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Letter from Sergeant David Boldy to his father, mentioning training and shooting.

Describes the journey taken by foot and, eventually, train after the evacuation of the Bankau Stalag Luft 7 prisoner of war camp (18 January - 8 February 1945).

A notebook written by Ernie Twells comprising training notes, mostly physics and meteorology theory.

Account of the service history of Flight Lieutenant Des Hawkins with 44, 625 and 630 Squadrons, between 1941-1946.

64 pages of course notes. Inside front page ' Bubb G J 1477939, Entry 35, Berryfields, Melksham, Sept 2-21 1943' Contains information of batteries and motors in general then specific notes on F24 camera and controls, night photography MkIII, torpedo…

He describes his first interest in the RAF, in 1938, before joining the Air Defence Cadet Corps and, later in 1941, the Air Training Corps. Being called up by the RAF in February 1942, he proceeded through initial training and the Initial Training…

A handwritten notebook containing the war diary of A Dorricott from October 1914. He embarks the SS Deseado at Southampton and sails through the Bay of Biscay, past Gibraltar to Malta. They continued with naval escorts to Port Said, through the Suez…