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Small leather purse and silver identity tag and accompanying note.

Brown leather wallet type folder with embossed decoration with Pete's DFC telegrams. One visible on top - from Tideford friends, With accompanying note.

Blue RAF uniform trousers

RAF uniform tunic with flight lieutenant rank and medal ribbons for Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939–1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945.

White gloves and scarf wrapped in clear plastic with rubber band with note of contents 'Pete's silk inner flying gloves and silk scar he wore on ops many times'.

White silk inner flying gloves

White silk scarf

Box for Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939–1945 Star, Aircrew Europe Star with France and Germany Clasp, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945.

1939–1945 Star ribbon with Bomber Command clasp in box.

Popeye doll with red scarf, blue jumper and trousers taken on flights by a crew for luck. The word 'Foreign' is written on the back of its neck.
The mascot was recovered from the crash of Lancaster WS-O LM432. The aircraft was flying from Manston…

Blue ring binder cover with labels 'photo album, Pete wartime abroad'.

Identity disk (dog tag) for WRP Perry RAFVR

Cloth pilot's brevet with accompanying note explaining it was worn on battledress on flying duties and wear on left wing was due to parachute harness.

Cloth sergeant stripes

A silver ring with various abstract and animal symbols.

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…

Four cloth badges from Jose's uniform - a 195 squadron crest, her sergeant's strips, and a wireless operator's sleeve badge. There is also an air gunner brevet.

Two cloth brevets, for a navigator and an observer plus a Stalag IVB dog tag.

Six decorations, Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star with bomber command clasp, Aircrew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp, 1939-45 War Medal, Croix de Guerre.

Four medals awarded to Fred - DFC, 1939-1945 Star, Aircrew Europe Star and War Medal 1939-1945.
They are captioned with his citation for devotion to duty.

Jacks's badges, dog tags and Caterpillar Club badge collected during his RAF service.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Six medals awarded to Robert -
The 1939 to 1945 Star
Air Crew Europe Star
Defence Medal
War Medal
Unofficial Bomber Command Medal
National Service Medal

Black cover with embossed text 'Photographs'.

Court mounted decorations, Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-045 Star with Bomber Command Clasp, Aircrew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp, Arctic Star, War Medal 1939-45, Croix de Guerre 1939-45.