Williams, Leonard Stanley (Sergeant-Pilot, b.1921 - d.1942) Accession Number: PR90/148

Description

Series of letters to his family describing ITS training at Somers and Pearce Bases, EFTS training in Rhodesia, posting to Coastal Command in England. Also includes letters from family, relatives and friends expressing condolences at his death.

Details

Accession Number
PR90/148
Maker
Leonard Stanley Williams
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Extent: 7 cm
Wallet/s: 5
Date Made
1940-1953
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 90/1087
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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