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Article including b/w photograph of damage to E-boat pens. Explains that successful result with low allied casualties at le Havre was result of good coordination between the RAF and the army. Describes elements of coordination.

Article - Allied aircraft for the loss of two planes dropped more than 10,000 tons of bombs on Le Havre. Enabled ground troops to to win port after brief attack. effect on defenders and praise for accuracy of bombing.

Description of battles for Le Havre and generally in northern France. Mentions surrender leaflet drops along channel coast. Canadians entre Zeebrugge, Americans in Brittany. Other war news from the continent and map of battle area.

Head and shoulders portrait of a soldier wearing tunic and peaked cap side by side with an airman wearing tunic with side cap.

Article describing use of tactical and heavy bombers using precision bombing, controlled by master bombers in aid of ground forces. Master bomber ensures all bombs fall ahead of safety line to keep clear of own troops.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing army uniform and peaked cap. Image is enlargement cropped out from a group photograph.

Six soldiers in desert uniform and shorts sitting in front of tents.
On the reverse -
'Clairwood
8/10/42
Fred
Jim Noden (Cheshire)
Eric Haywood (Surrey)
Ken Barker (Chatham)
Tom Pantry (Hampton Court)
Albert (Blondie) Newman…

A head and shoulder's portrait of a soldier. On the reverse 'Jack Ma's brother'.

Jack Hill was Jack Jones’s brother-in-law.

Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.

Full length image of Eva Scott wearing Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform standing by a window in wall of a brick house. Sister of Eric William Scott.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing battledress with corporal rank. On the reverse 'Andrew Burns, KOSB uniform'.

Bill in uniform seated beside his wife. On the reverse 'Mum & Dad' and '16 Oct 1945'.

Three soldiers in tropical khaki. On the reverse is handwritten 'Uncle Harold Taplin Centre'.

Two names and addresses for Miss G A Stoddart in Winnipeg and Pte D Stoddart P.P.C.L.I. in England.

Two pilots and an army officer having a drink. On the reverse 'Just a Celebration! Another Victory Roll'.

Young man in uniform sitting astride a motorcycle marked 16957, trees and a building in the background, 8559 overprinted. On the reverse, caption 'Ray Kendal 1942'. Photographers identification 'Sunbeam Photo Ltd, 82 Sweyn Road, Margate. for all…

A line of prisoners handing over their weapons.
There is a second identical copy.

Military men climbing the stairs for Lord Mountbatten's speech, Singapore.

Seven Japanese prisoners pushing and pulling a trolley full of boxes, supervised by a man with a rifle. There are three more copies.

Lord Mountbatten giving a speech in Singapore at the end of the war. He is surrounded by military men.

Two men standing by a car. One is adjusting the others tie or collar. On the reverse is 'Ptes E. M. Shannon S. W Anderson July 1940'.

Two men standing on steps at the entrance of a house, No 129.

An army officer in khaki standing outside a Hindu temple. On the reverse 'Major [indecipherable] Hindu Temple Ceylon'.

Lord Mountbatten giving a speech at the end of the war, at Singapore Town Hall.

The signing of the agreement to end the war with Japan. Seven allied officers and two Japanese are visible on the remains of this photograph. On the reverse 'Lt Gen Browning signing the 'agreement' at Rangoon Aug 1945'.

From George Grundy, card produced on behalf of the prisoners of war in Stalag VIIIB, Christmas 1941. Annotated from 'George with Love'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are…