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Admiral Prune
33 airmen and one Naval Officer standing in front of Lancaster with Admiral Prune II nose art and 11 bomb symbols. Guy Gibson is eigth from the left on the front row.
On the reverse ‘March 1943 ED593 Admiral Prune
Left to right
Burpey…
On the reverse ‘March 1943 ED593 Admiral Prune
Left to right
Burpey…
Order of Service for unveiling and dedication of war memorial plaque
Service for 1939-1945 war memorial plaque at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School for Boys. Includes order of service and photograph of plaque with list of pupils killed.
Robert Holman personal service record
List of locations and jobs from 1941 ATC summer camp, and from joining Royal Air Force in May 1943 until demob in March 1946. Included transfer to Navy in June 1945, then worked on Barracuda, Firefly and Oxford aircraft.
Robert Holman war gratuity and post war credit of wages
Persona details and dates of wartime and postwar service. Calculation of gratuity and wages amounting to £43 9 shillings and 6 pence.
Robert Holman Navy pass
Personal details at HMS Godwit
Robert Holman Navy pass
Personal details at HMS Gosling
Robert Holman certificate of service in Royal Navy
Personal details, postings to Gosling and Godwit and character.
Robert Holman statement of service and discharge
Details of enlistment 31 May 1943 and discharge on transfer to Navy 18 June 1945. Dated at Lee-on-Solent 7 Jul 1945
Letter to Kaye Turner from Ron Turner
Catches up with family news and greetings. Comments on two children and of photographs sent. Continues to catch up with news. Mentions he has been in France since D-Day and writes of experiences.
Letter to Kaye Turner from Ron Turner
Written from Bombay wishing family a good Christmas and New Year. Describes a little of life and weather in India. Catches up with news of family and friends. Continues with description of his situation in India,
Letter to Kaye Turner from Ron Turner
Writes he is about to embark on a ship and there will be no mail while aboard for about 5 weeks. Destination is a mystery but he speculates about the future, Catches up with family news.
David Iliffe and unknown female
Man dressed in naval uniform on telephone to an elderly woman sitting up in bed with books and bottles. Captioned 'Every Nice Girl', Title 'David Iliffe and unknown female'!, Billy's last known drawing'.
Colin Atkinson and friends
Four men in uniform. Colin Atkinson (left) and three other men, a lance corporal in battle dress, a naval rating, and a man in dress uniform.
Army, civilian and navy men in front of brick wall
On the left a sailor with cigarette in right hand, in the centre a man in civilian suit with left hand in pocket and on the right an man in army uniform. All standing in line in front of a brick wall.
Crowd in ballroom
A large crowd of men and women, some in uniform, in a ballroom. Taken from above.
Victory day crowd
View looking down on a large crowd of people. Visible are men and women, civilians and military many holding up hands showing 'V' signs.
Seven military men in front of building
Five Royal Air Force and two naval personnel standing in line. All are wearing tunic with side or peaked caps. In the background a large multi-storey building.
Group of men sitting at a dining table
Group of eight men sitting round a dining table in a large mess dining room. The four in front are Royal Air Force sergeants. Two men on the far side of table are wearing naval uniform. In the background other tables with diners. Ben Openshaw is…
The prisoner of war, Vol 2, No. 13, May 1943
Includes: editorial matters; all in a day's work; life in a Japanese prison camp; fun and games; letters they write home; official reports from the camps; group photographs from the camps; how next of kin are helping (including knitting pattern for…
The prisoner of war, Vol 2, No. 15, July 1943
Includes: editorial matters; reading in camp; official reports from the camps (two pages missing); the letters they write home; fun and games, our generous helpers (fund raising at home); group photographs from the camps; news from the far east;…
The prisoner of war, Vol 2, No. 16, August 1943
Includes: editorial matters; music round the camps; official reports from the camps; (two pages missing); letters; how they help funds (fund raising at home); fun and games; news from the far east; parcel points; knitting pattern for 'waistcoat for…
The prisoner of war, Vol 2, No. 17, September 1943
Includes: editorial matters; prisoners at work; group photographs from the camps; official reports from the camps; the letters they write home; it depends on the book (written by A A Milne); news from the far east; POWs in the far east; they plan…
The prisoner of war, Vol 2; No. 18; October 1943
Includes: editorial matters; art in camp; official reports from the camps; group photographs from the camps; the letters they write home; [two pages missing]; how they help the funds (fundraising at home); what Germans put in their parcels; news from…
The prisoner of war, Vol 2. No. 21, January 1944
Includes: New Year message from Chairman of Prisoners of War Department; editorial matters; Come and Spend a Weekend in my Stalag (by Gunner N Gould); official reports from the camps; the brighter side; groups from the camps; [two pages missing] …
The prisoner of war, Vol 2, No. 24, April 1944
Includes editorial matter; a message to relatives from the Archbishop of York (C F Garbett); official reports from the camps; the letters they write home; groups from the camps; do parcels really get there? how they help (fundraising at home); mail…