von R's death

[alex_revell]

I've been sorting through lots of old material in my loft and I came across some reports on von R's death. They are various extracts from the War Diary of 11th Australian Infantry Brigade April 1918, touching on the subject. They are by: Brig General J H Cannan GOC of the Brigade: Capt G C Graham RAMC MO i/c 22nd Wing RAF, and Lt G E Downs RAMC: Colonel A M S. Thomas Sinclair. Consulting Surgeon IV Army BEF and Col AMS J A Nixon, Consulting Physician 4th Army: Lt.Col, F L Whitham CO 52 Btn AIF: and Lt D L Fraser Brigade Intelligence Officer 11th Australian Infantry Brigade AIF. These are eyewitness reports of the action and medical reports of the body of von R. There is also a copy a letter from the Department of Defence (presumably the Australian) from a G W Barber DSMS (second letter unclear) dated 6/2/1930 responding to 'attached corresondence' which is no longer there but from the end of the letter was apparently a cutting from 'The Reveille' of Dec 31st 1929.
I've no idea now where these reports came from. They are zeroxed copies of the reports before they were signed. I can only think that I must have found them at the PRO, but I can't be certain. I have no idea if these are well known documents or not, although I can't remember ever seeing them in print. I'm reluctant to type all these lengthly reports out and post them if they are already well known. Perhaps some of our von R experts would advise me.

[Patrick]

Alex, I make no claim to be a von Richthofen expert, but every one of the names you've mentioned appears in the index of Norman Frank's & Alan Bennett's book The Red Baron's Last Flight: A Mystery Investigated. A quick glance through these references shows extensive quotation from primary documents and some facsimile reproductions. Perhaps this is where the material you have appears in print?

[alex_revell]

Patrick,
I haven't got The Red Baron's Last Flight, so didn't realise they were there.
OK, that's fine. As long as these docments are known about and in print. As said I've had them for so long, can't remember where I got them.