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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "England--Hertfordshire"

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Top left - view along Pipers Hill towards Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, St John the Baptist church is centre right.
Top right two houses with shrubbery in front.
Centre middle - trees.
Bottom left - St John the Baptist, Pipers Hill, Great…

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Thanks him for letter and congratulates him on his escape. Encloses a letter of recommendation for Jack's commission. Mentions that he is very busy in the Middle East.

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Tells of how pleased they were to hear that Bob is safe, and that a rocket bomb dropped a short distance from school. Also, of the play that is being rehearsed.

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Say that they are delighted to know that Bob is safe and wish him a speedy return. Passes on other news and gossip. Ask if she has had any other news.

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Describes crash of HS-125 in which Harold Dryhurst was killed.

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Account of Evelyn Payne who lost her brother over Stuttgart but made new friends in Allgau. Relates brother lost as member of Lancaster crew on 28 January 1945. States that only many years later did family learn of the circumstances under which he…

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Register in Hemel Hempstead born 14 November 1921.

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Details of data for routes Spalding to Broxbourne to Norwich area: giving tracks, distances, courses, groundspeed and times.

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Covers family life, young adult life and connection to Cynthia and Peter Field as a WAAF at Huntingdon in 1941-42. Continues with description of life after the war, illness and meeting the Bahá'i faith in the 1970s. continues with account of later…

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Two newspaper clippings and a photograph.
The first clipping has a row of civilian pilots standing in front of a variety of club training aircraft. The caption talks about the flying club at Broxbourne and the formation of the Civilian Air Guard.…

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Formal photograph posed in four rows in front of their clubhouse. Captioned 'Herts & Essex Aero Club, Broxbourne 1939

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Gives some personal details. Entered service 11 September 1935, lists postings up to 58 Squadron . Discharged 19 June 1940 - killed in action.

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Flyer for a comedy presented by The Hambros Bank players with proceeds to the kiddies pool at Batford.

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A favourable review of 'Love's a Luxury', a farce, which was poorly attended. Henry Howard was praised for his role of Bobby Bentley.

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A positive review of the farce 'Love's a Luxury' by the Hambros Players, the proceeds of which went to the Batford paddling pool.

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Programme running order for two shows. 'Spotlight on Fun', was devised and produced by Wallie Okin and Henry Howard.

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Left page: top two girls, annotated 'Hilly (6) Fiona (7)'.
Bottom; six children sat in a cart.
Right page: top, a group of seven men standing alongside an aircraft with a man standing in its open doorway, annotated 'Bob was engaged in charter…

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Left page: a view of central London including the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and the royal yacht Britannia, annotated 'All photographs taken from the air and Bob as pilot'. Right page: top, Berkhamsted.Bottom, Park View Road, Berkhamsted.

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Left page: top, an aircraft with 'Hunting Aerospace Surveys Ltd' on the fuselage, annotated, 'Bob pilot'.
Bottom, left head and shoulder portrait of a boy, annotated 'Nov 1963''.
Bottom right, portrait of a girl with toys, annotated 'Hilly'.…

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Reports of a visit by the Queen Mother.

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Left page: view of Luton with German annotation. Right page: top left, report of rocket development. Top right, Barracuda in flight with tail wheel showing. Middle left, three airmen standing alongside a Barracuda. Middle right, lifeboat alongside…

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Left page: top and bottom, view of the 10 February 1946 Potters Bar station train accident, annotated 'more photographs with Bob as pilot'. Right page: top left, consecration of a new altar; top left, two women walking in a garden; middle tight, head…

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The letter advises he is still on the deferred list and will not be overlooked.

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Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…

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A list of place where Geoffrey was based.

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