14 Airmen
Title
14 Airmen
Description
Three identical photos of 14 airmen arranged in two rows. One is eating a banana, several are drinking tea and others are holding bananas and oranges.
Jack Jones is front row, third from right.
#1 On the reverse -
'Would you like an orange mum - or maybe a banana - perhaps a tea, eh!
I'm Squad leader of this mob.
My boys! as it were
Chap on my left is Lambert. the one right at the back is Wardlaw. 2 of my mates.
Happy Xmas.
Picton'.
# 2 On the reverse -
'Oranges & bananas
You can almost taste them - or would you prefer a cup of tea?'
#3 On the reverse are the men's signatures and last three digits of their service number.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Jack Jones is front row, third from right.
#1 On the reverse -
'Would you like an orange mum - or maybe a banana - perhaps a tea, eh!
I'm Squad leader of this mob.
My boys! as it were
Chap on my left is Lambert. the one right at the back is Wardlaw. 2 of my mates.
Happy Xmas.
Picton'.
# 2 On the reverse -
'Oranges & bananas
You can almost taste them - or would you prefer a cup of tea?'
#3 On the reverse are the men's signatures and last three digits of their service number.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
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Language
Type
Format
Three b/w photographs
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Identifier
PJonesJT17050027,
PJonesJT17050028,
PJonesJT17050029,
PJonesJT17050030,
PJonesJT17050031,
PJonesJT17050032
PJonesJT17050028,
PJonesJT17050029,
PJonesJT17050030,
PJonesJT17050031,
PJonesJT17050032
Transcription
[photograph]
[page break]
Would you like an orange mum – or maybe a banana – perhaps a tea. Eh!
I’m Squad Leader of this mob.
My boys! as it were.
Chap on my left is Lambert. the one right at the back is Wardlaw. 2 of my mates.
[underlined] Happy Xmas. [/underlined]
[underlined] Picton [sic] [/underlined]
[page break]
[photograph]
[page break]
Oranges & bananas. ! ! !
You can almost tast [sic] them – or would you prefer a cup of tea?
[page break]
[photograph]
[page brea]
P.M. Rooney 600
K.C.D. Luff 578
B u Lambert 281
H G Greasley 445.
N m Leeming 447.
P.G. Wardlaw. 1581182.
[signature] 1565866
A Lacey 482. Alexander Lyon 1118766
P. R. Tyrell 785 Bob Longworth 2381
[signature]. 457 L. Keeler 308.
Taken at Traverse – Point. (Canada) Ontario.
By Flt. Sergeant Bullmore.
[page break]
Would you like an orange mum – or maybe a banana – perhaps a tea. Eh!
I’m Squad Leader of this mob.
My boys! as it were.
Chap on my left is Lambert. the one right at the back is Wardlaw. 2 of my mates.
[underlined] Happy Xmas. [/underlined]
[underlined] Picton [sic] [/underlined]
[page break]
[photograph]
[page break]
Oranges & bananas. ! ! !
You can almost tast [sic] them – or would you prefer a cup of tea?
[page break]
[photograph]
[page brea]
P.M. Rooney 600
K.C.D. Luff 578
B u Lambert 281
H G Greasley 445.
N m Leeming 447.
P.G. Wardlaw. 1581182.
[signature] 1565866
A Lacey 482. Alexander Lyon 1118766
P. R. Tyrell 785 Bob Longworth 2381
[signature]. 457 L. Keeler 308.
Taken at Traverse – Point. (Canada) Ontario.
By Flt. Sergeant Bullmore.
Collection
Citation
“14 Airmen,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 12, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/33417.
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