 Squadron in January 1942 for the Far East. Taken prisoner by the Japanese at the fall of Java in March 1942, he survived and after repatriation remained in the RAF until 1950. Eric Johnston died in November 1989.
Des Marsh-Collis Pictures from Des Aidan Simon’s archive of the war-time photograph album of his father-in-law, Des Marsh-Collis, in India and Thailand. Born in Kenya in 1925, after the war Des settled into family life in the United Kingdom. He died in February 1997.
Stuart Robertson The Robbo Clan: Stuart Robertson Alan Robertson’s webpage for his late father JS Robertson, who was another 211 taken captive by the Japanese on Java, spending his 21st birthday at Mitsushima PoW Camp in Japan. Surviving captivity he returned to Scotland and family, to become a master printer. Stuart Robertson died in September 1991.
RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, HAF
RAF http://www.raf.mod.uk
Personnel and Casualty record requests https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records Air Historical Branch https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/units/air-historical-branch/ World War 2 Campaign Narratives and Thematic Studies https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/units/air-historical-branch/ahb-narratives/ Air Force Lists 1919—1945 https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/93506069 The King’s Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the Royal Air Force (AP 958) https://archive.org/details/kings-reg-raf-1944
RAF Heraldry Trust http://www.rafht.co.uk/
RAF Museum http://www.rafmuseum.org Dept of Research and Information Services (DoRIS) Enquiries http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/research-enquiries.aspx Navigator (on-line catalogue) http://navigator.rafmuseum.org/simpleSearch.page.do Collections http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default/archive-collection.aspx RAF Historical Society Journals http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/journals.cfm Story Vault (World War I casualty cards and muster rolls) http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/pages/raf_vault.php
RAAF http://www.airforce.gov.au
RAAF Museum https://www.airforce.gov.au/raaf-museum
RAAF News https://www.defence.gov.au/news/raafnews/
Veterans Affairs Australia The ANZAC portal http://anzacportal.dva.gov.au VetAffairs magazine https://www.dva.gov.au/about-dva/publications/vetaffairs
World War II Nominal Roll Australia Australian armed forces and Merchant Navy https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/ww2
RCAF http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/index.page History http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/history-heritage/index.page
RNZAF Museum http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz Research https://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/collections-research
Hellenic Air Force http://www.haf.gr/en/history
National Archives, Libraries, Museums
Australian War Memorial (AWM) https://www.awm.gov.au Collection search https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search
Official Histories, Second World War https://www.awm.gov.au/histories/volume.asp?conflict=2 Encyclopaedia https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia
Archives New Zealand http://www.archives.govt.nz Research http://archives.govt.nz/research
Auckland War Memorial Museum http://www.aucklandmuseum.com
British Library http://www.bl.uk Catalogue http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/catblhold/all/allcat.html
College of Arms http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk
Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org Find War Dead https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
Imperial War Museum (IWM) http://www.iwm.org.uk Collections http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections-research Search Collections http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search
Library and Archives Canada http://www.collectionscanada.ca Second World War 1939-1945 http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-909.007-e.html
London Gazette https:/www.thegazette.co.uk
Ministry of Defence UK Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/Veterans/Medals Personnel and Casualty record requests https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records
National Archives of Australia http://www.naa.gov.au Record Search https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/ Defence and war service records https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/defence-and-war-service-records
National Archives UK http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Discovery catalogue http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk Research Guides: RAF https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/?research-category=second-world-war-research&sub-category%5B%5D=royal-air-force-and-other-air-services Air Ministry Index to Airmen and Airwomen TNA AIR 78 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C2132?v=h
National Defence Canada Directory of History and Heritage Books on-line The RCAF Overseas 1939—1945 Volumes 1 to 3 http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/oh-ho/index-eng.asp
National Library of Australia https://www.nla.gov.au NLA Catalogue https://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue Trove National collections catalogue https://trove.nla.gov.au Australian Newspapers digital archive https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?q= Australian Libraries https://www.nla.gov.au/libraries Internet Search Resources https://www.nla.gov.au/pathways/pthw_global.html
PANDORA Web Archive https://pandora.nla.gov.au/ Web archive for www.211squadron.org http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nla.arc-24825
National Library of New Zealand http://www.natlib.govt.nz/
