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A silk evasion map showing France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, North-Western Italy, Southern Holland, Western Germany and North-Eastern Spain. The scale is 1:2,000,000 and it is identified as the Second Edition. There is also an inset showing…

Purple, blue, green, yellow, red striped ribbon with oakleaf.

Wooden 12 inch ruler with H R Madgett written on it

Wooden ruler with various different scales

Wooden elephant keepsake, The elephant is symbol of 44 Squadron RAF with which Gordon Cruickshank served. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

An eight day wooden mantlepiece clock with roman numerals and outstretched wings either side. Mabel, Kenneth's wife, had borrowed £5 from her uncle to buy the clock for Kenneth's 22nd birthday but he was killed in action before she could give it to…

A small wooden box with a 104 Squadron crest, an image of a B-24 and the text 'Flak Ship'. Inside is a typed piece of paper with '1215793 F/Sgt Norton'.

Gold wreath with crown surrounding blue background and gold 'WAAF'. At bottom `1939-46'.

Front and back of a Women's Institute badge with the motto 'For Home and Country'.

Six items, Edward's very brief description of the operation, his navigation plot, the expected H2S return over the target. Two press clipping, captioned 'The result of Bomber Commands 12,000 lb bomb attacks on one of the Enemy's V.2 rocket sites'.…

Earphones and electrical connector

Three images of a metal dial with a red bakelite knob on top. It has the letters 'Q P N M L K J' on the top

The fusing wire attached to arming mechanism, which ensures that on release the bomb is either armed or safe. The label reads Sec 5D ref 1569', 'Wire fuzing setting, Qty', 'STI ARM 85 SAT', ' MOD 1509 OK'. On the reverse of the arming mechanism…

A packet of cigars annotated 'Cigars, as smoked by Winston Churchill were given to Ron when he was C.O. of RAF Stanmore Park in 1974 by Sir Herbert Seddon who had been Churchill's private physician'.

Head and shoulder portrait of a woman wearing tunic with staff sergeant rank and peaked cap. Underneath a row of medal ribbons. Submitted with caption 'W/O Winifred Kathleen Viollet nee Joyce k/a "Chota" (don't know why), she was a W/O in the Army…

Six of his medals, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, War Medal and Bomber Command Clasp.

Four mounted medals:
1939-1945 Star, including Bomber Command clasp;
Burma Star;
France and Germany Star;
War Medal 1939-1945

On the front a painting of a Wellington on the left and bomb aimer's brevet on the right. On the reverse painting of 104 and 37 squadron crests. Initials top left 'B.H.[.]' Bottom right 'Sorrento 44'.

A red cloth napkin with the signatures of eight individuals, including Peter Banting and H J Rothwell his pilot. It is positioned with a yellow armband inscribed 'Deutsche Wehrmacht'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…

32 items from an album.
Item 1 is an invitation to George and Barbara's wedding.
Item 2 is a sprig of white heather.
Item 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21 are congratulations telegrams.
Items 6, 7, 8, 10 - 15, 22, 23, 25-30 are gift tags.
Item 9,…

RAF blue webbing belt, pistol holster, ammunition pouch and lanyard.

Brass badge mounted on fabric wrist strap, worn when wearing a uniform with short sleeved shirt.

Warrant officer cloth badge worn on lower sleeve.

White thread, red highlights and black text 'Dieu et mon droit'. Black background.

Two warrant officer crown badges front and rear