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Fifty-six items of correspondence written by Cameron Hill primarily to his parents, Britton and Grace Hill, during the Second World War. The items of correspondence include letters, postcards, telegrams, cablegrams, and airgraphs written by Cameron when he was deployed overseas in England and in the Middle East as well as when he was held in custody as a prisoner of war.
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Donated by the Hill Family in 2019.
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One items of correspondence scanned as TIF file October 2025.
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Cameron Hill was temporarily stationed in England from September 1941 to May 1942 to complete additional training. In May 1942, Cameron was deployed to the Middle East with the No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
Between October 1942 and May 1945, Cameron was captured as a prisoner of war by the Axis Powers, held in custody, and sent to POW camps in Libya, Italy, Austria, Prussia, Poland, and Germany.
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A list of items in this file is available upon request.
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Some items of correspondence were redacted by censors. Censored information was either cut out leaving a hole in the letter or crossed out using black ink.
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- Hill, Britton L (Subject)
- Hill, Grace Mildred (Subject)
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Described by NM in May 2019.
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Information about material in this file was, in part, gathered from the following sources:
Hill, Barbara Jean. From Kitchener to Cairo : One Airman's Story as a WWII Prisoner of War. [Publisher Not Identified], 2017. p. 6, 13-14, 21. Call Number: G24433