Private Papers of Squadron Leader E F Chapman

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Description

Object description

Photocopies of papers relating to his experiences during the Second World War, comprising: account (4pp ts) of an incident which occurred while he was in command of High Speed Launch 143 in May 1941, resulting in the craft coming under attack from German Me 109 fighter aircraft off Boulogne and his capture after much carnage; a second account (4pp ts) of the same incident with other (somewhat melodramatic) details added; a description (3pp ts) of his experiences of the evacuation of Allied POWs from Stalag Luft III (Sagan) to Stalag IIIA (Luckenwalde) in February 1945; an interrogation report (2pp ts), co-written by him at Luckenwalde in May 1945, detailing the experiences of some Polish girls as prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp and subsequently as munitions workers in Germany, providing information on atrocities and ill-treatment; and an undated letter (2pp ts) written by a Captain in 113th LAA Regiment RA from the liberated Belsen concentration camp, briefly describing conditions there.

Content description

History note

Cataloguer SWW

History note

Catalogue date 1997-01

Object Details

Category: Private papers
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Chapman, Edward Frederick
Dimensions: File: Weight 5.3 kg
Catalogue number: Documents.6336

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

British Army, Royal Artillery, 113th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Air Force, Marine Craft Section, HSL 143, high speed launch
Chapman, Edward Frederick
Associated items

Oral history
Oral history
Associated places

Żagań, Lower Silesia, Poland
Stalag IIIA, Luckenwalde
Belsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Associated subjects

Photocopies
Private Papers
Prisoner of War

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