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The letter thanks him for a safe parachute jump.
There is a second different copy with the same text.

The letter advises Gladys that the Fund has approved her request for further financial assistance.

The letter explains the financial assistance provided by the Fund.

They regret that they have had no news about her husband.

The letter explains that John's aircraft was seen to be shot down and enter the North Sea. They express sympathy and since nothing has been heard they feel he is no longer alive.

A ten page letter written by John whilst crossing the Atlantic. They reach New York and settle into a hotel then explore the city.

Four photographs of John's cap.

John with headphones at work sitting at a desk
A second image is the album cover.

#1 is Gladys walking along a road, annotated 'IOW 1936'
#2 is John walking along the same road, annotated 'IOW 1936'.

#1 is a view along the cliff edge to the pavillion, annotated 'Folkestone 1937'.
#2 is Gladys standing on a shingly beach, annotated '1937'.
#3 is John sitting on a wooden fence, annotated 'IOW [indecipherable]'
#4 is Gladys sitting on a wooden…

#1 is John standing on a grassy bank, annotated 'Folkestone 1937'.
#2 is Gladys sitting on a beach, annotated 'Folkestone 1937'.
#3 is John putting, annotated 'Folkestone 1937'.
#4 is John lying on grass, annotated '1937'.

#1 is a still life image of flowers in a vase.
#2 is Gladys sitting on a beach, annotated '1936'.
#3 is a man sitting on a railing, annotated '1936'.
#4 is a half length portrait of a woman, annotated [indecipherable].

#1 three boy athletes about to start a race on a narrow gauge railway, annotated '1929'.
#2 is a man and woman walking along a pavement, annotated '1937'.
#3 is a boy scout, annotated '1929'.
#4 is a man and woman walking along a pavement,…

#1 is a Wellington flying over.
#2 is a family group with five boys.
#3 is an airman in a flying jacket standing by a hedge.
#4 is a pilot with a woman and child.

#1 is an airman holding a young girl. #2 is an airman sitting in the rear of a Battle. #3 is an airman in flying kit. #4 is an airman in a flying jacket standing by a hedge.

#1 is a head and shoulders portrait of John inside a Wellington.#2 is an airman under a Wellington wing.#3 are head and shoulders portraits of John inside a Wellington. #4 is an airman standing on an airfield. A Wellington and a bicycle in the…

#1 is a flower in a wooded area.
#2 is a man standing beside his Packard 120.
#3 is John Leigh in uniform and flying helmet standing in front of a Wellington, T2960.
#4 is John in a flying jacket.

#1 is John Leigh standing on the wing of a Battlet. #2 is John at the controls of a Wellington. #3 is a postcard of the Washington memorial. #4 is an aerial view of the Lincoln memorial and bridge.

Eight postcards of Washington.
#1 Union railway station.
#2 US Capitol building.
#3 The White House.
#4 Department of Justice building.
#5 Library of Congress.
#6 George Washington's home at Mt Vernon
#7 Capitol Plaza at night.
#8 Tomb of the…

Two postcards.
#1 the US Supreme Court, Washington DC.
#2 is the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC

Two album covers

#1 is a half length portrait of John. #2 is a head and shoulders portrait of John. #3 is John standing outside a doorway of a hut, annotated '1941'. #4 is six airmen standing in front of a Wellington, annotated 'Oct 1941'. #5 is John sitting in 1941…

#1 is a Mitchell annotated 'Mitchell bomber to cross Atlantic Scotland 1942'.
#2 is a front/starboard side view of a Mitchell.
#3 and 5 is an airman standing outside two Nissen huts, annotated '1942 John on route in first Mitchell bomber,…

#1 is three airmen standing in front of a Fairey Battle. #2 is an oblique aerial photograph of an American town partly framed by an aircraft wing. It is annotated 'America'. #3 is an oblique aerial view of two hotels and a beach, annotated 'Miami…

Two photo album covers