Leslie Speller's War

This thoughtful and engaging enquiry looks at the events of World War II from two different perspectives; the national and personal.

Taking archive material from the life of Leslie Speller, Littlehampton RAF Officer, the students compare Leslie's war with the national picture. Are the two of them the same?

1. Leslie Speller's War - Plotting Graph

2. Leslie Speller's War - Scheme of Work

3. Leslie Speller's War - Summary of Leslie Speller's Life

4. Leslie Speller's War - WWII Interactive Timeline

5. Source 1 - Summons sent by Leslie Speller to Eileen Stone Feb 1940

6. Source 2 - Leslie Speller during RAF training Sept 1941

7. Source 3 - Leslie Speller, Western desert, Dec 1941

8. Source 4 - Letter from Air Ministry May 1942

9. Source 5 - Photograph of Leslie Speller under guard on way to Stalag Luft III July 1942

10. Source 6 - Letter from Leslie Speller to Eileen Stone from Stalag Luft III July 1942

11. Source 7A - Diary kept by Leslie Speller on forced march 1945

12. Source 7B - Transcript - Diary kept by POW Leslie Speller on forced march 1945

13. Source 8 - Telegram from Leslie Speller to Eileen Stone 13th May 1945

14. Source 9 - Wirebound World - Stalag Luft III

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