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Appendix V(a, b, c, d) Vessels Docked at Malta
A list detailing the different types of vessels that were docked at Malta between September 1939 and May 1945. Classes of ship are listed with the number of each vessel that was docked. Ships also refitted at the docks are recorded, by name and how…
'Elizabethan News' Saturday 9 January 1943
Front page of a newsheet covering world wide military activity, Series 10 No 3, Two cents. Lead articles about Papuan campaign in the Pacific and Russian successes. Other reports cover North African campaign, German attacks on the south coast and…
Interview with Kenneth Edgar Neve
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Before the outbreak of war, Ken Neve (b.1925) served as the captain's runner with the Home Guard, under his father who was the captain. Ken joined the Fleet Air Arm, which he chose as he wanted to work with both ships and aircraft. After training to…
Interview with Reginald John Herring
Reg Herring was living in London with his father and elder brother at the start of the war. His father built a shelter that collapsed after a heavy rainfall. Reg was evacuated to Sizewell and then to near Birmingham. After the war Reg returned to…
Admiral Prune
33 airmen and one Naval Officer standing in front of Lancaster with Mickey Mouse / Admiral Prune II nose art and 11 bomb symbols. Guy Gibson is eighth from the left on the front row.
On the reverse ‘March 1943 ED593 Admiral Prune
Left to…
On the reverse ‘March 1943 ED593 Admiral Prune
Left to…
The first RAF officers taken prisoner
A group of 13 POWs arranged in three rows. Behind is a timber frame building. On the reverse is 'This photo was taken in Dec '39 at Oflag IX Spangenburg. It is a photo of all the RAF officers taken by the Germans up to then + 1 Fleet Air Arm officer.…
17 airmen, three naval officers and one civilian
A mixed group comprising 17 airmen, three naval officers and one civilian. They are arranged in two rows in front of a single-storey wooden hut. On the reverse is '116 Sqn?'.
Ron Jones with step brother and cousin
Three quarter length portrait of a soldier, Sydney Nichols, a sailor, Albert Venables and Ron Jones. All three in respective uniforms. On the reverse '1939-40 Ron with Stepbroth Sydney Nicholas (Army) and cousin Albert Venables (Navy)'
99 Old Boys Fell in Two Wars
A newspaper cutting about the Ashford Grammar School Memorial.
A Handbook for the Information of Relatives and Friends of Prisoners of War
A detailed booklet with advice on how prisoners of war are treated and what can be done to help them.
A New British Aircraft-Carrier
A newspaper cutting with a photograph of HMS Indefatigable. The reverse has unrelated news.
A rear admiral inspects RAF officers
A rear admiral in uniform carrying a stick and accompanied by an RAF flight lieutenant inspects the front rank of a parade of RAF servicemen.
A Reminiscence of the Flying Characteristics of Many Old Type Aircraft
A detailed analysis of very early aircraft and their flying characteristics.
A seaman
A head and shoulders portrait of a seaman. It is annotated 'To my old mate Johnny'.
A Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance
The order of service and roll of honour of Old Ashfordians who lost their lives in the war.
Actions of the destroyer Vivaldi. Part 1
On a clear day, a convoy of seven Regia Marina destroyers is under attack by five Royal Navy vessels on the horizon. Four of the Royal Navy units have been hit and are engulfed in flames while a fifth ship is sailing on the horizon. Explosions are…
Addendum to school service of memory
States actions of the Lord Mayor during singing of last verse of "Fight the Good Fight" and adds extra list of casualties.
Advice to the relative of a man who is missing
An official document. States actions of service departments on notice that a servicemen is missing. Covers actions to trace missing personnel through all means including red cross. Warns of dangers of getting information from enemy broadcasts.
Advice to the relative of a man who is missing
Advice about efforts the government makes to identify the fate of a missing relative.
Air Training Cadets Inspection
A group of cadets being inspected by a naval officer. Information supplied with the collection records '21F Sqn ATC inspection by Adm Evans'.
Aircraft histories of Tiger Moth aircraft flown by Denis Clyde-Smith
Histories of twelve Tiger Moth aircraft flown by Denis Clyde Smith while undergoing ab-initio training at Sywell.
Frank Pearson and his brother
On the left a sailor. On the right and airmen (Frank Pearson) wearing tunic with air gunner brevet. On the reverse 'subject and brother'.
Airman, Soldier, Sailor and three Girls
The six are in a row with their arms linked.
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Airmen and aiming point certificate
Top left - Group of aircrew queuing to board crew bus at an unidentified location. All are in flying kit with parachute harness and Mae Wests; several are carrying flight bags.
Top right - A group of nine airmen, two sitting, at RAF Syerston outside…
Top right - A group of nine airmen, two sitting, at RAF Syerston outside…
Airmen and Women in Canada
#1 is an airman sitting outside a hut.
#2 is an airman standing by a fence.
#3 is nine airmen at a railway station, captioned 'Old sweats of Scarborough'.
#4 is four airmen standing outside a wooden building, captioned 'J. Waldon (FAA)'.
#5 is an…
#2 is an airman standing by a fence.
#3 is nine airmen at a railway station, captioned 'Old sweats of Scarborough'.
#4 is four airmen standing outside a wooden building, captioned 'J. Waldon (FAA)'.
#5 is an…