RAF/PW: RED+, Geneva, letter 43-11-24, Davidson

Object/Artifact

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RAF Pathfinders Archive

Name/Title

RAF/PW: RED+, Geneva, letter 43-11-24, Davidson

Entry/Object ID

2021.500.73

Description

Jack Davidson, formerly wireless operator with the Hoos crew, 35 Squadron, now a POW. Red Cross Geneva letter

Context

A very unusual survival, this letter from the International Red Cross Committee at Geneva is written to Jack Davidson in his POW camp, asking for details of the fate of the rest of his crew. The letter is dated 24 November 1943. Jack annotates it with the received date - 30 December 1943 - and that he answered it on 31 December 1943. Donated by Rita and Brian Stone, July 2021.

Collection

35 Squadron, RAF Prisoners of War, YDAV: JACK DAVIDSON COLLECTION

Category

QMPR: POW, Red Cross & other support agencies