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 Catterick (United Kingdom) and environs.

Photographs include:

  • sparrows in snow Catterick 16 January 1936

  • aeroplanes, snow, steam shovel, railway line at Catterick, aerial photographs of snow 17 January 1936

  • airmen's children tobognaning and snow balling 18 January 1936

  • tumor costal margin female patient at Catterick 1 February 1936

  • ice and snow from the air at Catterick 4 February 1936

  • the graves of Robert Legg and Peter Godfrey at Catterick 13 March 1936



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • ukPoole, Dawnholme, Gerase Woodsend, Jas Simpson, Prof. Whittle 1 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Witherington, F/Sgt Woods, Smart. T/Sgt Frost 2 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Cpl Lee, Polly, Dr Woodsend 3 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Woodsend 4 January 1936

  • Polly 5 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • F/Sgt Woods 6 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Cpl Lee, 'Wilson of the Antarctic' 7 January 1936

  • Mr Clennel, Cpl Lee, Anne Woodsend, Elizabeth Woodsend 8 January 1936

  • Lewis Broadwith 9 January 1936

  • gales and flooding Eaton and ukWindsor, S/Ldr Brown, Beneto Musolini, Mrs Gray 10 January 1936

  • Dr Woodsend, Major Tayleur 11 January 1936

  • 'The Man from Oodnadatta' 12 January 1936

  • John Peel, Widdicombe Fair 13 January 1936

  • Dr Woodsend, Hugh Woodsend, Hedley Finlayson, 'The Red Centre,' Air Commodore Richardson, McNiell Love 14 January 1936

  • Aysgarth School, Dr Woodsend, Geo Simpson, John Flynn 15 January 1936

  • P/O Pink, Mrs Legg, Goudie, Pakenham 16 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • FTS Montrose, flying with S/Ldr Brown, Mrs Cuthbert, Sugg Cuthbert, Mrs Brown 17 January 1936

  • Anne Woodsend, Dr Woodsend 18 January 1936

  • snowploughs, Barbara Swain, Dr Woodsend 20 January 1936

  • news clipping The London Daily Telegraph dated 20 January 1936 headline "One of coldest weekends'

  • Mrs MacLin, Mr. Wilson, F/Sgt Woods, Darlington Hospital, Mrs Cpl Brown, Cpl Weedon, Betty Rothery, Mrs Legg, the King died 21 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Betty Rothery 22 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Rob Legg, poison gas lecture 22 January 1936

  • Fairless, LAC Fryer, orDavid, Dr Woodsend 24 January 1936

  • British Medical journal (BMJ) 25 January 1936

  • Geo Simpson, John Flynn 26 January 1936

  • Dr Woodsend, F/Lt Gray, Mrs Machin, S/Ldr Brown, Dovers, Clarke 27 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Eleanor McFarlane, Daily Telegraph Supplement relating to King's death, John Flynn 28 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Geo Simpson, Wyndham, Cloncurry 29 January 1936

  • Eleanor McFarlane, Mrs Fenton, F/Lt Gray, Paul Seymour, Robert Legg, 30 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • F/Lt Gray, Mrs Geldart, Mrs Puckridge, Mrs Bonny, Mrs Valentine, Dr Woodsend, Miss Brooks, Mrs Godfre, Parke Davis 31 January 1936. This item is restricted.

  • F/Lt Gray, Mrs Gray, Garrison Cinema, 'Crook's Life' 1 February 1936

  • Fairless, Dr Woodsend, Georgina Bannister, Susan Bannister, Rhona McNeill, piano 2 February 1936

  • LAC Duddle, BMJ 3 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • dive bombing with S/Ldr Brown, BMJ, Clifford Morson, Esmond West, Sydney Alexander, Walt Browne 4 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Robert Legg, poison gas 5 February 1936

  • Robert Legg, F/Lt Gray 6 February 1936

  • Fairless, Elizabeth Woodsend, Barbara Swain, Wensley, Mrs Gray, Mrs Speak 8 February 1936

