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Burnham air hero
Reports of the awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Order to Mike's brother in law, Lieutenant R J Cork of the Fleet Air Arm and of his death whilst on active service.
News cuttings
Reporting on the death of Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Giles Blake, appointments and awards approved and the death of Flight Lieutenant M M Wayman.
At a forces party
The mayor and lady mayoress being handed a cup and saucer by a man in naval uniform and two other servicemen. Three men and a woman, all in civilian clothes stand alongside. Captioned, 'ma + pa at a forces party!!'.
Bomben gegen England
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The first part of the book focuses on one of the nine German fighter planes from the First Staffel, carrying out an operation on an English convoy in the Shetland Isles. They are keen to emulate the success of their fellow crew members in the Second…
Deutsch fur Britische Kriegsgefangene
The covers and foreword page of a book on learning German.
Sea Hurricane
Hurricane mounted on catapult on bow of ship. Submitted with caption 'Sea Hurricane I V7070 on 'Empire Heath' 1 Nov 42 just before Plt Off Norman Taylor's combat with KG40 Condor'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Sea Hurricane
Hurricane mounted on ship catapult. Submitted with caption 'Sea Hurricane I aboard unknown Merchant ship 2. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Sea Hurricane
Hurricane mounted on ship catapult. A pilot is standing in the cockpit and saluting. Submitted with caption 'Sea Hurricane I aboard unknown Merchant ship 1'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Memo from resident naval officer Rye to officer commanding 4th Battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment.
Subject Wellington bomber crash Pett Level. Included excerpts from a report commanding the actions of two soldiers to whom the pilot probably owed his life.
John Law, a sailor, and a woman
John, in sergeant's uniform, a naval rating and a woman. They are standing at the entrance to a house.
Three services
Thomas McMahon wearing uniform, sitting on the right, with a man wearing army uniform and a third standing man in naval uniform. On the reverse is stamped 'The State 581 London Road Glasgow, .S.E. 1 May 1945' and annotated 'Thomas McMahon on the…
RMS Samaria
Two views of the troopship, Samaria.
#1 is the front
#2 is the stern.
#1 is the front
#2 is the stern.
Camera team
A group of 17 members of the camera team, nine seated with eight standing behind, including two naval officers and one man in a suit. The man seated in the centre wears the ribbon of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Of the 14 airmen, six wear berets…
To all British Commonwealth ex-Prisoners of War
A booklet full of information and instructions for returning ex-prisoners of war.
EASCO life jacket light
An emergency red light, designed to be attached to a life jacket to allow the wearer to be located at night. The light assembly appears to be complete and has signs of wear to the black painted components.
One image shows the item fully assembled.…
One image shows the item fully assembled.…
A Handbook for the Information of Relatives and Friends of Prisoners of War
A detailed booklet with advice on how prisoners of war are treated and what can be done to help them.
Prisoners of War - Some questions answered
An explanation of how the Red Cross will supply parcels and what they will contain.
Going on Leave
A booklet issued to home-coming ex-prisoners of war.
Information about letters from Prisoners of War in German and Italian Hands
Notes on addressing mail to prisoners, content and quantity of letters and enclosures.
King George VI
Left page: top, coffin of King George VI under guard; bottom, the KIng's coffin pulled by Royal naval sailors. Right page: top, progression of the coffin through people lined street; bottom left, four suited men sat at a desk with three men behind;…
Luton
Left page: view of Luton with German annotation. Right page: top left, report of rocket development. Top right, Barracuda in flight with tail wheel showing. Middle left, three airmen standing alongside a Barracuda. Middle right, lifeboat alongside…
Interview with Reginald John Herring
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Reg Herring was living in London with his father and elder brother at the start of the war. His father built a shelter that collapsed after a heavy rainfall. Reg was evacuated to Sizewell and then to near Birmingham. After the war Reg returned to…
Interview with Kenneth Edgar Neve
Before the outbreak of war, Ken Neve (b.1925) served as the captain's runner with the Home Guard, under his father who was the captain. Ken joined the Fleet Air Arm, which he chose as he wanted to work with both ships and aircraft. After training to…
Photograph Compilation
Six photographs and a Certificate.
#1 is the group photograph, the signatures have been identified.
Arthur is back row, second left.
#2 is a squadron photograph with Arthur in the front row, sixth left. A typewritten caption reads 'RAF…
#1 is the group photograph, the signatures have been identified.
Arthur is back row, second left.
#2 is a squadron photograph with Arthur in the front row, sixth left. A typewritten caption reads 'RAF…
Airman, Soldier, Sailor and three Girls
The six are in a row with their arms linked.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.