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Letter from Laurence McNamara to Peggy
Thanks for letters received. Writes of family health matters and catches up with news and gossip. Complains about the weather since arriving in England from Southern Rhodesia. Not yet posted to a squadron. Mentions journey home.
Page from photograph album
Top left - course photograph of No 1 A.T. Course, South Cerney with 10 pilots standing in a row in front of a building. Captioned with names.
Bottom left - head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic and a woman.
Bottom middle - an RAF…
Bottom left - head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic and a woman.
Bottom middle - an RAF…
Letter from McNamara W to McNamara V
Letter with gossip and family news.
Letter from McNamara W to McNamara V
Passes on family news. Mentions Laurence reported missing over Germany on 18 December 1942 and writes of correspondence from air ministry. Writes of family reactions. Passes on other news and gossip.
Biographic notes - Laurence Gerard Lyons McNamara (8 April 1915 - 19 December 1942)
Describes Laurence's early life and education. He travels to South Africa to join police in S Rhodesia where he met and married his wife, Eileen. He decided to learn to fly with Rhodesian Air Force, Joined the RAF and travelled back to UK. Mentions…
Letter to Constable McNamara from HQ Rhodesian air training group
Informs him that his brother Laurence McNamara was now officially presumes killed in action on 17/18 December 1942.
Letter to Vernon McNamara from Laurence
Catches up with family news. Complains that he had not been in action yet. Relates tale of his journey from South Africa and subsequent travels in UK.
Letter to Mrs McNamara from George Read
Apologises for delay in writing as he though earlier would upset her. Now considered that was wrong and that she would like to know what happened. Gives condolence on loss of 'Mac'. Goes on to describe events on operation to Nienburg on 17 December…
Letter to Vernon McNamara from HQ Rhodesian air training group
Informs him of location of his brother's grave.
Baby Book (Rosemary McNamara)
The book describes journey and events of the journey from S Rhodesia to UK in June 1942 and then staying with her father's parents. It lists events growing up: teeth and first words. Two b/w photographs of baby in pram and other children. It carries…
Pages from log book
Headed 9 Squadron Waddington December 1942 with three entries 17, 20 and 21 December 1942 with operations to Haselünne, Duisburg and Munich respectively.
Page from Baby book
For Jill Elizabeth with description and infomation.
Scrapbook page
B/w photograph of Lawrence McNamara with biographic detail and Lancaster with Genoa operation citation and crew list. Letter to Mrs McNamara from George Read with description of Lawrence last operation.
Duncan Frank Hyland-Smith
Inmoving the appointment of Wing Commander Duncan Frank Hyland-Smith DFC, AFC as senior pilot and officer commanding Queen's flight.
Newspaper cutting - Rhodesian air casualties
Information on four casualties including Lawrence McNamara. Also mentions Pilot Officer Ronald Harwood. Flight Lieutenant Arthur Russell Chaplin and Sergeant air gunner Douglas W Cumming.
Course photograph
Ten pilots wearing tunics with brevet standing in line in front of a building. Three other head and shoulder photos of other airmen at top. Captioned 'No 1 A.T. Course. South Cerney' also with names and signatures.
Airmen standing in woods
Full length image of an airman wearing Sidcot flying suit and peaked cap standing in a wood.
Airman in front of fence
Full length image of an airman wearing Sidcot flying suit, helmet and goggles standing in front of wooden fence with snow on the ground and trees in background.
Airman in front of fence
Full length image of an airman wearing Sidcot flying suit, helmet and goggle standing in front of a wooden fence clasping hands above his right shoulder. Snow on the ground and trees in the background.
Airman in front of fence
Full length image of an airman wearing Sidcot flying suit, helmet and goggles, standing in front of a wooden fence giving victory sign with right hand. Snow on the ground and trees in the background.
Group of pilots
Nineteen pilots wearing a variety of khaki and blue tunics with brevet sitting and standing in three rows. On the reverse 'Lawrence [second front right], Heany, Bulawayo 1940?'.
Three aircrew in front of Oxford
Three airmen wearing khaki shorts and shirts with flying helmets and goggles standing in line in front of an Oxford with engines running. On the reverse 'Lawrence (middle), Rhodesians Air Force Base Heany, Bulawayo, S Rhodesia, 1940?'.
Airman looking out of cockpit
An airman with clasped hands, wearing flying helmet looking out of cockpit window of an aircraft. On the reverse 'Lawrence, Heany, Bulawayo, S Rhodesia, 1940'.
Family group
An elderly man and woman with baby seated, young girl seared between them in a garden. Lawrence wearing tunic with pilot brevet standing behind. In the background a house with window.
Pilot with two children
Full length image of a pilot wearing tunic with brevet, standing in a garden holding a baby in his right arm and a young girl in his left. In the background house with ivy and window. On the reverse 'The Glen, September 19th `1942, see babys book'.