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Swimming championship
Third place to Neil Wyrill for 1st improvers breaststroke.

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Letter to George Thomson from his father
Reports on his winnings from football draw. Hope that their letters had been re-addressed to his new location. Comments on his new camp's resources. Writes of their activities as well as catching up on news and gossip. Mentions good war news and that…

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William Raymond Wyrill
Family history including, early, school and village life, service with the Royal Air Force as an electrician with 242, 22 and 51 squadrons, and life after demob. Includes a photograph of a teacher and 26 children arranged in three rows, captioned…

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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that his squadron is moving to Lincolnshire. He has been playing cricket. She is not to worry about him. He has sent her £3.

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Halton apprentices football team
Fourteen men, 11 in sportwear and three officers arranged on three rows. The man seated on the ground holds a football and has two presentation cups sat on the ground in front.

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'No. S. of T.T. (Apprentices) R.A.F. Halton. 'B'…

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RAF Cranwell hockey team
Eleven members of the Cranwell hockey team in sportwear and holding hockey sticks.

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'Royal Air Force, Cranwell. Runners-Up, R.A.F. Open Hockey Tournament, 1937-38'.

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'L/Ac, T. Blewitt L/Ac. L Haughton Musn. W.…

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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes thanking her for his present and card. He is walking better on his new boots and has been to a dance.
He also writes to his daughters.

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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that his new posting is like a holiday camp. They have sports organised and the food is good. He has sent her £15 and asks for some laundry to be cleaned.

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Race in kilts
A group of men in kilts run towards a tape stretch in front of them. A hangar with a concertina roof stands behind and there is a flagpole and flag to one side.

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Sports day
Top: A group of children run towards a tape with men watching next to a flag with a roundel on. In the distance is a two storey building with a concertina roof.

Bottom: A marching band wearing kilts. To one side is an open sided marque and a…

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Sports day
Top: Twelve men running towards a tape stretch across an open space at chest height. They are watched by more men and there are buildings, one with a concertina roof, in the distance.
Bottom: A crowd of men, women and children are sit and stand…

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Beach cricket
Top left: A woman with two boys in swimming costumes sat at the end of the water. More people sit behind the beach in the shade of trees from which towels are hanging.
Top right: A girl, holding a cricket bat waits for the ball to be bowled to her…

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Trevor Blewitt
Details of Trevor's family, his early years and marriage to Phyllis. Details his sporting interests, decorations awarded and courses attended.

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Letter to George Thomson from his father
Catches up on mail to and from. Comments on points made by George in recent letter and hoped for more information about activities to come. Continues with news of their activities in the garden and of international match and church. Goes on with more…

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Letter to George Thomson from his parents
Answer questions and points from his latest letter. Post all alright. Mentions how his training is going. Writes of gardening. Comments that Norman and his brother managed leave at the same time. Comments on Georges cricket match. Mentions father's…

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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has arrived at his new station. He does not yet know if its an eight or eighteen week course.

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A tribute to Trevor Blewitt
Personal information and details of Trevor's early years, family life, career in the Royal Air Force and later employment with Clayton Dewandre Ltd. Includes prayers and readings from the bible.

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Five photographs - American football
Top left - view of team lined up on playing field. Man in sailors hat in front of camera.
Top righty - crowd on the playing field spectators beyond.
Middle - marching band on the playing field,
Bottom left - view across playing field to spectators…

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Three photographs - American football
Left - View across stadium with teams on playing field. Captioned 'taken at Athens Georgia, October 28th 1942'.
Top right - view of spectators at game.
Bottom right - view of spectators and playing field.

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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.…

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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he is pleased she had a nice birthday. He danced with three girls, he thinks because of the uniform. He has been playing football but is impaired by his leg injury. He has seen a film and that night he is going out to celebrate an…

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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has little to write about. He has been watching sport.

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Trevor Blewitt’s RAF service record
Listing Trevor’s service history between 1927 and 1953.

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Trevor and Phyllis Blewit
Personal and family details. Mentions Trevor joining and his service with the Royal Air Force including overseas postings.

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Flight Lieutenant Michael Myers Wayman (version one)
Summarises Mike's family history, marriage, operations with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons, awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the circumstances of the crash in which Mike died together with his observer, Flight Lieutenant Sampson Clear, DFC.…

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