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Both sides of a 100 Drachma note. The note has Italian text and was issued by Italy to occupied Greece.

Frank Walshaw's memoir. He discusses his training and several crashes he was involved in.

Bridge of Sighs, on the reverse annotated 'a nice view from inside this bridge '46'.

St Marcus Church. On the reverse 'you should see inside it '46'.

The Clock tower - the Mori, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Two postcards of the Palace of the Doges, annotated on the reverse '1945' and '46'.

The church of Salute, annotated on the reverse '46'.

The Doge's Palace and the Tower Bell, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Part of the Doge's Palace, Venice, annotated on the reverse '46'.

A view of the bridge. A building behind has a red cross and a line. On the reverse 'our hotel was where the camera is.' '46'.

A panorama view of Venice with St Mark's Campanile prominent. On the reverse 'you should see the view from the top of the tower 30 lira '46'.

A busy canal scene. On the reverse 'The boat is the local bus service. We lodged at the foot of the bridge 45/6'.

Left page: top, congratulations to Mr and Mrs Keeling on their wedding.
Bottom, Stanley sending love and best wishes.
Right page: propaganda leaflets dropped in Italy and Germany, annotated 'war time propaganda leaflets released by the R.A.F.'.

Many rowing boats on the canal. On the reverse 'Oxford & Cambridge '46'.

A view along a canal with five bridges, A handwritten annotation states 'Back alleys '46'.

A postcard of the palace, looking across a canal.
An annotation states 'Its a museum now. '46'.

A postcard of the Grand Canal - The Church of Salute, Venice. Annotated ''46'.

The two men are dressed in khaki and shorts and are standing in a piazza. The image is captioned 'Ricordo di Venezia'.

After leaving school, Carla Fantini started working as telegraph operator, which she found a gratifying and thoroughly enjoyable occupation. She describes the bombing war in Milan, stressing widespread destruction and ravaging fires. She recalls the…

D Evans’s Flight Engineer’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 19 June 1944 to 26 June 1947, detailing his flying training and operations flown as Flight Engineer. He was stationed at RAF St Athan (4 SoTT), RAF Winthorpe (1661 HCU), RAF…

A framed medal, dated 1942. Red and white stripe on a blue ribbon.

A cartoon of a prisoner waiting for food and a parcel. He is dreaming of roast chicken.

A card with a seasonal message and an image of Raphael, The Adoration of the Magi.

The postcard to Les' mother advises he is fit and well but has not received any letters. It was sent via Vatican Radio and the Catholic Times.
On the card they use 'Tickford' as his surname.

He hopes Les is well. He reports the family is well.