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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…

Album cover.

Page captioned 'Joy Christine Wenham 22.8.23'.

Five photographs, first is of small child on fairground roundabout, second is of young man arranging three young girls and a boy standing on a narrow breakwater, beach as background captioned Fred Cox and cousins, fourth is of same group without the…

Five photographs of children posing in costume.

Formal family group, four men two women.

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

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

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…

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'

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'.

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

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'.

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

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.

Two photographs both of Joy and John feeding pigeons in a park captioned 'Joy & John Rochester Cathedral'.

Album page, four pictures, first is of John walking around a pool in a park, second is of Joy and John paddling in a rock pool. Third is of Joy with spade standing on a beach, fourth is Joy paddling with man wearing a hat captioned 'Alan & Joy'.

Two photographs, first is of John on the grass flower bed, trellis and leaded glass window behind, second is of Joy with same background.

Five pictures of Joy and Jon as small children. Page captioned 'Margate Joy & John'.

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…

Album page, two photographs, first of Joy being held by her mother and father, captioned 'Susie, Bill & Joy', second of John in christening robe and is a formal portrait, captioned 'John'.

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…

Two photographs both of Joy with a large doll and wooden chair.

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

Album page,captioned 'Margate', three pictures, first of woman with young child on a beach captioned 'Aunt Laura', Other two of small child on a beach captioned Joy'.