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A poem by John Pudney.

The menu for the Sergeants Mess Christmas dinner. It is signed by the waiters and is annotated 'The German POW staff of waiters at the Sergeants Mess. RAF Station Shallufa MEF December 25th 1946.'

Bridge of Sighs, on the reverse annotated 'a nice view from inside this bridge '46'.

St Marcus Church. On the reverse 'you should see inside it '46'.

The Clock tower - the Mori, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Two postcards of the Palace of the Doges, annotated on the reverse '1945' and '46'.

The church of Salute, annotated on the reverse '46'.

The Doge's Palace and the Tower Bell, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Part of the Doge's Palace, Venice, annotated on the reverse '46'.

A view of the bridge. A building behind has a red cross and a line. On the reverse 'our hotel was where the camera is.' '46'.

A panorama view of Venice with St Mark's Campanile prominent. On the reverse 'you should see the view from the top of the tower 30 lira '46'.

The two airmen are standing outside with the barracks behind. On the reverse 'Fuller & Robbo - my oppo'.

A general view over Shallufa with a barracks building with four radio masts in the background. On the reverse 'Shallufa '46'.

Two air to air photographs of a Spitfire off the wingtip of Dick's Lancaster.
#1 On the reverse 'Palestine '46 "Spit" on our starboard wing tip'.
#2 On the reverse 'Palestine '46 Spitfire (clipped wing spit)'

Dick wearing an oxygen mask in the pilot's seat of a Lancaster. On the reverse 'Me during fighter affiliation exercises Palestine '46'.

A busy canal scene. On the reverse 'The boat is the local bus service. We lodged at the foot of the bridge 45/6'.

Many rowing boats on the canal. On the reverse 'Oxford & Cambridge '46'.

A view along a canal with five bridges, A handwritten annotation states 'Back alleys '46'.

A postcard of the palace, looking across a canal.
An annotation states 'Its a museum now. '46'.

A postcard of the Grand Canal - The Church of Salute, Venice. Annotated ''46'.

A view of the barracks at Shallufa. On the reverse 'Barracks Shallufa '46'.

A full length portrait of Wilson standing outside the barracks with his hands on his hips.
On the reverse 'Wilson '46'.

A view of the bar on the base. On the reverse 'Xmas Bar'.

A port side aerial view of a Spitfire.
On the reverse 'Palestine 46 Spitfire' 'Starbd wing Spit +'.

Two photographs of Dick's bed. On the reverse 'My charpoy (pit) '46'.
On the reverse of the second 'My bed. No mosquito nets. Out of season.'