Fearnside, Alfred Kitto

Title

Fearnside, Alfred Kitto
A K Fearnside

Description

15 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Alfred Kitto Fearnside (563436 Royal Air Force) and contains photographs and a scroll. After pre-war service in Iraq, he flew operations as an observer with 9 Squadron and was killed 18 December 1939.

The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Malcom Fearnside and catalogued by Barry Hunter.

Additional information on Alfred Kitto Fearnside is available via the IBCC Losses database.

Date

2018-12-19

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Fearnside, AK

Collection Items

Six Armoured Vehicles
Two views of six Rolls Royce armoured vehicles. They have large RAF roundels on their roofs. One is named 'Relentless'.

Truck stuck in Mud
A six wheel truck stuck in sabkha. The port side wheels are deep in mud.

Truck stuck in Mud
A truck stuck in sabkha. One rear wheel has sunk into the mud. Two men are looking at the problem.

A truck stuck in mud
A vehicle stuck in sabkha. Men are working at the back.

Four Armoured Cars
A line of four armoured cars with RAF roundels on their roofs.

Rolls Royce Armoured Car
An armoured car with a large RAF roundel on the roof. Behind is a low rounded hill.
In a second image an airman is standing beside the vehicle.
The vehicle has 'Relentless' painted on the front.

Armoured Car stuck in Mud
A Rolls Royce armoured car stuck in sabkha. An airman is at the front of the vehicle.

Alf Fearnside
Alf standing holding a pith helmet. He is in desert uniform with shorts. Behind are palm trees.

Rolls Royce Armoured Cars
A line up of four armoured vehicles with RAF roundels on their roofs.

Baghdad West
A military building with Baghdad West in English and Arabic on a sign over a gated entrance.

16 Cadets
16 uniformed men arranged in two rows. They are wearing cadet uniform.
On the reverse 'Afred Kitto Fearnside Back Row 3rd from Right' and in a different hand 'Fearnside Heywards Heath by Great Grandma'.

Alf Fearnside
A head and shoulders portrait of Alf, in civilian clothing.

Flt/Sgt Alf Fearnside
Alf, in uniform, standing in front of a ship. The image is annotated with his name. The rivets on the ship's hull are visible.

Alf Fearnside and his Wife
Alf and his wife standing in a garden. Alf has his pilot's wings. On the reverse 'Alf & Vi soon after their marriage.

AF Fearnside's Commemorative Scroll
A scroll commemorating AK Fearnside's service for his country.
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Collection Tree

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