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Uxbridge course and soccer team photographs
Top - 25 airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in three rows in front of a brick building with windows. Captioned '8 Squad "B" flight, RAF Uxbridge 1938'. Bottom - 11 men wearing soccer kit sitting and standing in three rows in…
Letter from Geoffrey Beckett to his father
Writes of his training and applying for possible upcoming leave. Mentions father will have to write to commanding officer. Speculates over his next posting, possibly to Cranwell. Mentions plans to meet up with his brother Ted and other family in the…
H Jack Lazenby DFC
Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.
Course photograph
Twenty-five airmen all wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in three rows in front of a brick building with windows. Captioned '622136 A/C 2 Beckett G, RAF basic training Uxbridge 1938, B Squad B Flight, 4th from the right front row, 7th…
Football team
Team photograph of eleven men in football kit as one airman in uniform in front of a building. Annotated 'Dinger Bell and his No1 friend Geoff Beckett both on the B Flt football team at RAF Uxbridge, 1938'. Lists names underneath.
Interview with Monty Felton
Monty grew up in Croydon and became an articled accountant in London before joining the RAF. Training at the Initial Training Wing in Torquay was followed by RAF Bishops Court in Northern Ireland and RAF Kinloss, which had a flight simulation room.…
Stations that Patrick was posted to
Handwritten on the inside of the album cover. The stations include Uxbridge, Cambridge, Bassingbourne, Dumfries, Harwell, Lossiemouth, Newton, Manby, Dalcross, Regents Park, Harlow, St Andrews, Moncton NB, Prince Albert, Sask, Dauphin Man.
The Eulogy for Squadron Leader Anthony David Lambert
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A biography of Anthony David Lambert. He joined the RAFVR at age 19. He was shot down over the Baltic Sea and was able to swim ashore, where he was captured. He took part in the Long March. After the war he remained in the RAF.
H V T Ward's RAF service and release book
Contains dates of Ward's service in the RAFVR, his transfer to and date of release from the Reserve. Also gives his rank and trade and assessmentsof his character and proficiency and his date of birth.
There is also a handwritten note that he…
There is also a handwritten note that he…
Letter to Edward Webster Advising of his Promotion
Edward's letter advises he is promoted to T/W/O.
Jim Taylor's RAF Memoirs 1932-1939
An autobiography of Jim Taylor's time in the RAF, before the war. He spent time training with Oliver Bell, who is recorded in the memoir.
Frank Jolliffe's Annual Confidential Report for 1959
Frank was a Squadron Leader Navigator posted to 11 Group HQ at Uxbridge as Group Navigator Officer. Was assessed as 'Fit for promotion.'
Peter Field - a memoir
Peter's memoir starts with his account of life at school (Rendcomb College) from 1931 to 1937 and continues through the decade 1938-1948, starting with his time at Cheltenham Art School in 1938 and 1939. He then continues with an account of wartime…
Cynthia Field - A memoir of life in the WAAF during the war
Cynthia starts with a description of feelings and actions at beginning of the war. Her mother had tried to persuade her to join land army and she mentions brief experience and unsuitability for farming. So she decided to join the RAF. She describes…
Transcript of letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Transcript of original letter. Written while at Uxbridge after he was attested and issued uniform and expected to be posted on soon. Describes the camp, pay and speculates of future leave.
Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Written while at Uxbridge after he was attested and issued uniform and expected to be posted on soon. Describes the camp, pay and speculates of future leave.
Ian Hay RAF personnel document
Gives personal details, enlistment dates, recommendation for training as aircrew and list of postings. Killed 24 September 1940.
RAF and family photographs
Top left - a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force standing in front of a brick wall. Captioned 'Taken by Ian Hay during my telephonist training July 1940 at the Firs Worcester'.
Top centre - two members of the Women's' Auxiliary Air Force in…
Top centre - two members of the Women's' Auxiliary Air Force in…
Service life and Detmold
Top left - note with service number at Uxbridge 1939.
Top centre - ticket with text.
Top right - cinema ticket to Detmolder Lichtspiele.
Bottom left - blurred image of two airman either side of a stone Nazi eagle.
Right middle - blurred image…
Top centre - ticket with text.
Top right - cinema ticket to Detmolder Lichtspiele.
Bottom left - blurred image of two airman either side of a stone Nazi eagle.
Right middle - blurred image…
The Offensive Phase
A continuation of Peter's thesis on electronic warfare during the war.
Entry into the RAF, Uxbridge 1930
Two identical photographs of 30 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a building. It is captioned 'Uxbridge 1930'.
Curriculum Vitae Barry Michael Smith
Preface covers his training as an apprentice at RAF Halton and subsequent training as an electrical fitter at RAF St Athan. Outlines his career, transitioning to ground engineer and then other postings. Continues with time as an instructor teaching a…
EC Stewart Service Record
Form 543 issued to Edward Stewart.
Eric Hookings's life story book 1
Born in 1920, this covers his early life in Battersea and Morden, describing family life, school and first jobs, until he becomes an operational pilot in 1944. He describes family experiences at beginning of the war volunteering, initially, for Royal…
Poem at morning
Two verse poem about morning.