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Covering the period February 14 1939 to August 19 1945. Describes his service in the Royal Air Force, conditions on the convoy to Africa on HMS Tamaroa, sights seen on leave and being confined to barracks before his return to England on HMS…

Top: Water cascading over a cliff.
Centre: Looking across a river to a forested bank.
Bottom left: River going over a cliff.
Bottom right: Man in uniform stands next to a date palm.

Top: Looking across a river to a forested bank. Captioned, 'Zambesi River showing hippo'.
Centre: Waterfall.
Bottom left: Looking across fence to a waterfall. Captioned, 'view from V.Falls' bridge'.
Bottom right: View across a river to a forested…

Top left: Statue of David Livingstone on a rough cut rock plinth. Captioned, 'Statue of Dr Livingstone overlooking the Falls'.
Top right: View of water cascading down cliff sides into a gorge.
Centre: Two men in uniform and half caps looking across…

Top left: View across a river.
Top right: View of a waterfall.
Centre: Five men in desert uniform stand under a tree in open woodland.
Bottom left: A sign reads 'Victoria Falls'.
Bottom right: Looking through trees across to the Victoria Falls.

Top: Two views of Victoria Falls.
Centre: Three men in uniform waiting to join other people on an open sided boat pulled along side a jetty on a river. Captioned, 'Kandahar island on the Zambesi'.
Bottom left: View of water cascading down a…

Top left: A herd of cows with horns, rest under a tree. Captioned, 'native cattle'.
Top right: A stand of cactus trees.
Centre: A group of men sit behind three men in topees with children on their laps. Captioned, 'missionaries'.
Bottom left:…

John, standing between Harry, left with a pipe and Pat on the right. They are standing below a sign for the Victoria Falls showing them to be 2,994 feet above sea level.

The falls partially obscured by spray.

View along the gorge with the falls partially obscured by spray.

Harry sitting on the edge of the gorge overlooking the Victoria Falls. He is wearing long woollen socks, shorts and a shirt with the sleeves rolled up showing a watch on his wrist.

The Zambezi river running through the gorge with the Victoria Falls obscured by spray.

Views of the Victoria Falls framed by the gorge.

Views of the Zambezi river cascading over the falls into the forested gorge.

John sat in the gorge with the Zambezi river and Victoria Falls beyond.

Zambezi river pouring over the lip of the gorge.

The river flowing under the Victoria Falls bridge, framed with trees.

The Zambezi river cascading over the falls into the gorge.

Looking up at the steel bridge which spans the Zambezi river.

Looking down into the gorge at the hydro-electric station.

Along the forested, steep sided gorges with the Victoria falls bridge across the gorge to the left.

Looking up the second gorge towards the bridge.

Harry, standing with his arms crossed, on the opposite side of the gorge to the falls. The cascading water is partially obscured by the spray.

A view of the water cascading into the gorge.