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Both sides of a programme for a revue and a ticket.

A pass allowing Les to have 24 hours leave.

A program for the show at the Folies Bergere. It features photographs of actors and scantily clad actresses taking part.

A large group of men and women arranged in six or seven tows in front of an ornate brick building, identified as the Franco-British College, managed by La Cite Universitaire de Paris. On the reverse 'Scottish Party [indecipherable] Fondation…

Marie-Thérèse expresses her thanks for the letter she has received but explains that what she has done for the allied soldiers was simply her way of thanking them; her two sons were able to grow up as a result. She informs them that she has laid…

A booklet with vocabulary translated into German, Spanish, French and Dutch.
The booklet was to assist downed airmen evading or escaping.

Winston Churchill being cheered in Sheffield; naval warfare in the Atlantic; German invasion of Russia; actions of the Free French Forces plus photographs of various military leaders.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…

Advises civilians of action to take during allied bombings.

Additional information about this item was kindly provide by the donor.

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

A list of the crew that perished during the crash.

The map is annotated with the crash site near Lyons la Foret, my home, my mother village and Miss Lavandier.

First witness statement from a Resistance fighter
They had been warned by an English airman that the SS were going to carry out shootings and found refuge on 25th August. They were liberated on 29th August. The SS shot eight Resistance fighters and…

There are two strips of mapping, the first has Puchay, Eure in the East, the second has Morville-sur-Andelle.
The second image is the middle of the two strips.
The mapping covers where the Lancaster crashed and where the crew were shot.

Bertie's Father's flying certificate.

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

14 photographs from an album.
#1 is Notre Dame.
#2 is Sacre Coeur.
#3 is Les Invalides (Napoleon's Tomb).
#4 is the Opera.
#5 is Notre Dame.
#6 is Les Champs Elysees.
#7 is Rue Royale de la Madelaine.
#8 is Place Vendome.
#9 is Jardin du…

15 photographs from an album.
#1 is inside Sacre Coeur.
#2 is Sacre Coeur from La Rue de L'Abreuvoir.
#3 is Sacre Coeur from La Rue Norvins.
#4 and 5 are inside St Pierre.
#6 is inside Sacre Coeur.
#7 is Sacre Coeur and the cable railway.
#8…

12 photographs from an album.
#1 La Basilique du Sacre Coeur
#2 and 3 the gardens with the Basilique behind.
#4 Sacre Coeur interior -the Choir.
#5 Sacre Coeur facing west.
#6 Sacre Coeur from the Rue de Chevalier de la Barre.
#7 Sacre Coeur…

13 photographs from an album.
#1 and 4 are the Armistice Memorial.
#2is the location of the signing of the Armistice on the railway.
#3 and 10 are aerial views of the park at the Armistice memorial.
#5 is the statue of Marshall Foch.
#6 is the…

Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a large building captioned 'Le Lycee Felix Faure.
#2 and 3 are a memorial to the R101 which crashed in October 1930.
#4 is identified as The Sanatorium of Dr Magnier (Beauvais).

Six men and women seated beside the Sacre Coeur Fountains in Paris. On the reverse 'Souvenir de Paris annee 1951 en vacances'.
A second image has only five men and women and has the same message on the reverse.
A third image has six men and women…

Jack, M and Mme Pelletiers and their four daughters. On the reverse 'Souvenir de France annee 1951'.

A view of the war memorial at Haudivillers. The reverse is blank.

Two men including Jack, standing at the back of a truck. Jack is in uniform. On the reverse 'Souvenir de Moise 1951'.

A man, a woman and two girls are positioned at the side of a Delage type D611. The two girls are sitting on the bonnet. On the reverse 'Souvenir de papa, maman Janine et Denise le 17 Juin 1951'.

Identification kindly provided by Lupierre Gatschon…

A large house with a steeple and in the foreground houses. There is a 5c stamp which has been franked. Captioned '3- Haudivillers (Oise) - Le Chateau Collection Leclere'.

A group, including Jack, of five walking along a tree lined pavement. On the reverse 'Vacances Paris [indecipherable 1951'.