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The hand drawn card has the message 'St Patrick pray for us' and on the reverse is signed 'To Paddy from M E Meally Lupe so Oro'. With the card is a lock of hair tied with blue string. The hair is in a clear bag with two sides tied with the same blue…

Two photographs of a decorative cardboard box. In photo 1 the lid is closed and #2 it is open. Inside is postcard from a prisoner of war camp and papers.

A cardboard box containing medal ribbons, badges and a newspaper cutting.

Caterpillar made up of gold, green and red thread on black cloth background.

A plastic box with a metal Caterpillar Club badge.

A pin issued to Ted for parachuting to safety.

A letter accompanying a Caterpillar Club badge awarded to Jack.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Certificate of membership made out to Pilot Officer A N Hollis.

Allan Smith's membership card for the Caterpillar Club and a broach.

Gold caterpillar pin in box with 'Presented by Irving air chute of Gt Britain Ltd'.

Gold caterpillar pin badge

Miniature medals left to right; Distinguished Flying Cross with Pathfinder badge, 1939/45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal and War medal 1939/45

Medals left to right; Distinguished Flying Cross with Pathfinder badge, 1939/45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War medal 1939/45 and Malta George Cross June 1940-Sept.1943.

Both sides of dog tags for '146099 Offr C E, Godfrey'.

Ribbons for War medal 1939/45, Defence Medal, France and Germany Star, Italy Star and 1939/45 Star.

Navigator' lamp. The item identification label reads 'AM Chartboard lamp', 'for ref 5C/1561 use Switch dimmer 5C/726 and Lamp filament ref 5A/1699 or 5A 1696 for 24 v supply'.

A cherub lying on a leaf with a dragonfly. Handwritten on it is '1944 4th May casting from aluminium alloy Lancaster crash ME749 Bernard Citeaux'.
On the reverse is stamped 'Depos 207'.

Front and reverse of a Chinese one yuan note.

Addressed to Irene and Ted, with a greeting in English but the printed greetings are in Dutch.

A Christmas Card sent by Rex Searle.

1939–1945 Star with Bomber Command clasp, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945, Two General Service Medals. Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct and Malaysian Service Medal.

Two disks for 1042135 McVickers

An empty box of John Wood's cigarettes containing a card printed with 'Mrs C R Hattersley'.

Silver/gold cigarette case with inscription 'Presented to Pilot Officer Wareing DFC by friends, Brest April 24th 1941'. on inside and monogramed RW on outside.

Silver case with inscription 'Presented by Northumberland Air Observer School Ltd, to, GB1337567 Sgt H L Fry for, General Proficiency, Sept 1942'.