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Joy Colbeck was born in Maidstone, Kent and served within the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the war. Her brother, John, joined the RAF on the 28 April 1943, qualified as an air gunner in April 1944, before being transferred to an Operational…

John's record card states that he joined the Royal Air Force on 28 April 1943 and was killed on 4 January 1945. His training was undertaken at 81 I.T.W., 119 G.S and 11 O.T.U.

This records the details of the crash in which John Wenham was killed. the aircraft was a Wellington X serial HE740 from 11 Operational Training Unit. It gives details of the aircraft, the pilot and reasons for the crash as reported by the chain of…

Letter to John Wenham's father from the Station Commander R.A.F. Westcott confirming John's death and offering his and the station's sympathy.

Three photographs, a contemporary head and shoulders of Joy Colbeck (Wenham), an elderly couple, a man's head and shoulders, captioned Len & May Wenham'.

Formal family group, four men two women.

Three elderly ladies and a man, in a field. Hand written note on back of post card.

Two pictures, John Wenham, head and shoulders as an aircrew trainee, captioned 'John 1944'. Young lady sitting on a bench in a garden, captioned 'Joy 1939'

Two photographs, man sitting on blocks of wood, trees in background. Two men standing in front of trees. Page captioned 'Australia Valentine Doe'

Group of nine children, two sitting in deck chairs, posed in a garden.

Head and shoulders portrait of a young man, captioned 'John 1942'.

Three women sitting on a bench in a formal garden.

Two pictures, a woman sitting on bench in garden, and a man cutting the grass with a rotary mower. House in background.

Five photographs of children posing in costume.

Two pictures, lady sitting on bench in garden captioned 'Fanny 1939', lady sitting in deck chair in front of building entrance, captioned Susie'.

Small boy sitting on bench with chimpanzee captioned 'John', three ladies sitting on bench in a formal garden.

Young lady sitting on pillar in formal garden. Captioned 'The Croft 1939'.

Three pictures, woman with Joy and John in swimming costumes captioned 'Margate again'., two small pictures of a river scene.

Two items, a Silver Jubilee Xpdograph souvenir of John, head and shoulders, captioned 'John'. Two ladies, John and Joy and a car by a building with thatched roof, captioned 'Devon 1937'.

Two photographs, upper torso of elderly lady captioned 'May Horsecroft'. Two children in fancy dress captioned 'Joy'.

Four photographs, a car, a Ford Model Y, captioned 'The family car'. Three ladies seated at small table. Joy at the bottom of seaside slide. Joy and John on house veranda with bicycle and small dog, captioned 'College Rd with Jock'.

Four photographs, first, full length, elderly lady and John standing in a garden,captioned May Horsecroft. Second a couple sitting in deckchairs captioned 'Susie and Bill'. Third back garden of a house captioned 'College Road'.Fourth Joy and John as…

Four photographs, first of six children formal pose, captioned 'The Wenham cousins, fancy dress with Stafford twins'. Second Joy perched on a post at the sea side, fourth is of John on same post. Third is of Joy and John and two ladies on a beach…

Five pictures, first is of Joy wearing long dress captioned 'Reg Cox's wedding'. Second is of Joy and John holding parasols standing either side of a seated lady. Third is of Joy and John at the seaside perched on posts. Fourth is of nine children…

Four photographs, first of Joy standing in public garden, second is of man standing on a beach captioned 'Alan'. Third is of John on a beach with his bucket and spade captioned 'John'. Fourth is of the rooftops of a town.