Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL

A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around ukDigby, North Weald and London (United Kingdom) and environs.

Photographs include:

  • Group Captain Maund and Mrs Maund in their garden 9 September 1933

  • Mr Lambert, Mrs Lambert and their children at ukDigby 17 September 1933

  • vegetable gardens between ukLincoln and London from the train window 19 September 1933

  • Cleopatra's Needle, Bagalglette, Gilbert, Royal Air Force Memorial, and pavement artists on the embankment London 26 September 1933



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Group Captain Maund, Mrs Lambert 1 September 1933

  • Sgt Carter, ukLincoln 2 September 1933

  • notice of contract termination with effect from 15 September 1933, 4 September 1933

  • Air Vice Marshall McIntyre 5 September 1933

  • S/Ldr Barber, EK Martin, John Kirk, Mrs Lambert, James Keill, Edward Tyson 6 September 1933

  • Mollie, Wilde, wireless instruction 7 September 1933

  • Miss Thrower, purchased 'Times Atlas,' Mrs Maund 8 September 1933

  • AC Laws 9 September 1933

  • 'Freckles,' 10 September 1933

  • typed foolscap sheet headed 'Senior Medical officer's Instructions for closing down of: Station Sick Quarters, No 2FTS ukDigby' annotated by WD Walker in pencil and dated 12 September 1933. Identified staff as follows Sgt Carter, Cpl Beighton, AC Laws, LAC Coles, AC Beckett

  • AC Laws, Wing Commander Biggs, Grantham, Wing Commander Cowton, vacancy North Weald, Dr Jenkins, EK Martin 11 September 1933

  • Sgt Carter, Cranwell, S/Ldr Cock 12 September 1933

  • Sgt Carter, LAC Coles, AC2 Moss, Ripley, AC Laws, Mrs Lambert 13 September 1933

  • copy of testimonial provided by Group Captain Maund dated 13 September 1933

  • Sgt Carter, LAC Coles, Wing Commander Biggs, Mrs Lamber 14 September 1933

  • Sgt Carter, Cpl Beighton, LAC Coles, Mr Burgess, Mr Hiatt, F/O Gaynor, Mrs Lambert, Wing Commander Cowton, North Weald 15 September 1933

  • Cpl Cross, Jack Lusty, Mr Hayes, Sleaford 16 September 1933

  • bus timetable for JM Pearson's bus service: ukDigby to Sleaford undated

  • hand drawn train and bus timetable between ukLincoln and Grantham and Digby and London

  • reestablished in the Abbotsford Hotel, Wing commander Cowton, Regent Palace 20 September 1933

  • Ron Lees, S/Ldr Butler, Mrs Blackall 21 September 1933

  • Mrs Kirby, Dominion Centre, Clive Brooke, Noel Coward, 'Cavalcade,' 22 September 1933

  • North Weald, F/Lt Lark, Mrs Sparrow, Jack Huelbert, Cicely Courtneige, 'Falling for you,' Stoll pictures 23 September 1933

  • Natural History Museum, Lyon's, proctology, Gordon Hospital 24 September 1933

  • Col Cowell, Laurence Abel, Ernest Miles, Woolworths 25 September 1933

  • Mathew Lang, 'The Wandering Jew,' Aerial Medical Service, monospar, Lady Oliver 26 September 1933

  • Mr Peter Daniel, Dr Ireland, Dr Zimmermann, Mr EK Martin, Marcuswell Manwell, Hudson Fysh 27 September 1933

  • Hudson Fysh, QANTAS, Ernest Miles, Prof. Hans Meyer, Moynihan, sterilization and eugenics 28 September 1933

  • Laurence Abel, Gordon Hospital, Cancer Hospital, Olaf Bloch, camel stampede, barking lizard 29 September 1933

  • The Temple, Charles Lamb 1 October 1933

  • John Flynn, Aerial Medical Service, Epping, Mary, Arthur, Lydia, Robert, Mrs Sparrow, F/Lt Freeman, North Weald 2 October 1933

  • Mr Thake 3 October 1933. This item is restricted.

  • copy typed report on Mr Thake, S/Ldr Livingston, F/Lt Alderson, Dr Watney 4 October 1933. This item is restricted.

  • copy typed report on Mr Thake 6 October 1933. This item is restricted.

  • Peggy Phillips, Peter Phillips, Hailstone 4 October 1933. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Phillips, Hailstone, Wing Commander Neville 5 October 1933. This item is restricted.

  • Rhoda Lees, Evelyn Lees, Lois Lees, Beau Sabreur 6 October 1933

  • copy of extract from North Weald routine orders for 5 October 1933 relating to scarlet fever outbreak

  • presumed copy of extract from North Weald routine orders relating to isolation of married quarters occupants on account of scarlet fever outbreak 7 October 1933

  • Glympses and Flying Doctor lecture preparation 7 October 1933

  • Mrs Sparrow 8 October 1933

  • Rohda Lees, Mrs Carter 9 October 1933

  • Women's Guild of Empire, British Commonwealth League, International Council of Women 10 October 1933

  • copy Daily Routine Orders, North Weald dated 6 October 1933 (annotated with names of recalcitrants who threatened to break quarantine)

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/15/4
Date Range01 September, 1933  -  10 October, 1933
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/04