Luftwaffe Issue Dessert Spoon

Flight Sergeant Allen Clifford was the navigator of Lancaster PD374 of No. 218 Squadron which was shot down over Germany on 8 November 1944. He became a prisoner in Stalag Luft VII located in Silesia, Germany.

The prisoners were later force-marched 200km to Stalag IIIA at Luckenwalde near Berlin. This spoon was one of the few possessions Clifford was able to keep during the march and his only eating implement during his captivity. In later life Allen Clifford was a highly valued volunteer at the RAF Museum.