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Sites and links

Selected relevant websites, revised August 2019. Grouped as follows and broadly alphabetical within group:

211 Squadron sites
Personal and other sites about 211 Squadron personnel.

    Alan Conrad: The RAF Tourist
    https://time2meet.com/raf
    The late
    Alan Conrad’s photographs of 211 Squadron, 72 OTU and 230 Squadron, thanks to John Conrad.

    George Dunbar
    The Ross-Shire Journal January 2014 account of George’s RAF service from 1937, with 211 Squadron in the Middle East and Far East, falling captive on Java in March 1942:
    An extraordinary tale of bravery, survival and an unbreakable RAF mug
    George died in September
    2016, recorded in an equally vivid obituary by The Scotsman.

    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 from Scribd or as either .pdf or printed from Lulu. Philip C Ganderton died in 2011.
    http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/far-east-pow-memories-of-java/7452337
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/12969499/Philip-Ganderton-Memories-of-my-days-as-a-Far-East-Prisoner-of-War-in-Java

    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
    Eric Stanley “Johnny”
    Johnston 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.

    The BBC People’s War collection includes his daughter Amanda’s biography of her late father, and the COFEPOW site her accounts of the conditions endured by her father and other FEPoWs on Haruku and Ambon.

    Des Marsh-Collis
    Pictures from Des
    Aidan Simon’s archive of the war-time photograph album of his father-in-law,
    Des Marsh-Collis, India and Thailand.

    Stuart Robertson
    http://www.therobboclan.eclipse.co.uk/stuart_robertson.htm
    Alan Robertson’s webpage for his late father
    JS Robertson.

 

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
[July 2022: access to the free digitised image files “temporarily removed for review”]

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 may track the site down.

 

 

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