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- Collection: Frederick Sawyer. Photograph album
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Appointment as sergeant
Certificate appointing Frederick Sawyer as a sergeant in the 'aviation cadet basic training group'.
Instrument flight certificate
Made out for satisfactory completion of course of instrument flying at Moody field Georgia.
Album cover
Album cover with drawing of a bomber aircraft
Wedding guest list
Blank wedding invitation to marriage of Frederick C A Sawyer to Patricia Goodlad. Guest list written in white ink on album page.
Wedding photographs
Top - A group with groom, an RAF fight sergeant, wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and his bride along with two other servicemen wearing tunics with half brevet and two ladies as well as the bride. Another man an woman in the background, Photo taken…
Wedding photographs
Top - wedding party with bride, groom and two other couples. All three men wearing RAF uniform tunics with brevet and ladies in wedding attire. Bride carries bouquet. All in front of a stone walled building.
Bottom - larger bridal group with the…
Bottom - larger bridal group with the…
Wedding reception photographs
Top - a long table with wedding cake and other faire being admired by three ladies in a crowd.
Bottom Bride and groom seated behind wedding cake on table in front. Groom wearing RAF uniform tunic with pilot's brevet.
Bottom Bride and groom seated behind wedding cake on table in front. Groom wearing RAF uniform tunic with pilot's brevet.
Wedding reception
An older gentleman wearing suit with button hole and tie standing and a lady wearing hat sitting at table with cups and saucers and a vase of flowers. Captioned 'Frederick and Sarah Sawyer, mum and dad'.
Wedding photographs
Top left - bride and groom cutting cake while a seated lady looks on. Groom wearing RAF uniform tunic with pilot's brevet.
Bottom right - large, 15 person wedding party take in front of church. Brides and groom at centre, groom plus two others in…
Bottom right - large, 15 person wedding party take in front of church. Brides and groom at centre, groom plus two others in…
Bride and groom
An RAF flight sergeant wearing uniform tunic with pilot's brevet standing next to his bride wearing skirt suit and holding bouquet. In the background a stone built building.
Wedding photograph
Bride, groom and two other couples. All the men wear RAF uniform tunics with brevet, the ladies skirt suits. Bride holds bouquet.
Wedding photograph
Bride and groom in centre with two older couples either side and another two couples (men in uniform) at right and left. All standing in line in front of stone building.
Canada
Top left - a woman wearing overcoat and carrying a hat standing in the open with a building in the background, captioned 'Hi'.
Top centre - view down railway track of station platforms, captioned 'our train to the south.
Top right - a group of RAF…
Top centre - view down railway track of station platforms, captioned 'our train to the south.
Top right - a group of RAF…
Canada
Top left - a waterfall through woods - captioned 'Riviere de Lupe'.
Top centre left - view down river of distant bridge - captioned 'Riviere de Lupe'.
Top centre right - view of river rapids - captioned ''Riviere de Lupe'.
Top right - view of…
Top centre left - view down river of distant bridge - captioned 'Riviere de Lupe'.
Top centre right - view of river rapids - captioned ''Riviere de Lupe'.
Top right - view of…
Travelling United States and Canada
Top left - view of a large group of servicemen wearing khaki uniform on a station platform. Caption 'Port Huron, our first in the sates'.
Top middle - view of harbour with lake beyond - captioned 'Port Arthur'.
Top right - view from train of…
Top middle - view of harbour with lake beyond - captioned 'Port Arthur'.
Top right - view from train of…
American heroes day parade
Photograph of British servicemen in khaki uniform marching through town with spectators behind. Titled 'American heroes day 12 July 1942'. Captioned 'Albany Georgia USA, the British march through, Royal Air Force cadets class 43 B'.
Ten photographs - Albany and Turner field
Top left - view up a track to a large white house, Captioned 'Albany house'.
Top centre - three servicemen walking down a town street lined with palm trees. Captioned 'Main street Albany, Sunday morning'.
Top right - view across fields - captioned…
Top centre - three servicemen walking down a town street lined with palm trees. Captioned 'Main street Albany, Sunday morning'.
Top right - view across fields - captioned…
Americus and Souther field
Top - a large building with columned portico and trees to both sides. captioned 'First Methodist church Americus'.
Middle left - a distant long two story building with another at right angles on the right. Water tower behind the distant building.…
Middle left - a distant long two story building with another at right angles on the right. Water tower behind the distant building.…
Flying
Top left - air to ground view of a small town and tree's captioned '"Leslie at 2000 ft'.
Top centre - a man standing in doorway wearing leather flying jacket and holding flying helmet. Captioned 'Just me'.
Top right - view from the air of open…
Top centre - a man standing in doorway wearing leather flying jacket and holding flying helmet. Captioned 'Just me'.
Top right - view from the air of open…
Georgia flying
Top left - view from the air of a small town - captioned McRae, Georgia'.
Top centre - air-to air view of distant Tiger Moths. Captioned 'Formation'.
Top right - air-to-air view of two Tiger Moths in the distance. Captioned 'on the…
Top centre - air-to air view of distant Tiger Moths. Captioned 'Formation'.
Top right - air-to-air view of two Tiger Moths in the distance. Captioned 'on the…
Georgia and flying
Top left - view from the air of open country - captioned 'dive towards earth in a PT 17 Stearman'
Top centre - view down tree lined street with house on the right. Captioned 'Melon avenue, ground is covered with wild water melons'.
Top right - view…
Top centre - view down tree lined street with house on the right. Captioned 'Melon avenue, ground is covered with wild water melons'.
Top right - view…
Souther field
Top left - view of distant buildings. Captioned 'Souther field mess hall, left rear'.
Top centre - parade of men marching. In the distance a long two story building with water tower behind. Captioned 'the day of victory for British cadets'.
Top…
Top centre - parade of men marching. In the distance a long two story building with water tower behind. Captioned 'the day of victory for British cadets'.
Top…
Americus Georgia
Top left - a man sitting at table inside a room writing. Captioned 'the boys write home'.
Top centre - a large white building with columned portico and domed roof. Captioned 'Methodist church Americus'.
Top right - a man sitting at table in barrack…
Top centre - a large white building with columned portico and domed roof. Captioned 'Methodist church Americus'.
Top right - a man sitting at table in barrack…
Ten photographs - people and travelling
Top left - kit bags in barrack room. Captioned 'packed to leave'.
Top centre - men gathered round coaches - caption also for photograph below 'Fort Valley, the half way house'.
Top right - three men sitting with kit bags.
Middle left - town street…
Top centre - men gathered round coaches - caption also for photograph below 'Fort Valley, the half way house'.
Top right - three men sitting with kit bags.
Middle left - town street…
Cochran field Georgia
Top left - long single story building with water tower behind. Captioned 'Cochran field from our window'.
Top centre - RAF cadets crossing street in town with car on road,
Top right - single story barrack blocks with road in front. Captioned…
Top centre - RAF cadets crossing street in town with car on road,
Top right - single story barrack blocks with road in front. Captioned…