Williams, James Raphael

Title

Williams, James Raphael
Jimmy Williams

Description

40 items. The collection concerns James Raphael Williams (b. 1918 or1920, 716832 Royal Air Force) and contains an interview with his son, Rudolf Williams, documents, objects, clippings, and photographs. James Raphael Williams served as a radio and radar mechanic and later worked for British Telecom.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rudolf Williams and catalogued by Barry Hunter.

Date

2025-07-07

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Williams, JR

Collection Items

Christmas Party
Men and women dancing.
On the reverse 'West Indians Christmas Party at the Royal Empire Society Hall London Dec 27th 1945. Featured in the picture is Miss Thomas (Colonial Office) and J.R. Williams (RAF) doing the jitterburg.'

Two counterfoils for examinations
Counterfoils completed by James Williams for examinations taken at Dollis Hill in 1951 and 1952.

James Williams' certificates
Two certificates.
#1 Telecommunications (Principles) II (Second class)
#2 Radio II (Second class)

James Williams certificates
Two certificates.
#1 Radio 1 (Second class)
#2 Telecommunications (Principles) 1 (Second class)

James Williams Intermediate certificate in telecommunications engineering
A certificate awarded to James.
A second document is a letter advising that James is eligible for this award.

Graph data chart pad
The cover of a pad.

Excellence in Outstanding performance in wartime construction certificate
An award made to James Williams.

Radio notes
Notes kept by James Williams during his training.

Experiments
Notes kept by James Williams during his training.

Cet Analysis
Notes kept by James Williams during his RAF training.

The Glass Door
A biography. Tells the story of the bombing of Cinderella Dance Club.

Voltmeter
James Williams' volt meter
#1 the voltmeter. #2 a leather case. #3 instructions. #4 the reverse of the voltmeter. #5 voltmeter and cables. #6 voltmeter, cables and case.

US Army-Navy Excellence badge
A badge awarded by the US Army/Navy for excellence.

Lockheed Lightning model
Two views of a model of a P-38 Lightning.

Fourteen airmen at HMS Goshawk
14 airmen, in khaki uniform, arranged in two rows in front of a Tiger Moth. Each man is named in the caption underneath. James Williams is seated, second from right.

Flashing LED display
Circuit diagrams. On the reverse is an advert for Power tools.

James Williams
James descending a spiral staircase outside a modern building.

James Williams
A half length portrait of James in RAF uniform with a signaller's brevet.

James Williams
A head and shoulders portrait of James, in khaki uniform.

James Williams and his three sons
James and his boys seated on a sofa. On the reverse '1972'.

James and Anna Williams wedding
James and Anna leaving the church on their wedding day.

JR Williams
A half length portrait of James shaking hands. On the reverse 'JR Williams'.

James Williams
James, in uniform, walking down a set of stairs. On the reverse 'Westminster Pier, London 1945'.

He's home after 25 years
A newspaper article about James William and family.

Group of soldiers
Large group of soldiers arranged in four rows.
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