Pickering, Claude Georges

Title

Pickering, Claude Georges
C G Pickering

Description

49 items. The collection concerns Claude Georges Pickering (b.1934) and contains a photograph album. He was evacuated from France to the UK in 1939 and served in bomb disposal in the RAF in Germany post war.

The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Michael George Hodgson and catalogued by Barry Hunter

Date

2020-01-15

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Pickering, CG

Collection Items

Bomb Disposal Badge
A cloth badge with a bomb and 'BD' embroidered on.

Claude Pickering Biography
A very brief biography of Claude.

Claude Pickering High Jump
Claude doing the high jump. People and a large tent in the background.

Claude Pickering and Colleagues
Photo 1 is eleven men drinking beer.
Photo 2 is five men, including Claude drinking beer.
Photo 3 is four men at table eating and drinking.
Photo 4 is three men at a table drinking beer.
Photo 5 is three men , including Claude at a table,…

Claude Pickering and Street Scenes
Photo 1 is Claude sitting in a bar.
Photo 2 is a street scene with many pedestrians and larger shops.
Photo 3 is a street crossing watched over by traffic police in a small tower.
Photo 4 is a fruit and vegetable stall beside 'Gonski'…

Cologne - Cathedral and Railway Bridge
Photo 1 is Cologne cathedral.
Photo 2 is the railway bridge in Cologne.

Park Views
Photo 1 is a fountain.
Photo 2 is a river and building.

Riverside Houses
Photo 1 and 2 are views of houses by the river with small boats.

Nürburgring circuit
Photo 1 is a stand at a Nürburgring circuit.
Photo 2 is two racing cars.
Photo 3 is a Porsche '55'.
Photo 4 is a saloon car '73'.
Photo 5 is three cars '53', '78' and '71'.
Photo 6 is a car '36'.
Photo 7 is a racing car.
Photo 8 is a racing…

Two of Claude Pickering's Colleagues
Photo 1 and 2 are head and shoulders portraits of two of Claude's colleagues.

German Street Scene and Globe Cinema
Photo 1 is a view across the market square, Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The middle building framed by an archway is Schmieding house.
Photo 2 is of a Globe Cinema.

Autobahn and Windmill YMCA
Photo 1 is a view on the Autobahn with one lorry and two Volkswagens.
Photo 2 is The Windmill, YMCA at the side of the Autobahn.

Mine Detecting and Belsen Sign
Photo 1 is a man using a landmine detector.
Photo 2 is a stone sign for Belsen.

Camp Watchtower and Seven Men on Break
Photo 1 is a tall watchtower.
Photo 2 is a group of seven men having a break.

Mock Crash and Mine Detecting
Photo 1 is a damaged truck with a man draped over the front as if involved in an accident.
Photo 2 is a man with a landmine detector.

Controlled Bomb Explosions
Photos 1 and 2 are two controlled explosions.

Cameraman and Claude Pickering
Photo 1 is a man with a large camera mounted on a tripod.
Photo 2 is Claude kneeling with a small bomb.

Marchenwald
Photo 1 is a sign for Marchenwald featuring an old lady and two children, carved in wood.
Photo 2 is a person dressed as a bear.
Photo 3 is a view from a cable car.
Photo 4 is a cable car.

Bridge and Roadside
Photo 1 is a bridge over a river.
Photo 2 is a view of the roadside with a street stall.

German Street Scenes
Photo 1 has two Volkswagens and shops.
Photo 2 has three Volkswagens and shops.

Claude Pickering and Rifle Training
Photo 1 is four trainees lying on the ground and shooting with rifles. Two men are watching.
Photo 2 is Claude standing with a Sten gun in his hands.
Photo 3 is a man with a Sten gun.
Photo 4 is Claude lying down with a Bren gun.

Claude Pickering and a Barge
Photo 1 is Claude sitting on a stone wall beside a canal.
Photo 2 is a canal barge.

Hameln
Photo 1 is a church.
Photo 2 is a quiet street scene.

Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon and Ed Strohmaier of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

Claude Pickering and a Canal View
Photo 1 is Claude sitting on a fence beside a roadside stall.
Photo 2 is a view of a canal, framed by a stone archway.

Hameln
Photo 1 is a six storey building.
Photo 2 is a five storey building with a shop on the ground floor.

Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.
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