Sheppard, Irene Eleanor

Title

Sheppard, Irene Eleanor
Sheppard, IE

Description

75 items. The collection concerns Leading Aircraftwoman Irene Eleanor Sheppard (b. 1925, 2035826 Royal Air Force) and contains photographs, an album, and documents. She served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Michael John Wainwright and catalogued by Barry Hunter.

Date

2022-02-21

Publisher

IBCC Digitals Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Sheppard, IE

Collection Items

Two WAAFs and Two Airmen
Two men and two women with arms linked. The reverse is blank.

Fancy Dress Party
Three women and three men in fancy dress. Two women are dressed as men in RAF uniforms and two of the men are dressed as women. Two are holding dolls and two are pouring drinks from bottles into a bowl.

Two WAAFs and Six Airmen
A group of eight men and women arranged in two rows. On the reverse 'The Engineering Section. Kay and I. Taken at Harry's farewell Party. at Owston Ferry 19/7/44'.

Four WAAFs, Two Airmen and Mum Waring
Seven men and women grouped in front of a haystack at Owston Ferry. The reverse is blank.

Two WAAFs
A half length portrait of two WAAFs.

Irene Sheppard's Service and Release Book
RAF Form 2520B issued to Irene. It has brief details of her service record.

Royal Festival Hall
A postcard of the Royal Festival Hall.

Men, Two women and the South Bank Exhibition
Eight photographs from an album.
#1 Two men standing with drinks in their hands.
#2 is three men at the steps of an airliner.
#3 is two men drinking at a bar.
#4 is two women sitting outside a building.
#5 is a postcard of the South Bank…

Miscellaneous Photographs
Seven photographs from a scrap book.
#1 is a postcard of RMS Andes
#2 is a view of coastal buildings.
#3 and 5 is horses and soldiers with city buildings behind.
#4 is a lake in a park.
#6 is three civilians behind a desk.
#7 is a seated man…

Airmen Drinking and Relaxing
14 photographs from an album.
#1 is a man drinking beer and writing a letter.
#2 is six men drinking at a table.
#3 is a tropical airman standing outside a building.
#4 is seven airmen in tropical kit, or parts of, grouped outside a building.
#5…

WAAFs, Women and an Airman
Five photographs from an album.
#1 is two women sitting on a brick wall.
#2 is two women and an airman sitting on a brick wall.
#3 is two men standing by the brick wall.
#4 is a WAAF lying on the grass behind the wall.
#5 is a WAAF sitting on…

Two Football Teams
Two photographs from an album.
#1 is a Ladies team of ten with three airmen and a WAAF. They have a ball with Swinderby 1945-46.
#2 is a Men's team with ten players and three airmen. They have three cups.

Family Photographs
Ten photographs from an album.
#1 is a half length portrait of two women wearing coats.
#2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 are head and shoulder portraits of women.
#5 is two women.
#6 is a half length portrait of a young woman.

Tropical Airmen
Seven photographs from an album.
#1 is two men in swimming shorts sat on a bench.
#2 is a man sitting on the side of a boat.
#3 is seven men about to go swimming, standing in front of a lorry.
#4 is a uniformed airman standing in a tropical…

Family Photographs
Ten photographs from an album.
#1 is two women in bathing suits.
#2 is an airman in tropical gear.
#3 is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman with a handwritten message 'love from...'
#4 is a man standing outside a building.
#5 is six airmen…

Blank page
All the photographs have been removed from this page.

Family Photographs
Nine photographs from an album.
#1, #3 and #5 are head and shoulders portraits of different women.
#2 and #4 are two groups of men and women standing in a garden.
#6 is a man sitting on a stile.
#7 is three men in a garden.
#8 and #9 are two…

WAAFs and Airmen
Five photographs from an album.
#1 is six men and women at a fancy dress party.
#2 is seven airmen and WAAFs.
#3 is a WAAF sitting on a mound.
#4 is an airmen and a woman in a light coat.
#5 is a pilot holding a baby.
The page with photographs…

Family Photographs
Six photographs from an album.
#1 is two WAAFs standing outside a bike store.
#2 is seven men and women standing under a tree.
#3 and #5 are two groups of five holding a baby.
#4 and #6 are six men and woman sunbathing on a shingle beach.

Two WAAFs and an Airman
The three are standing in a park.

Album Covers
Cardboard album covers

WAAF
A half length portrait of a WAAF. The photographer was MW Keen and this is stamped on the mount at the front. On the reverse it is repeated with his address in High Wycombe.

Geoff J Oakishott
A head and shoulders portrait of Geoff in uniform with pilot brevet and DFC ribbon. On the reverse 'Love from Geoff J Oakishott. Get a bag of clues kid' and stamped 'Picture by Bil Shackleton ARPS FIBP 59, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1 Gerrard 6221'.

Pilot
A head and shoulders portrait of an Australian pilot. On the reverse is stamped 'Gordon Howard Photo Studio 66, Strand, London WC2'

Airman Doug
A head and shoulders portrait of an airman. On the reverse 'Love Always Doug xxx X3812 19/10/44'
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