Booklet containing 'Some Pictures of Commonwealth War Cemeteries 1914-1918 and 1939-1945'[UK only], produced by the Imperial War Graves Commission, 1959.
[Includes three photographs of the Runneymede Memorial where Dick Worswick is commemorated]
Booklet containing 'Some Pictures of Commonwealth War Cemeteries 1914-1918 and 1939-1945'[UK only], produced by the Imperial War Graves Commission, 1959.
[Includes three photographs of the Runneymede Memorial where Dick Worswick is commemorated]
Official Royal Air Force pilot's log book belonging to JR 'Dick' Worswick giving detail of each flight he took both during training and after. For each flight it gives the date, type of aircraft, name of 1st and 2nd pilot, duty, number of minutes flying. Also includes some photographs added by Worswick of planes and some taken whilst in the air.
On 7 May 1943 there are details of his plane going missing and that an extensive search was carried out but no result.
At the back of the book are sections titled 'Record of Link Trainer Practices', 'Record of Service', 'Aircraft Flown' and also a stuck in page titled 'Air Ministry Order A.275/1942 - Loading of Aircraft'.
Notebook with 'Nazis' and a Swastika hand-drawn on the front [probably by Worswick]. Inside it is entitled 'Coblenz [Koblenz, Germany] Tour Spring 1939, semi-official record, 'Napola' Oranienstein, Diez/Lahn, Deutshland'. Compiled by Dick Worswick.
Contains 83 black and white photograph of places visited in Nazi Germany and in Switzerland including Hitler Youth Hostel, activities, Limbourg, Niewiewd Regatta, Labour Camp Tour, Bacharach, The Rhine, Lucerne. Many are official or purchased photographs rather than ones taken by Worswick.
No details of the purpose of the trip given but presumed to be a Polytechnic Secondary School boat club and swimming club tour, May 1939.
Newspaper photograph from The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post showing attack by Beaufighters.
[possibly kept because it was a mission Worswick was involved in]
Records of James Ronald 'Dick' Worswick, youngest son of Thomas Worswick, and Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action on 7 May 1943.
Worswick attended the Polytechnic Secondary School.