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Formal photograph of the 65 members of course arranged in five rows in front of hangar doors, captioned, 22 S.F.T.S. at Thornhill, Gwelo 51A course'. Annotated 'The 'Boys' of 51A Course'. The surnames are written on the individual photographs.

Photograph of urban street scene, captioned 'Adderly Street, Capetown'.

First aerial view of dam and lake, captioned 'Umshumdige Dam near Fort Victoria', Second aerial view of landing ground captioned '20 E.F.T.S. R.A.T.G. Guinea Fowl'.
Third family of four in front of their hut, captioned 'Askari guard and his family…

Tall clock tower with large buildings in the background, open space around it, captioned 'Boggie Clock Gwelo'.

Photograph showing boxing ring and spectators, ships lifeboat in the background. captioned 'Boxing on "E" deck square'.

Shows three storey modern building with open space in front, captioned 'Boys School Gwelo'.

Photograph with Cape Town in the distance, three riders on horseback in foreground, captioned 'Capetown from Signal Hill'.

Album page, photograph of Cape Town from above, cables in foreground, captioned 'Cape Town from the Cableway', two leaves taped to page, annotated 'Silver Leaves from Table Mountain'.

Single storey building with colonnade across front, with car park and road, captioned 'Cecil Hotel Gwelo'.

Three photographs of Cornell aircraft, first showing short row of aircraft captioned 'A Flt tarmac Guinea Fowl'.
Second showing five in flight, left wing of another in foreground captioned 'Formation down to Bulawayo from Guinea Fowl'.
Third…

Album page with four small photographs, first captioned 'Entering Freetown Harbour, Sierra Leone'.
Second 'Water boat Freetown'.
Third 'Natives diving for 'Glasgow Tanners' Freetown'.
Fourth 'Bartering with the natives of Freetown'.

Album page annotated 'Southern Rhodesia and South Africa during my pilot training for the R.A.F. 1 March 1945 to 6 October 1945 1894345 Cadet Paine G.H.'

Harvard on ground, EX671, in front of hangar, captioned 'Myself in Harvard III 22 SFTS RATG Thornhill Gwelo'.

Aircraft in front of hangar, Geoff standing at left hand wing root, captioned 'Myself and Cornell aircraft at RATG Guinea Fowl Nr Gwelo May 1945'.

Two story building with low hedge and open space in front, captioned 'Girls School Gwelo'.

Photograph showing military personnel boarding a ship, captioned 'Going aboard at Cape Town',

Harvard in flight unit markings FB-GB, caption 'Myself at Mattopos Dam Near Bulawayo , March 1945'.

Five photographs, first Harvard in flight, captioned 'Self flying Mk IIa Harvard'. Second, Harvard in flight captioned 'Friend flying Harvard'.
Third, aerial view of three small towns captioned, 'Thornhill Gwelo Moffat'. Fourth, aerial view,…

First captioned 'Approaching Hex river valley pass on way to Cape Town Sept 1945'.
Second captioned 'Taken from rear of the train near Hex river pass'. Third captioned 'South African engine'.
Fourth showing urban street scene captioned 'Mafeking,…

Three photographs, first of coastline from the sea, captioned 'Leaving Cape town'.
Second of a port from the sea, captioned 'Capetown harbour'.
Third with three individuals, head and shoulders looking towards shoreline from the sea, captioned…

Photograph showing coastline from the sea, ships lifeboat in foreground, captioned 'Leaving Cape Town 6am 6-10-45.

Broad street, urban street scene, captioned 'Livingstone Avenue Gwelo'.

Photograph of steam ship with coastline in background, quayside in foreground, captioned 'Mail vessel leaving Cape Town'.

Sketch map of Geoff's journey from Gwello in Southern Rhodesia to Liverpool between 6 and 26 October 1945.

Hand drawn map showing national boundaries and railways.