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Map of Germany on wall

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Large map with part of Netherlands and Germany on wall. Submitted with caption 'mreu8 001 4 MREU Operations Map Hamburg 1946'

Servicemen and aircraft wreckage

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Servicemen gathered round wreckage of an aircraft in shallow water. Submitted with caption 'mreu7 001 Wreckage of a Whitley crashed on Juist, Friesian…

Boat moored alongside a pier

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Small boat with cross on front of bridge tied up alongside a wooden pier. Other docks and ship in the background. Submitted with caption 'mreu6 001…

Three servicemen

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One man in foreground looking through binoculars, another an army captain behind him and a third man partially visible on the right. All looking out…

Seven servicemen

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Seven men in a variety of informal uniform , six standing and one squatting down. Taken in open air with structures in the background. Submitted with…

Four servicemen

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Four men in informal uniform standing in a cemetery alongside an exhumed coffin. Summitted with caption ' mreu3 001 74 GCU Pat (Captain Paterson) &…

Twelve servicemen

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Twelve servicemen sitting round two tables in room with bookcase against wall in the background and curtain on the right. Submitted with caption…

Group of twelve servicemen

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Twelve servicemen, army and air force sitting and standing in two rows. Submitted with caption 'mreu1 001 Officers and NCO's of 74 Graves…

Flight Sergeant Harry Wilson Distinguished Flying Medal

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Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic with observer brevet and DFM ribbon. Submitted with caption 'Flt Sgt Harry Wilson DFM'.

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