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Coat draped over a chair
A pencil drawing annotated 'Vs J Saunders 61/100'.
Male nude
A pencil drawing of a sitting male nude.
Open topped car
Three pencil sketches of a car. At the top with the roof down, in the middle with the roof up and at the bottom with the roof down from a bird's eye view.
Watercolour of an airman
A watercolour painting of an airman in uniform with his aircrew brevet above his left breast pocket. Annotated 'B Kamhuckhú 1944'.
Self portrait
A pencil drawing of John in uniforms and side cap. His air gunner's brevet is sewn onto his jacket above his left breast pocket. Annotated 'J.W.G. Saunders 3.3.46'.
The Sting in the Tail
A pencil drawing of a Lancaster with a view of the tail and mid upper gunner turrets where crew members can be seen in their positions. The aircraft has camouflage colouring across its wings and is flying above the clouds. The drawing is titled The…
Air gunner
A pencil drawing of an airman wearing a knitted polo necked sweater under a uniform jacket with epaulettes and an air gunner's brevet above his left breast pocket.
'Bailing Out' and 'Rear Gunner Inspects'
Two pencil drawings by John. On the left an airman about to leave an open doorway of an aircraft with one of its engines on fire. He is wearing a flying suit and boots with an observer's parachute and chest harness. On the right an airman, wearing a…
Journey's End
A pencil drawing of a Lancaster bomber with the two starboard engines on fire. The aircraft is caught in searchlights and flak is exploding around it. It has a roundel on the fuselage with the identification letters N and I either side.
Christmas greetings 1944
A seasonal greetings card sent to F.G Miller by W. McLeod. The centre image shows a soldier with a club chasing a kangaroo, with a caption "Caught the Xmas dinner yet Frankie?"
Greetings 1941 from Jim
Three bomber aircraft dropping bombs over a city on fire at night. Explosions on the ground and searchlights in the sky. On the reverse: “Thanks for the letter Jack I’ll write later, for now here wishing you a very happy time Jim.”
617 Squadron Crest
A printed of the crest of 617 Squadron,
Bob Cooke and Crew
A list of Bob and his crew. A colour drawing of their Halifax and the location of their graves in Normandy.
Halifax
A painting of the port side of a Halifax on the ground.
106 Squadron crest
Coloured squadron crest with rampant lion holding a standard and the motto 'pro libertate'.
Parcel Store Cartoon
A prisoner smoking all his cigarettes at once. It is captioned 'The next step - all cigarettes parcels will be smoked at the store'. He is watched over by a guard.
Prison Camp Bunks
A sketch of a prisoner lying on the bottom bunk. On top is another prisoner of war sleeping. His greatcoat is hung at the end of the bunk.
The Last Celebration
A cartoon of a prisoner with a glass and a bottle. He is jumping for joy over a wrecked building.
Parcel Domani Waiting Day
A cartoon of a prisoner waiting for food and a parcel. He is dreaming of roast chicken.
89 Hut
A sketch of the hut that Les stayed in. Forested mountains behind.
Christmas Card 1941
A card with a seasonal message and an image of Raphael, The Adoration of the Magi.
William Norman commemorative scroll
Scroll sent to the next of kin of those servicemen who died in the war from King George VI.
Newspaper cuttings and caricatures
The first page comprises a page of caricatures annotated with quotations from the individuals pictured, including Wing Commander J Cunningham, Wing Commander Townsend, Warrant Officer Carter, Flight Lieutenant Erlwig, Staff officer Priestley, Flight…
Lancaster and Spitfire Sketch
A sketch of a Lancaster and a Spitfire, annotated 'Lancaster on Fighter Affil with Spitfire' and signed 'Ewing 43'.
Airman
A chalk and pastel portrait of an observer in uniform. Signed '[?] Gozling 1941'.