Ten cloth badges kept by Jose.
#1 an air gunner brevet
#2 a navigator brevet
#3 an RAF eagle
#4 Commonwealth oversea stripes
#5 Leading aircraftsman badge
#6 metal RAF badge
#7 Australia shoulder badge
#8 Warrant Officer badge
#9 wireless…
Teddy's uniform badges and medals. The medals are 1939 to 1945 Star, Aircrew Europe Star and War Medal 1939 to 1945. Also included is a full length portrait of Teddy in flying kit.
Two views of Ted's box opened revealing its contents.
There is a head and shoulders portrait of Ted with his POW number, 16865, printed on. There is a post it note with 'POW Germany Ted Thornhill 1943-1945'.
Inside the box is a Caterpillar Club pin…
Ties from the various organisations Ted belonged to. They include ties from the Air Gunners Association, Royal Air Force Association,, Operation Manna, 460 Squadron, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
RAF form 2520A records that Ted Leaviss served from 8 Nov 43 to 1 April 47, was an Air Gunner and served in India from 10 December 45 to 10 January 1947.
Ted Leaviss's name tag, presented to him for the 40th Anniversary visit remembering Operation Manna. It has small silhouettes of the Lancaster and B 17 dropping food packages. It has his name, his squadron and the Union Flag. There are three…
A card with a target photograph of an operation at Osnabruck. The crew is listed.
‘F/O Potter
F/O Rutherford
F/O Mjolnese
F/O Reid
Sgt Taylor
Sgt Tuer
Sgt Searle’
A card with an aerial photograph taken during an operation. The target was Emden and the crew members are listed.
‘F/O Potter
F/O Rutherford
F/O Mjolsness
F/O Reid
Sgt Taylor
Sgt Tuer
Sgt Searle’
Row of decorations: Air Force Cross, 1939 to 1945 Star, The France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939 to 1945, General Service Medal, Polish Cross of Valour, Polish Air Medal with three bars and Polish Cross of September Campaign 1939.
#1 and 2 front and reverse of the Virtuti Militari Order.
#3 and 4 front and reverse of the Cross of Valour.
#5 and 6 front and reverse of all seven medals
- 1939-1945 Star
- Air Crew Europe Star
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Virtuti Miltari…
Half-length portrait of Sergeant Syd Marshall with flight engineer brevet.
Syd Marshall's flight engineer's brevet.
Captioned 'After passing out St Athan 12-7-1944