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Interview with Rudolf Williams about his father, James Raphael Williams
James Williams grew up in an orphanage in Trinidad. At the start of the war, he worked in the stores for an American naval repair station in Trinidad. He trained in an Auxiliary Air Squadron before volunteering to serve in the RAF in the UK. His…
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has been night flying. [Page 2 and 4 are missing]
He talks about laundry and his two daughters.
He talks about laundry and his two daughters.
Burial
Details of the burial of Trevor Blweitt's daughter, Patricia Diane Blewitt who died aged 18 weeks.
Donaghy family
Full length image of an airman wearing tunic and side cap walking down town street with young boy and girl. On the reverse 'Thomas Rodger Donaghy, John Roger Donaghy, Janet Elizabeth Donaghy'.
Wendy Leigh's school sports day
Schools port's day. Eight young girls being supervised by an older girl.
On the reverse 'Wendy's school sport press photograph June 1945, Wendy 6 years'.
On the reverse 'Wendy's school sport press photograph June 1945, Wendy 6 years'.
The Lutonian
A magazine published in July 1944. It contains news, letters, exam and sports results, club news, poems, Brian Clarke is reported missing, news of old boys, annual dinner, annual general meeting, staff list and adverts.
Sid Kaufman and John Wray in a garden
Sid Kaufman in uniform and John Wray in school uniform crouching in a garden.
Captioned 'Technical Sergeant Sid Kaufman USAAF and John Wray in garden of 67 Lincoln Road Branston.'
Captioned 'Technical Sergeant Sid Kaufman USAAF and John Wray in garden of 67 Lincoln Road Branston.'
Two men and a boy standing in garden
Bill Wray in civilian clothing, Sid Kaufman in uniform and John Wray in school uniform standing in garden.
Captioned 'Bill Wray, John Wray, Sid Kaufman in garden of 67 Lincoln Road, Branston.'
Captioned 'Bill Wray, John Wray, Sid Kaufman in garden of 67 Lincoln Road, Branston.'
Group standing in garden
Two men, two women and a boy standing in a garden. Bill Wray and the women in civilian clothes, Sidney Kaufman in uniform. The boy, John Wray, is in school uniform.
Captioned 'Bill Wray, Eva Akenhead, unknown, John Wray, Sid Kaufman in garden of…
Captioned 'Bill Wray, Eva Akenhead, unknown, John Wray, Sid Kaufman in garden of…
Eric Sinclair and family
Eric Sinclair in uniform and his wife wearing a coat and hat walking holding the hands of a child in a kilt between them.
Interview with Nelson Nix
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Nelson Nix grew up during the war. His father kept the village shop and was also a special constable and member of the Observer Corps, which later became the Royal Observer Corps. The post had access to the Darkie sets which were used to guide…
Interview with Bob Panton
Bob Panton was a child during the war. One day as his father was coming towards their house Bob saw three Dornier 17 come into view. Then out of the sun came six Spitfires and a battle started in front of him. Bob saw the Dorniers shot down and,…
Interview with Reginald John Herring
Reg Herring was living in London with his father and elder brother at the start of the war. His father built a shelter that collapsed after a heavy rainfall. Reg was evacuated to Sizewell and then to near Birmingham. After the war Reg returned to…
Interview with Cliff Thorpe and Roy Smith
Cliff Thorpe and Roy Smith grew up in the village of Elsham while RAF Elsham Wolds was operational.
Interview with Christopher Francis Allison
Christoper Franciss Allison, born 1925, (3007708, Royal Air Force) answers questions from school children about what it was like to fly in a Lancaster. He served as a flight engineer on 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington and was demobbed after two…
Interview with Bernard Bell
Bernard can remember seeing much of the bomber action with the aircraft almost turning the sky black as they all left to participate in the ops over Occupied Europe. Bernard recounts how the RAF personnel were made welcome and well respected in…
Interview with Dennis Brader
Dennis was twelve at the commencement of the Second Word War. He does not recall any air raid drills while at school. Dennis had a variety of occupations after leaving school, aged fourteen, before obtaining a job at RAF Wickenby as a groundsman.…
Interview with Anthony Edward Mason
Anthony Edward Mason grew up in the area around RAF Waddington and was aged seven when the Second World War commenced. He recalls some of the war time activities there, such as aircraft taking off at night and coming in to land in the morning. Tony…
Interview with Anne Morgan Rose Harcombe
Anne Morgan Rose Harcombe was born in London in 1938 and was evacuated, with her mother, at the start of the war to live with her mother’s family in South Wales
Bob Butler with his nephew at his sister's home
Bob Butler in uniform standing in his sister's garden at 53 Davies Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham with his nephew, Dick Heslop. One annotated on the reverse: '53 Davies Road', 'May 1941'. One annotated on the reverse: 'R.W.H and Bob (Rbt. Butler)…
Babies Anti-Gas Helmets
Advice that the helmet can be collected.
Interview with Gwendoline Thickett
Gwendoline Thickett grew up in Rotherham and was a young schoolgirl when the Second World War began. She was in Sunday School at her local church when the news of the declaration of war was announced. Her parents had already begun to prepare for…
Evacuation Why and How?
A public information leaflet published by Civil Defence. It gives information about the scheme to evacuate children to safer areas.
Interview with Geoff Brown
Geoff was born and lived in the same area of Grimsby all his life, at the date of his interview he was 93. The first part of the interview concentrated on his experience of finding a German butterfly bomb close to his home. Geoff described how, after…
Interview with Patricia Cook
Patricia Cook was born in Lincoln, one of eight children, during the Second World War. She recalls having to sleep four to a bed and having to share their house with complete strangers. They had the Morrison shelter table in their front room. The…