NZ Electronic Text Centre http://www.nzetc.org/ New Zealand World War II History http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/subject-000004.html RNZAF http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2AirF.html New Zealanders in the RAF Vol I http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-1RAF.html New Zealanders in the RAF Vol II http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-2RAF.html New Zealanders in the RAF Vol III http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-3RAF.html
NZ Papers Past http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
UK Public Libraries https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/ukpublic
UK Web Archive http://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa
USA Internet Archive http://archive.org
War Museum Canada http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/home/home Military History Research Centre http://www.warmuseum.ca/military-history-research-centre/military-history-research-centre On-line Catalogue http://catalogue.warmuseum.ca/musvw/Vubis.csp?Profile=Profile28&OpacLanguage=eng&RequestId=306_1
Books and magazines
Books & Collectibles http://www.booksandcollectibles.com.au
Bookfinder http://www.bookfinder.com
BAAC Book list: Squadrons etc http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/research.htm
HyperWar: A Hypertext History of the Second World War Bibliography of official World War II documents and publications, of the USA, the UK and Commonwealth countries. Some documents are shown complete in text form. The Home page index shows the overall structure. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/index.html British and Commonwealth holdings (many available digitally elsewhere) http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/index.html
UK Official Histories http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/index.html London Gazette despatches http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/londongazette.html
MLRS Books Military Library Research Service http://www.mlrsbooks.co.uk
Stone and Stone A bibliography of war http://www.sonic.net/~bstone/bib/index.shtml
Woodfield Publishing http://www.woodfieldpublishing.co.uk
Some RAF Squadrons & Associations
XI Squadron RAF Association http://www.xisquadronassociation.co.uk
14 Squadron RAF Association http://www.14sqn-association.org.uk
XV Squadron RAF Association http://www.xvsqnassociation.co.uk
XXV Squadron RAF Association http://www.25squadron.org.uk
84 Squadron Association http://www.84squadron.co.uk
112 Squadron RAF http://raf-112-squadron.org
113 Squadron RAF http://113squadron.com
207 Squadron RAF Association http://www.rafinfo.org.uk 207 Squadron Assn http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk Aircrew & Groundcrew Search http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/airsearch
Other Societies & Associations
Air Britain: The International Association of Air Historians http://www.air-britain.com
The Blenheim Society http://blenheimsociety.com
British Aviation Archaeology Council http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk Squadron etc books list http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/research.htm
Burma Star Association https://www.burmastar.org.uk
Center for Research: Allied PoWs Under the Japanese www.mansell.com/pow-index.html
Children & Families of Far East PoWs http://www.cofepow.org.uk
Far East Prisoner of War Community http://www.fepow-community.org.uk Britain At War http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk Far Eastern Heroes http://www.far-eastern-heroes.org.uk FEPoW Honour Roll http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk The Rising Sun http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk/html/the_rising_sun.htm
The Java FEPoW Club http://thejavafepowclub42.org
RAAF Association http://www.raafa.org.au
RAF Association http://www.rafa.org.uk
RAF Habbaniya Association http://www.habbaniya.org/index.html
RAF Motor Drivers http://www.rafmtd.co.uk
RAFRA Royal Air Forces Register of Associations http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk
RCAF Association http://rcafassociation.ca Awards database http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/
Other World War I & II sites
Air of Authority http://www.rafweb.org
Air Gunners http://www.air-gunners.co.uk
Australia at War http://www.ozatwar.com
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History http://www.adf-serials.com
Auxiliary Territorial Service http://www.atsremembered.org.uk
Biplane Aces of World War II http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/index.html Aircraft http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/biplanes.htm RAF etc http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth.htm
British and Commonwealth Orders of Battle http://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/index.htm Trans-Jordan Frontier Force http://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/trans-jo1.htm
Kiwi Aircraft http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/aviation.html
Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 http://www.airwar1.org.uk/ A Pilot’s War http://www.airwar1.org.uk/apilotswar2.htm
Second World War http://www.secondworldwar.co.uk/index.html
Yorkshire Air Museum http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.org Air Gunners Collection http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.org/exhibits/the-air-gunner-collection Archive & Research http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.org/exhibits/archive-and-research-library
Closed sites and broken links A fair proportion of personal and non-commercial sites may exist for relatively short spans of years, then close with little or no notice. Copies (or partial copies) of closed sites may still exist in one or more web archives.
Sites may experience periods of technical difficulty or move, without leaving a redirect page behind. Others re-arrange structure and page URLs without redirects, confounding easy access by bookmarks (official sites are increasingly prone to this). A quick check of the original site, page name or URL through your chosen Search engine or via the US Internet Archive may track the site down.
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