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Lido
Lido, Repulse Bay. In front is a park and behind are wooded hills. On the reverse is 'H/K'.
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.
Memoir by Arthur Hollis
Second page has colour photograph of Arthur Hollis, wearing blazer with medals, standing in a field at an event. Narrative covers early life in Hornchurch and Carshalton including schooling and hospital admissions. Writes of Dulwich College studies…
National Markings Mid & Far East
Pages of recognition handbook of British aircraft tabbed national markings Mid & Far East including Egypt, Iraq, Persia (Iran), China (Service and Civil), Japan and Japan (Manchukuo).
News Sheet No 31 June 1944
News-sheet of the Canadian Prisoners of War Relatives Association. This edition covers the danger of rumours, editorial policy on letters, NCOs organise at Stalag IVB, Mrs Ian Campbell's work for POWs, Canadian Red Cross Prisoner of War shipments,…
News Sheet No 42 May 1945
The News Sheet of the Canadian Prisoner of War Relatives Association. This edition covers Victory in Europe, the death of President Roosevelt, the liberation of Canadian POWs, assembly centres for released POWs, the seizure of German POW records,…
Peninsula Hotel
A view of the outside of the hotel. There is a line of military vehicles parked in front.
There is a second identical copy with 'H/K' on the reverse .
There is a second identical copy with 'H/K' on the reverse .
Pobjeda, November 1944
Celebrates the achievements of the allies of Yugoslavia and describes the progress towards the goal of world peace.
The first article, "The Foreign Policy of the U.S.A.", is written by U.S. Minister of the Foreign Affairs Cordell Hull. It deals…
The first article, "The Foreign Policy of the U.S.A.", is written by U.S. Minister of the Foreign Affairs Cordell Hull. It deals…
Presentation
Jack making a presentation of a unit badge and a photograph of a ship to a fellow Warrant Officer. The reverse has the official unit stamp for RAF Kai Tak dated 28 April 1971.
Reg Manning's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
The Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Log Book covering the period 15 June 1941 to the 16 August 1963. Manning qualified first as an Air Gunner on the 4 July 1941 and second as a flight engineer on the 1 September 1941. He was commissioned on the 4…
Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
A beach scene on a cloudy day. In the background are wooded hills. On the reverse 'Repulse Bay H/K'.
Thanksgiving address for the life of Arthur Norman Hollis OBE, DFC
Thanksgiving eulogy for the life and times of Arthur Hollis OBE, DFC of Bomber Command which covers his childhood successes whilst at Dulwich College, his subsequent enlistment into the RAF in 1941, and his pilot training in Florida and the UK. It…
The Stars and Stripes newspaper, 25 July 1945
Eight page, Italy edition of the newspaper containing articles from various operational theatres and from home.
Page 1 headline is: 'Bombs Rain On Japan From 1,600 U.S. Planes'
Page 2 first article is titled: 'Nuremberg Likely For Trial Of…
Page 1 headline is: 'Bombs Rain On Japan From 1,600 U.S. Planes'
Page 2 first article is titled: 'Nuremberg Likely For Trial Of…
The Story of Flight Lieutenant John J Blair, DFC
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A 52 page document detailing the history of John Blair's RAF service from 1942 to 1963, and his childhood in Jamaica. Introductory note says it was based on a taped interview with John Blair by his nephew in 1997.
John was born in 1919 to a poor…
John was born in 1919 to a poor…
Three Airmen
Three airmen standing at the entrance to a brick building. On the wall is a notice 'Passenger & Flight Section'.
Three Airmen on a Jeep
Three airmen sitting on a jeep watched by a fourth man. Behind is a brick building with a large sign stating 'Royal Air Force' and a small sign stating 'Passenger & Flight Section'.
On the reverse is 'Kun Min China'.
On the reverse is 'Kun Min China'.
War changes everything
Biography of Arthur Alexander Gill and memories of his cousin Kenneth Gill. Writes of working in the same firm as Kenneth Gill before the war. Too young to join forces, he was employed in Blackburn aircraft stores. Was called up in December 1944.…
Wedding photographs
Album pages containing photographs of a family wedding in Hong Kong. None of them captioned, on the reverse is a photographers stamp, Mainland Studio, Kowloon.