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Eleven men wearing football kit and one man in uniform standing and sitting outside.

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A short biography of Sergeant George Gadd, containing information about his death, his family and his civilian life and boxing prowess before joining the Royal Air Force.
It also states that his name can be found on the Dunstable War memorial and…

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Personal research on George Edward Gadd by his younger brother. It describes how he died and how his parents found out about his death on their way to visit him. It also mentions his amateur boxing and engagement to Kathleen Smith, a farmer's…

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MMarsdenJ1591984-250707-04.pdf
A book covering the period from December 1936 to July 1941.

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Eleven men wearing football kit and six uniform tunic. Man in front sitting with football. Others sitting and standing in two rows.

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Eleven men wearing football kit and one in battledress. Five kneeling in front row one with a football and another holding a cup.

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Twenty men wearing football kit. One sitting in front with ball. Six airmen wearing uniform tunic. All sitting and standing in three rows with trees behind.

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Three verse about playing for the flight, before being hit in the face by ball which broke his glasses.

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MKnoxVD63842-240818-29.pdf
Marked 'secret' a report of 4 Group including training, accidents, signals, navigation, engineering and electrical, equipment, armament, air sea rescue, flying control, intelligence, aerodrome defence, organisation, physical fitness and honours and…

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Willie, prisoner number 2716, shares news of friends and says he fills his time studying, reading, walking and sport.

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Left page.
Left - soccer team photograph taken in field.
Right - three airmen wearing tunics and side caps lounging on the ground.
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Left - five airmen on snow covered ground, four standing and one squatting. All wearing greatcoats and…

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SKnoxVD63842v10037.pdf
Douglas describes his experiences at RAF Croft before moving to RAF Middleton-St-George. He talks of operations undertaken including one to Berlin in severe weather. Douglas references his crew; observer/navigator Jim Davidson; flight engineer George…

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Writes about his progress at school particularly in maths. Mentions his scores at cricket and describes activities, weather and teachers.

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Asks her to send him his tennis racket and white shorts and other items, including money as he had not been paid. Sent from 5 (ITW) Initial Training Wing, Torquay.

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From John to his parents. Records rugby matches and that morning's preacher. Mentions studying Hamlet that term.

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Headed 'summer term 1939 Marlborough School. Writes of activities now allowed at school including sports, cycling, wear soft collars on Sundays. Ask their intension for prize weekend and ask them to bring a bottle of jam. Goes on to describe more…

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Twelve women in two rows with front row sitting at table. captioned 'Not to be outdone by the men, the lady members of the Largs golf club held their end-of-season prize giving in the clubhouse recently'.

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In the centre a football pitch with goal at the far end. On the field a number of men in shorts playing football. The pitch is surrounded by spectators. In the background several large huts.

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YThomsonGB1572977v1.pdf
George Thomson’s prisoner of war diary in a wartime log supplied by the YMCA.
Describes being shot down and includes a day-by-day account of his life as a prisoner of war from 11 November 1944 to 25 May 1945. Includes descriptions of sports and…

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Leslie Turner worked as a pattern maker at Longbridge before he volunteered for the Air Force. He trained as an observer in South Africa and flew 33 operations as a bomb aimer with 10 Squadron.

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An embroidered cloth badge for 300 Squadron with 'Ziemi Mazowieckiej' in the banner at the bottom of the badge.
A red cloth badge showing the five Olympic rings in blue, green black, yellow and red, the word 'Polska' in white and the Polish dragon…

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Events for Christmas 1943 for RAF Westcott and Oakley. Includes meal menus, greetings from station commander, events (sport and entertainment) for each station.

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Stamped recovered PoW mail from Europe recently received by British Post Office. Describes Christmas day in camp. Mentions football match and recent film show. Keeps up with domestic issues.

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Mentions playing rugby and gives results of matches played. All friends well.

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Says life has certain regularity but he had stated study of economics, French and government. Library also occupies time. Says he is in rugby team but no matches so far. Comments on recent concert and church. Sends best wished to all.

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