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214 Squadron Movement Order
A movement order detailing the transfer of 214 Squadron from Feltwell to Stradishall.
Personnel involved are listed in four Appendices.
Personnel involved are listed in four Appendices.
Travel Warrant Southampton to Waddington
A travel warrant issued for LAC Hales and AC1 Tunnicliffe. They had disembarked from the HT Neuralia at Southampton and the warrant allowed transport by rail To Waddington via London.
Programme of Aircraft Depot Athletic Sports
A programme of sporting events at Hinaidi, Iraq. It includes a list of judges and events. In the spaces left for the winners are handwritten names and times.
RAF Badges Cigarette Card Collection
A book containing 30 badges of various squadrons. The cards were free in cigarette packets and the booklet cost one penny.
A Memorial Service for His Majesty King George V
The order of service for King George V.
"A" Flight 214 Squadron Xmas 1939
The menu for the squadron Christmas Dinner. There are signatures of some of the participants.
A second copy contains more signatures and a newspaper cutting about the event. It is annotated 'Don't lose this please'.
A second copy contains more signatures and a newspaper cutting about the event. It is annotated 'Don't lose this please'.
Farewell Dinner and Smoker
A farewell dinner held at the Mess. It includes the menu for the event, signatures and a note stating that the aircraft were moving to Mona, Anglesey.
The Battle of Britain August-October 1940
The cover and frontispiece of book, The Battle of Britain. On the front sheet is annotated 'Jan-Jun 1941 348737 Flt/Sgt Hales "A" Flight 91 Squadron Hawkinge Kent'. Inside and on the back page are signatures.
Envelope Addressed to Sgt Hales
An envelope stamped in Lincoln that has followed Sgt Hales via Malta, Karachi, India, Egypt to Hinaidi, Iraq.
Robert Hales Service Record
A document detailing Robert's service record.
Envelope containing Pyramids Postcards
Front and back of an envelope containing postcards of the Pyramids of Gizeh [sic].
The Pyramids of Giza
The four pyramids at Giza with three men on camels in the foreground. On the reverse 'No 27 Cairo The pyramids of Gizeh, memorials of 4000 years ago, deeply impressive in their grim antiquity'.
Also in French and German.
Also in French and German.
Giza Pyramids
Two Egyptians praying in front of two distant pyramids. A camel waits with them by the side of the river.
On the reverse 'No. 34 Cairo Moslems Morning Prayer near Pyramids'.
On the reverse 'No. 34 Cairo Moslems Morning Prayer near Pyramids'.
King Cheops Pyramid
Three Egyptians with camels at the side of the river with the pyramid of King Cheops and palm trees in the background. On the reverse 'No. 31 Cairo The Pyramid of King Cheops seen from the valley of the Nile'.
Giza Pyramids
Two Egyptians on the bank of the Nile. A felucca sailing on the river and the pyramids in the distance. On the reverse 'No. 25 Cairo A distant view of the Pyramids of Gizeh, gorgeous tombs of the mighty rulers of ancient Egypt.'
The Sphinx
The Sphinx amongst the ruins. On the reverse 'No. 30 Cairo Sphinx and Sphinxtemple, overtowered by the Pyramid of Cheops'.
Giza Pyramids
A flooded Nile with two camels, several people, palm trees and in the background two pyramids. On the reverse 'No. 33 Cairo The Pyramids of Gizeh during the inundation of the Nile.'
Sphinx and King Cheops' Pyramid
The Sphinx and in the distance the pyramid. In the foreground a man on a camel. On the reverse 'No.28 Cairo Sphinx and Cheops Pyramid; near view of the World's oldest and most famous monuments'.
Two Giza Pyramids
Four men on camels in the flooded river with two pyramids behind. On the reverse 'No. 36 Cairo Pretty view of the first and second Pyramid'.
King Chephren's Pyramid
Six men and three camels in front of King Chephren's Pyramid. On the reverse 'No. 35 Cairo The second Pyramid, tomb of King Chephren'.
King Chephren's Pyramid
Man on camel in a graveyard with King Chephren's Pyramid behind. On the reverse 'No, 29 Cairo The Pyramid tomb of King Chephren'.
Envelope containing Suez & Canal Postcards
Both sides of an envelope containing postcards of Suez and the Canal.
Dredger and Ship on the Suez Canal
A dredger at work as a ship sails by. On the reverse ' No. 20 The Suez Canal Crossing one of the mighty dredgers. Dredging and widening is constantly going on in various parts of the Canal and this accounts for the number of Dredgers and lighters to…
Four Ships on the Suez Canal
Four ships moored at the side of the canal. On the reverse 'No. 21 The Suez Canal The average time of passage through the Canal is about 12 to 15 hours but the voyage will be lenthened at times when vessels have to moore [sic] to allow others to…
War Memorial, Ismailia
Two photographs of the war memorial at Ismailia.
Photo 1 - On the reverse 'No. 23 The Suez Canal War memorial on Gebel Mariam near Ismailia (Architect Roux-Spitz) imposing Monument, commemorating the defence of the Canal during the Great war.…
Photo 1 - On the reverse 'No. 23 The Suez Canal War memorial on Gebel Mariam near Ismailia (Architect Roux-Spitz) imposing Monument, commemorating the defence of the Canal during the Great war.…