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Lionel Eric Hargreaves personnel record (form 543) containing personal details.

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Lionel Eric Hargreaves service records which contain his rank, DOB and other personal details

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A book telling service members places of interest and importance around Cairo such as churches, museums, hostels and maps of the local area. It has a a red cover with a pyramid and sphinx on the front.

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A book telling of how servicemen and women will be released from the forces, the conditions, order, resettlement advice and an outline of their rights.

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Enrolment form of Lionel Eric Hargreaves (Flying Officer) outlining when he may be called up, what will happen and what to do. With a note written on the bottom saying that he signed the portion required and returned it.

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106 Squadron token with picture of Lancaster, of Cologne opeartion, 3/4 July 1943. Crew: F/Lt Hartley [pilot], Sgt Sillitoe [W/Op], F/O Mclver [Nav], Sgt Liston [F/E], Sgt Roberts [RG], Sgt Cromb [B/A], Sgt Miles [MUG], F/O Ham [2nd pilot]. This crew…

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List of crew 'Left to right. 1, Chester W/Op, 2.Hunt RAG, 3. Burgess F/Eng, 4. Bradshaw BA, 5.Burnside Nav, 6. G P Lace pilot, 7. Lee MUG'.
Two labels 'Coningsby Aug 42' and 'Des Richardson, Doug Jordan'. Missing photographs.

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Album page, incorporating two connected photographs, crew detail and a transcript of an official report of a flying incident. The top photograph shows a group of seven aircrew, six wearing battledress and the pilot wearing RAF service dress. An…

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Photograph of an informal squadron award, comprising a 106 Squadron badge, signed by the squadron adjutant and the aircraft crew. Across the top of the document is the wording "Crew of 'Y' Yorker. Le Creusot - Milan - Genoa - Turin". Under the…

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Copy of the recommendation of a DFC for Flying Officer Frank Ruskell, signed by Wing Commander G Gibson, and confirmed on 31 December 1944.
Description kindly provided by the donor.

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Copy of a printed page, containing a short history of 106 Sqn from its inception in 1917 to disbandment in 1946. The history includes a representation of the squadron badge and an image of Hampden P1320, ZN-B. A handwritten annotation on the page…

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Album cover with note '106 Squadron circa 1942 March 1943 circa April 1943 Dec 1943. Coningsby/Syerston'.

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Scroll with royal crest remembering Sergeant J. Davis and the sacrifices he made.

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A letter from the Air Ministry regarding the location of a cemetery in which James is buried.

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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.

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A wartime log for British Prisoners belonging to Flying Officer Leslie Williams Thick who was in Stalag Luft 3, Żagań, Germany. It is a diary of thoughts, happenings and poetry during the last few months of the war from September 1944 to October…

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Writing on Bill's life with reference to Harold T. Storey, written by one of his children. Goes on to tell about his father and Bill's friendship and his fathers role as a bookseller. As well as Bill's life volunteering for aircraft duties as a…

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Tells of late father Harold T. Storey, written by one of his children, on how before the First World War he was a bookseller and on return would go on to sell all over. During the war, he volunteered for flying duties and was a flight engineer on…

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Issue No. 1 of The official organ of the Air Gunners association. Outlines the application process to become a member, the objects, the lead officers of the association. Goes on to tell how it came to be, the plans for the future and asks what the…

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A poem by Sergeant Ralph Wilson Gilbert of the 158 Squadron. The poem tells the story of a rear gunner and the ups and downs of the experience of an airman. Ends with a short summary about the author of the poem.

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The speech tells of the increasing interest in Bomber Command and that it will pay tribute to them. It goes on to thank the trustees and staff at the Yorkshire Air Museum and various other supporters for their role in making the Air Gunners Museum a…

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Letter with the lower half missing. The letter is addressed from a 'Cadet Taylor JFW' at the RAF Station in St Athan and is to his sister Peggy. Well wishes and pleasantries exchanged on the reverse.

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Tells of his nationality, place of birth, civil occupation, marriage, children, next of kin, address and reason for discharge. The reverse shows his rank, trade, and units he has served with.

The memoir describes, in detail, Moore's life as a civilian in Leicester, his RAF aircrew training and as an air bomber in Bomber Command. On leaving school in 1938 Moore worked as a junior auditor and a typist before joining the Royal Air Force…

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LBrownJ2-191134v1.pdf
James Brown’s Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 3rd May 1943 until 3rd June 1989. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner. Trained at No. 4 Air Gunnery School, 14 Operational Training Unit, 5…

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