  • Allan Vickers, Aerial Medical Service, BMJ 9 February 1936

  • Mrs Valentine, Eleanor McFarlane, Robert Legg, Major Martin, Pakenham, Chalmers, Mrs Gondie 10 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Hugo Coode, Robert Legg, Shurlock, flew in the autogyro, P/O Pink, Auntie Lizzie, James Alexander, Sydney Alexander, Bob Bailey, Bubs Bebee, Lorna Rice, Audrey O'Mally 11 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mollie, Elizabeth Woodsend, ukDarlington, The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), Sybil Thorndike, Mrs Drage, Women's Institute (WI), meeting lecture circuit, John Baker, Mrs Gray, Our Empire 13 February 1936

  • news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 14 February 1936 headline "30 degrees of frost. Scotland beats 21 degrees at Kew. Outlook less cold"

  • news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 17 February 1936 headline "Air liners adventures. Marooned above fog"

  • news clipping uncited source undated headline "Second day of fog. Shipping held up in the Thames. No planes able to land at ukCroydon" Annotated in red and blue pencil. Reverse headline "An ingenious thriller. 'No Exit' comes to St Martins"

  • Mrs Valentine 14 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Woodsend, Elizabeth Woodsend, Barbara Swain 15 February 1936

  • dual Harts, Dr Woodsend, Dr Wrightson 16 February 1936

  • Charles Walker, F/Lt Walker, P/O Walker, Sarum, Seton Thompson, Aysgarth School, Dr Woodsend 17 February 1936

  • P/O Cole, P/O Coad, P/O Marriott, P/O Steve, Sydney Alexander 18 February 1936

  • Cpl Elliot, Dr Woodsend, Scorton, St John of God, Dr Wrightson, Bolton upon Swale, Henry Jenkins, Mrs Gray 19 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Hayford bomber crash, Abyssinia 20 February 1936

  • Mr McKnight 21 February 1936

  • snow, Taunton, Goudie, Waterloo Cup, Altcar, Dr Woodsend, Mrs Stoneman, Silver Plaque for natural history at the Cape Town Salon, life history of the kangaroo, 22 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mollie, HSW, Mrs Stoneman, Dr Woodsend, 'Conquest of Disease' 23 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Cpl Woodew, Dick Elliot, 'Conquest of Climate' 24 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Cilento (AA 197), Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), Anne MacKenzie, oration, Canberra 25 February 1936

  • Mrs Talbot, Allan Vickers, Dr Cotter 26 February 1936

  • P/O Godfrey, P/O Hind, P/O Pink, Japan 27 February 1936

  • Cpl Lee, Robert Legg, Mr Spink, 28 February 1936

  • Denis Featon, Beula Featon, Barry Featon, Zeppelin L129, SS Queen Mary, Mayo composite boat, Mrs Stoneman, Dr Woodsend, Repton 29 February 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Stoneman, King Edward, Dr Ray Cilento (AA 197), John Flynn, Geo Simpson 1 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mr Bonny, flew with Pakenham, Donald Walker, Beula Featon, Denis Featon, Mrs Valentine, Dr Woodsend 2 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Hull, flew with Pakenham, Mollie, ambulance lecture 3 March 1936

  • F/Sgt Baile, A/G Porter, Captain South, Col Finny, P/O Hind, rafSpence, Cpl Weeden, Ray Cilento (AA 197) 4 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mr West, rafPuckridge, HO West, Mollie, 5 March 1936

  • Elizabeth Margaret Brown 6 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • F/Sgt Baile, Elizabeth Woodsend, Sam Alexander 7 March 1936

  • Mollie, Dr Woodsend 8 March 1936

  • S/Ldr Brown, Robert Legg, Godfrey, Atley Hill, crashed aircraft, Cpl Lee, Mrs Godfrey, Mrs Goudie, Philippa Legg, Donald Walker, Mrs Legg, P/O Pink, Dr Woodsend, Mrs Brown, Mollie, Adolf Hitler, Locarno Pact, Italy, Japan 9 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • part typescript inquest into death of Flying Officer Robert Legg and Flying Officer Peter Godfrey with WD Walker pencil annotations, Dr FR Eddison, Sgt Shepperd, Dr WD Walker (WD Walker) , Wing Commander Rice, Major Fill, W/O Blight, TC Alderson, J Irwin, Mrs Joblin 9 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • typed witness statement of TC Anderson witnessed by Sgt Shepperd. Annotated in pencil and blue and red pencil 9 March 1936

