The story of
Roger Bushell and the 'Great Escape'
Roger Bushell (1910–1944) was a pilot, prisoner of war (POW), and mastermind of the ‘Great Escape’ from Stalag Luft III in March 1944.
Division
General records inherited or created by the Ministry of Supply and successors
Catalogue reference: Division within SUPP
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Division within SUPP
General records inherited or created by the Ministry of Supply and successors relating to duties for provision of military supplies. Comprises records of the Principal Supply Officers Committee in SUPP 3, registered files both opened and closed...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within SUPP
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Title (The name of the record)
- General records inherited or created by the Ministry of Supply and successors
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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General records inherited or created by the Ministry of Supply and successors relating to duties for provision of military supplies.
Comprises records of the Principal Supply Officers Committee in SUPP 3, registered files both opened and closed by the ministry in SUPP 14, personal files in SUPP 20, Joint Industrial Council minutes in SUPP 18 and letter books in SUPP 24 and aircraft data sheets and photographs in SUPP 9.
The following are series numbers not used: SUPP 7, SUPP 8 and SUPP 11.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 9 series
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Air Force
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1077/
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