RAF Middleton St George Photography Section
Title
RAF Middleton St George Photography Section
Description
Photograph 1 is of eight airmen in two rows and is signed by seven of the individuals. Captioned 'R.A.F. Middleton St George, S.H.Q. Photo Section. 3rd April 1942.'
Photograph 2 is of an airman in battledress carrying a Thompson machine gun and wearing a helmet and gas mask haversack. The photograph is signed and dated. Captioned: 'Ready for the invasion, 24th [blank] 1942, Bob Gleave'.
Photograph 3 is of five airmen lying on bunks and making 'V' signs with their fingers. Captioned 'Night Ops. S.H.Q. Photographic Section. Bill Maxwell Chris Carruathers [sic] Arthur Carr R.G.C. Bill Welesby. 22 Jan 1942.'
Photograph 4 is of three airmen in an office with a world map and training aids.. One is standing beside a camera, one is sitting in front of a screen with a name plate under his chin and the third is seated with an aerial camera in his lap. Captioned 'Lecture Room, S.H.Q. Photographic Section, Frank Ashworth R.G.C. Bill Welesby.'
Photograph 5 is of two airmen in helmets and haversacks, one with a Thompson machine gun. Reginald George Cavalier is on the left with a pipe in his mouth. Captioned 'On guard. Jack Cuthbert, Me. 24th April 44.'
Photograph 2 is of an airman in battledress carrying a Thompson machine gun and wearing a helmet and gas mask haversack. The photograph is signed and dated. Captioned: 'Ready for the invasion, 24th [blank] 1942, Bob Gleave'.
Photograph 3 is of five airmen lying on bunks and making 'V' signs with their fingers. Captioned 'Night Ops. S.H.Q. Photographic Section. Bill Maxwell Chris Carruathers [sic] Arthur Carr R.G.C. Bill Welesby. 22 Jan 1942.'
Photograph 4 is of three airmen in an office with a world map and training aids.. One is standing beside a camera, one is sitting in front of a screen with a name plate under his chin and the third is seated with an aerial camera in his lap. Captioned 'Lecture Room, S.H.Q. Photographic Section, Frank Ashworth R.G.C. Bill Welesby.'
Photograph 5 is of two airmen in helmets and haversacks, one with a Thompson machine gun. Reginald George Cavalier is on the left with a pipe in his mouth. Captioned 'On guard. Jack Cuthbert, Me. 24th April 44.'
Date
1942-01-22
1942-04-03
1944-04-24
Language
Type
Format
Five b/w photographs on an album page
Publisher
Rights
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Identifier
PCavalierRG17010031
Collection
Citation
“RAF Middleton St George Photography Section,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5852.
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