  • typed witness statement of J Irwin witnessed by Sgt Shepperd. Annotated in pencil and blue and red pencil 9 March 1936

  • news clipping uncited and undated headline "Fatal plane crash" featuring two photographs of the 'Wreckage of the RAF light bomber which crashed at Atley Hill, near Scorton today.' Reverse headline "Dictator by John Stanley"

  • news clipping The Northern Echo dated 10 March 1936 headline "Two lives were lost in this air crash yesterday, A Catterick RAF light bomber was wrecked in a field near Scorton. The twisted remains of the plane, and (left) the smashed airscrew and boss, torn from the engine." Reverse headline "Covered courts tennis, Nigel Sharpe"

  • news clipping uncited and undated headline "Scorton air crash. The wrecked rudder and tailplanes of the Catterick bomber which crashed near Scorton yesterday." Reverse headline "Shildon youth's transfer. Ministery inquiry requested. Complaints of his employment."

  • news clipping The Northern Echo dated 10 March 1936 headline "Aeroplane smashed to pieces in crash. Two RAF officers killed near Scorton. Engine burried, propeller 100 years away." Reverse advertisement "Furniture special easter show"

  • news clipping The Northern Echo dated 13 March 1936 headline "Funeral of Catterick RAF officers killed in crash," with three photographs of the funeral. Reverse headline "Another 'National' horse on trial. Castle Irwell expected to make amends for his Lingfield lapse. Likely Catterick winners"

  • news clipping The London Daily Express dated 10 March 1936 headline "Two RAF officers killed. Their plane dashed to pieces"

  • typed Form 551 Flying Officer Peter Godfrey description of injuries prepared by WD Walker dated 9 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • typed Form 551 Flying Officer Robert Legg description of injuries prepared by WD Walker dated 9 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • hand written form 551 Flying Officer Peter Godfrey description of injuries prepared by WD Walker dated 9 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • hand written form 551 Flying Officer Robert Legg description of injuries prepared by WD Walker dated 9 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • making arrangements for funeral of Robert Legg and Peter Godfrey, Major Cooper 10 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mollie, Mrs Legg, Philippa Legg, F/Lt Fatty Gray, LAC Taylor, Jack Piercy 11 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • F/Lt Gray, LAC Taylor, P/O Pink, Mrs Godfrey, Mrs Speak, Mrs Gray 12 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Legg, Gudjean, Geoff Elliot Square, F/Lt Gray 13 March 1936

  • Mollie, Woolworths, Ronnie Lees, Garrison Cinema, Warren Tracey, "While New York Sleeps" 14 March 1936

  • Mollie, Mrs Bonny 15 March 1936

  • Cpl Lee, Fairless, Fenton children, Richmond 16 March 1936

  • Wright, ambulance lecture 17 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • LAC Duddle 18 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • S/Ldr Brown 20 March 1936

  • resumed inquest Robert Legg, Peter Godfrey 23 March 1936

  • Mrs Bonny, flew with P/O Valentine, Mrs Brown, Pakenham, S/Ldr Brown, P/O Lewis, ambulance lectures 24 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Frost, Robert Legg, Peter Godfrey 25 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Armstrong, Salter, Sgt Ottoway 26 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Vera Ottoway, Fairless, LAC Fryer, P/O Steve 27 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Vera Ottoway, Dr Woodsend 28 March 1936. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Woodsend 29 March 1936

  • flying with P/O Pink, S/Ldr Ewing, Thornaly, Mollie, Women's Institute lecture, Geoff Square, Elane Godfrey 30 March 1936

  • EH Walker, S/Ldr Brown, Bishop of Ripon, Thornsby 31 March 1936

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/19/1
Date Range01 January, 1936  -  31 March, 1936
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/04