"The hand was warm but a life had slipped away"
Identifier
INDI82
Title
"The hand was warm but a life had slipped away"
Description
Owen Gape's account of the rescue of Sgt William (Bill) Varley from a crashed Wellington bomber in 1944. He was assisted by fellow sea scout Cyril Mapley
Creator
Rudkin, Cathy
Date
02.11.2021
Coverage
1944
Spatial Coverage
Prinsted, Southbourne
Subject
citation, collision, crash, doctor, grave, mud, rear gunner, searchlight, sea scout, stretcher, tail plane
Relation
Article in The Emsworth Echo, Issue No.53, Nov. 2021, pp.8-9, EMHT1651
Type
Text
Stored Location
Digital
Collection
Citation
Rudkin, Cathy, “"The hand was warm but a life had slipped away",” Emsworth Museum, accessed May 7, 2026, https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/9633.