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  • Tags: Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

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Ethel Smith (née Hanson) discusses her early life and her time in the WAAF. She joined aged 21, and remembers the camaraderie. She worked as a rigger at Number 12 Balloon Centre and was later posted to RAF Titchfield near Portsmouth. She discusses…

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Top left - head and shoulder portrait of a woman in civilian dress. Captioned 'Cpl Mary Brown, RAF Shawbury in Shrewsbury taken Mar 1945'.
Top right 24 aircrew wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in three rows. Captioned 'Shawbury…

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Portrait of Marie Meadows in No. 1 Home Dress uniform with service cap. Image shows her left side and she has turned to face the camera but is looking beyond it.
On the reverse is written: "To Freda & Sonnie Lots of Love Marie. X Isle of Man May…

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Service record, form F543, of Marie Meadows. Gives details such as date of birth, service engagement and the units at which she served.

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Marie Meadows seated in long grass. She is wearing WAAF uniform skirt, blouse and tie and is looking at the camera. Behind her is a wire fence.
On the reverse is written: "Marie Meadows".

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Note that Robert Haire married WAAF Joan Winifred Johnson at the school in Waddington as the church had been bombed.

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An airwoman in uniform reclining on grass with part of a bomber in the background. On the reverse 'Joan Winifred Johnson'.

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An airwoman standing with arm up with shrubbery in the background. Two versions of the same image. On the reverse of the second 'nee JBW Haire'.

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An airwoman sitting on a stone amongst shrubbery with building in the background. On the reverse 'Mrs Bunny Haire'.

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Queenie 'Robbie' Hall was born in Suffolk and had wanted to join the WRNS while under age; she bluffed her way into the RAF instead. She describes volunteering, her recruitment and training. At first she worked in kitchens but remustered as a clerk…

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-14.pdf
Geoffrey's story at the end of the Long March.

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An airman wearing uniform with sergeant rank yelling with fist up sitting with his other arm round a servicewomen on the same bench. Captioned ‘What are you trying to do - wreck my whole life?’

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Bomber Command wartime memoirs 1939-45 by Ted Allison. He completed 35 bomber operations as wireless operator/air gunner 1941-43, which he described as being looked down upon. The introduction describes his role as a Wop/Ag and how they're replaced…

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YCousinsHL[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Handwritten notes from January to July 1941.

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Peter Hoare's memories of Christmas at Metheringham.

In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this collection is available only at the University of Lincoln.

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BHemmingsKHemmingsKv1.pdf
A detailed autobiography of Ken's RAF service.

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Head and shoulders portrait of an member of Women's Auxiliary Air Force wearing tunic and peaked cap. On the reverse 'LACW Hodding, Ruth Hodding'.

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Brief service career of Richard Hazlehurst including training as pilot in United States, staying as instructor, return for operational tour on 102 Squadron plus further war and post war activities.
Ruth Laverton as WAAF as a spark plug tester. Also…

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OHoddingRL2016564-180806-01.pdf
Includes personal details, release authorisation, service particulars and statement of special aptitudes or qualities.

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MHoddingRL2016564-180806-01.pdf
Instructions for daily exercises. Five minutes a day. Exercises illustrated with stick figures.

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Showing award of good service certificates to four members of No 3 movements unit (embarkation) of RAF stationed in Liverpool. Wing Commander gives awards to W/O T H Buzzard, W/O P J T Williams, Flight Sergeant D Birchell and WAAF Sergeant L…

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List serial (personnel), transport, destination and remarks - Gladstone Dock

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Lists by category, rank or trade and disposal destination. Part 1,2 and 3.

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Full face portrait of a amber of the women's auxiliary air force captioned 'WAAF Marie Occardi, 429 Squadron'.

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BGarlandEGarlandEv1.pdf
Recounts life in Glasgow (Clydebank) at the beginning of the war. Incudes tales of bliztz bombing, blackout, sirens and evacuation. Talks of continuing business though blitz. Eventually tired of hard work in family business, despite parental…

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