Gill, Kenneth. Album two

Title

Gill, Kenneth. Album two

Description

Thirty-nine items. Album pages with photographs of family, colleagues, friends and places as well as some copies of documents and newspaper cuttings.

Date

2017-07-09

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Gill, K

Collection Items

Kenneth Gill
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic.

Baby boy
Portrait of a baby boy sitting. Captioned 'Derek at 9 months'.

Two children
Two young children running in garden.

Man looking at child's work
A man wearing suit and glasses sits alongside a girl writing at a desk while other children look on. Captioned 'Sir Hubert Houldsworth, Pro-Chancellor of Leeds University examines the work of Carol Coultate (8), at Halton Moor Primary School'.

Woman pinning medal on boy
A woman wearing a fur coat pinning a medal onto a young boy, In the background brick walls and windows to house.

Woman pinning medal on boy
A woman wearing a fur coat pinning a medal onto a young boy, In the background brick walls and windows to house.

Man, woman and child with DFC
A man wearing overcoat and glasses standing next to a woman wearing fur coat and hat holding a boy, with DFC on his jacket. Other people in the background.

Aircrew and couple
Top left - a large group of aircrew standing chatting. On the ground a parachute and other equipment.
Bottom right - an RAF officer wearing tunic and holding peaked cap, standing next to a woman, both standing at the bottom of steps to a doorway.…

617 Squadron Crest
Copy of 617 Squadron crest with The King's and Chester Herald's signatures.

Group of aircrew gathered round equipment
A large group of aircrew standing around various items of equipment on the ground, including two pigeon boxes, parachutes and a navigator's bag. A bus and a truck in the background.

Warship diagram
Line diagram of a warship. Part of photograph in top right and title 'Emden'.

Debriefing
Seven airman sitting round a table being debriefed by a Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer. A wing commander leans over from the right. There are papers, mugs and thermos flasks on the table. In the background another table with five airmen.

Seven aircrew
Seven airmen, two wearing flying suits, the others battledress, two with Mae Wests standing in line in front of a bomber. One has a mascot tucked into his jacket.

Aircrew gathered round urns
Eight aircrew all wearing battledress, some with brevet visible and holding cups, gathered round two urns. Another airman in background left.

Runnymede Memorial
View of a memorial building and galleries and accompanying text.

An airman
Full length image of an airman wearing tunic with observer brevet and side cap sitting on a bench with foliage in the background.

Course photograph and newspaper cutting
Left - A large group of airmen wearing tunics with side caps standing in two rows in front of an Anson. One officer in centre standing has a lighter uniform and peaked cap. Annotated with signatures and home towns of many of the participants.
Right…

Family
Top left - two women wearing dresses, one holding a baby, standing in front of an RAF officer wearing tunic and peaked cap, all standing on steps to doorway.
Top right - two women wearing dresses, one holding a baby, standing in front of another…

Family
Top middle - a woman wearing skirt and blouse holding a baby standing at the bottom of steps to the door of a house.
Top right - two women wearing dresses, one holding a baby, standing in front of an RAF officer wearing tunic and peaked cap, all…

An airman
Three-quarter length image of an airman wearing tunic with observer brevet sitting on a bench with curtain in the background. Includes photocopy of photograph.

Newspaper cuttings and photograph of bomber crew
Left - newspaper cutting 'Northern airmen honoured'. Gives list of name of people awarded DFC, DFM and civil awards. Includes DFC for Flying Officer Kenneth Gill.
Top right - newspaper cutting 'Leeds airman DFC'. Announced award of DFC to Flying…

Mr and Mrs Gill
Top left - an RAF officer wearing tunic with half brevet and peaked cap standing on steps in the doorway of a house.
Centre - a woman wearing dress with jacket over standing on steps in the doorway of a house.
Bottom left - the same man and woman…

Mr and Mrs Gill's wedding photographs
Left - a pilot officer wearing tunic with navigator brevet with peaked cap under his arm, standing next to a woman wearing dress and carrying a bouquet of flowers.
Top right - an RAF officer wearing tunic standing in a garden by a brick…

Kenneth and Vera Gill, wedding announcement cutting and theatre programme
Top left a programme for grand opera house Scarborough with advertisements, folded on first item, front cover on second and inside on third.
Bottom left - Kenneth and Vera Gill arm-in-arm, man wearing tunic with sergeant rank, woman wearing skirt…

Family
Top left - two woman with a child between then standing in a garden with wall and trees behind. Captioned 'Dot. Vera + Teddy'.
Bottom left - head and shoulders portrait of Vera.
Centre - half-length image of Kenneth wearing tunic with sergeants…
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