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A letter from Gille Auguste to Madame Hill regarding the previous letter about her son and what she has done to fulfil her requests.

Newspaper clippings that reference several bombing operations as well as a Clara Hill in the Personal Column.

A photograph of a young boy holding a scooter.

A group of aircrew, some who are pilots. Two men in formal non RAF clothing appear front right. Hargreaves is second to the right on the top row.

Eleven airmen stand for a photo by The Great Sٍphinx and Khufu's Pyramid, they wear their uniform along with their hats as well as some wearing fez. A local man sits in the front of the photo.

Photo of James Davies in his civilian clothes in the countryside.

Folder in which processed photos would be returned in. The inside of the booklet give instructions and advice on photo taking. The outside contains branding for 'Studio Camm' in Wilmslow. These photos are for Fewston and cost 4/6.

Group of four men and one woman in swimwear, James Davies is top left on both pictures.

A letter from D. Horsley to Mrs Davis regarding her son (Jim) and his crew. Says that they were brave and that she will hear from them in the next three months. Offers pleasantries and a stay at her house.

Two pictures.
On the left is Jack and Vera, who is holding their child Bruce (7 Months). Labelled May 1939.
The picture on the right is of a man in full uniform sitting on a horse.

Jack (John) and Vera Taylor on their wedding day.

Trevor Danks as a child holding a model Blenheim bomber that Sergeant Leslie Adams gave him. He is dressed in a suit and shorts and is outside with a fence behind him.

Sergeant Leslie Adams and Gladys on their wedding day, he is in an RAF Battledress with visible sergeant stripes on both arms.

A large group of men, a few wearing flying clothes in front of a Tiger Moth, two men on lower wing. Captioned 'Early days of Coventry Aeroplane club. This group of members in front of a Tiger Moth was taken in 1938. many of them, including William…

Full length image of an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet standing arm in arm with a woman wearing flowered dress in a back garden. On the reverse 'summer 1940, Coventry, Mum and Dad'.

Front has colour artwork of men with camel on desert sand dune. Text from RAF Khartoum catching up with news and brief comment on his activities.

Catching up with mail and news of his travels. On the reverse a b/w photograph of a Savoia Marchetti 75 front fuselage. Comments of photograph in text.

Kenneth Dutchman Smith's marriage to Vera Johnson

Copy of birth certificate

Copy of death certificate

Advice on gaining access to personnel records.

Letter covering copy of his father's record of service. Includes list of abbreviations. Advice on interpreting information.

A letter from the Imperial War Graves Commission to Mrs H. Wells, officially informing her that her son's permanent headstone had been engraved and in place according to the inscription she selected, and asking her if she would like to donate for the…

An official notification from the Under Secretary of State for Air to Mrs H. Wells, enclosing photographs of the cross marking the grave of No. 1318974, Sergeant Roy Horace Wells, photographs not present. The notification mentions arrangements for…

A letter from the British Red Cross Society to Mrs H. Wells, expressing condolences and confirming that her son Sergeant R. H. Wells (No. 1318974), has been missing and believed killed in action on 2 December 1943. The letter notes that the report…