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70 Sqn Camels

An artwork by Mark W Miller, depicting Sopwith Camels of Olivers 70 Squadron. There are many more images of Camels on his website, including internals and cutaways. Check out his website - the aerodrome , it is well worth a look.

Letter 23 presumed missing

A note from the Editors: When we first read these letters, this one was the only clue we had to Olivers fate... Missing, presumed a Prisoner of War? It is written by Oliver's Headmaster from his old school in Nottingham, The Rev. Kirsopp. Grosvenor School was a small independant and some history can be found here . The link is well worth a look and mentions both Charles Kirsopp and C.B. Brookes, who is mentioned in this letter. We have been in contact with the school who were extremely interested in these lost letters from one of their Old Boys. Not only because of their obvious historical importance, but also their potential as teaching aids for the students. What better way to bring the Great War alive to their students? Headmaster Charles Oldershaw has supplied some interesting information from the school, to help fill in the some of the missing pieces of the jigsaw of Oliver Charles Pearsons life. Aubrey is Oliver's younger brother, (We think Oliver calls him 'Jim'