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Two women wearing dresses paddling in waves on beach. On the reverse 'Peg & Auntie Mary, Bournemouth, August 1939, last holiday before the war'.

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Two biographies of Eric.

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B[Author]ParkerEv1.pdf
Titled Eric's Story it details Eric's life from birth in Liverpool. He joined the RAF on his 18th birthday in January 1942. Initial training was at Paignton then he was shipped to Canada. He failed to progress as a pilot and was transferred to a…

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An airman standing outside the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth. On the reverse 'Group Captain GF O'Brien AFC. Finest CO an officer could ever have.! April/May/43'.
A second identical copy has been damaged. On the front is annotated 'Group Captain GF…

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A pilot standing, smoking, outside the Royal Bath Hotel. On the reverse 'English Ewan!'

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The airman is standing in the gardens of the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth. On the reverse 'Group Captain GF O'Brien AFC'.

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PStewartEC17130064.jpg
A triple exposed photograph. The clearest image is a pilot and a WAAF standing outside The Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth. Next there is a silhouette of a flying aircraft then finally a line of airmen. On the reverse is a handwritten comment which…

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PStewartEC17090072.jpg
The three section officers are in the gardens at the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth.

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PStewartEC17090058.jpg
A Group Captain standing outside the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth.

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PStewartEC17090057.jpg
A group of three standing in the gardens of the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth.

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PStewartEC17090055.jpg
A pilot and a WAAF standing outside the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth. The image is double exposed with images of a flying aircraft and a group of airmen superimposed.

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BDowardATansleyEHv3.pdf
Covers background, marriage, civilian occupation and family. Followed by service history including basic and flying training in England and the United States and then advanced flying training and operational conversion back home. Posted to 57…

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PFordTA17110070.pdf
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a Punch and Judy show on Bournemouth beach.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford in khaki and shorts leaning on a chair, captioned 'Mauripur again'.
Photo 3 is five airmen, two sitting on steps and three standing,…

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PFordTA17110069.pdf
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Terry sunbathing in shirt and tie, captioned 'Beach at Bournemouth'.
Photo 2 and 3 are of three airmen drinking beer, captioned 'Outside "Three Tuns" one lovely noon. Bransgore'.
Photo 4 is three airmen…

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Terry sitting on a deckchair, sunbathing in his shirt and tie.
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Left page title 'Shebbear, May 52'

Top left - Joy Dawson wearing glasses and jacket standing with another woman in a garden. Top right - Christine Dawson standing feeding chickens. In the background a man wearing boots and flat cap, a shed and…

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Right page.

Top left - Christine Dawson riding on a toy horse in a garden with fence in the background. Top right - Christine Dawson between a woman kneeling and a man squatting in a garden. Middle - a woman standing in a garden holding Christine…

PDawsonSR16010245.jpg
Left page. Title 'Holiday for another, July 51'.

Top left - Christine Dawson paddling on beach with a man kneeling holding her hand. Top right - Christine Dawson squatting on sand at beach. Captioned 'Hunstanton'.

Middle and bottom left - Tow…

BBrookerWHBrookerWHv1.Pdf
WH Brooker volunteered in June or July 1940. He was called up on 27 February 1941 and trained in Pearce, Western Australia. On transfer to UK there were delays in further training.
Initially he served on Wellingtons at Snaith. He describes…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-013.pdf
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,…

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MSaintTJ1452007-180212-01.pdf
Diary from joining the RAF in may 1941, through training as groundcrew and then volunteered for aircrew and eventually trained as air gunner and posting to 514 Squadron. Describes operations while on the squadron and notes details and losses.…

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PEdmundsAE1702.jpg
Eddie Edmunds was born in Walthamstow and was educated at a grammar school, then joined an oil company. He eventually moved to the Electric Supply Company and became an accountant. Eddie had always wanted to fly so he initially joined the reserve and…

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BWilsonRCWilsonRCv1.pdf
Reg summarises Bomber Command's role in the war then details his personal experiences from training days. He covers in detail the navigational techniques he used. He describes the operation he was on when he was shot down.

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ADavisR[Date]-01.mp3
Ron Davis talks of his joining the RAF and early training at Cardington, Bournemouth and Halton. He trained as fitter and was posted to RAF Scampton on Hamden with 49 Squadron. Tells many stories of life as groundcrew at Scampton including his…

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