Hadland, James Thomas
Title
Hadland, James Thomas
Description
16 items. The collection concerns Sergeant James Thomas Hadland (1851439 Royal Air Force) and contains documents, correspondence and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 76 Squadron and was killed 20 January 1944.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Gareth Campbell and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Additional information on James Thomas Hadland is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Gareth Campbell and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Additional information on James Thomas Hadland is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Date
2018-04-03
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Hadland, JT
Collection Items
Letter to Jim Hadland's father from 76 Squadron
The writer advises that Jim is missing and he has very little other information.
Letter to Jim Hadland's father from Red Cross
The letter repeats the information that his son is missing.
Cartoon of a Halifax and crew
A cartoon drawn by Jim Hadland of a Halifax. The seven crew members are identified by nickname and position.
A note about Jim Hadland's burial and reburial.
A note with some details regarding Jim's final resting place in Berlin.
Jim Hadland's friend, Margaret
A head and shoulders portrait signed 'To Jim with all my love from Margaret'.
Jim Hadland
A head and shoulders portrait of Jim, wearing his sergeant's stripes and air gunner brevet.
There are two slightly different copies.
There are two slightly different copies.
Letter from Jim Hadland to his sister
Jim writes to Elsie, his sister. He has been bombing Germany, Leipzig and Berlin.
Letter to JT Hadland's father from Air Ministry
The letter expresses sorrow over the loss of their son. It supplies details of where he is being reinterred.
A second page is missing.
A second page is missing.
Collection Tree
- Hadland, James Thomas