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MThornhillCE2049456-170515-02.pdf
24 pages of an address book.

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For Kathleen Burnside, Tollerton Notts.

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A biography of Alec written by his step sister's husband. He details the family history, his search for the grave site, his visit to the grave in 1992 and their research on the crash.

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BCleeverRCleeverv1.pdf
A biography of Reg by his son. He started the war as a 17 year old ambulance driver in Coventry. Later, in the RAF, his Halifax was shot down and he spent the rest of his war as a prisoner of war. He was married for 64 years. His father was an…

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YGeachDG1394781v5.pdf
Fifth and final diary kept by David Geach chronicling his time training and on operations. He writes about his return from Canada on the Queen Elizabeth then his training in England which began with arriving at the Posting Centre in Pannal Ash,…

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Made out for Kathleen Hodgson.

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Envelope with Nottingham postmark.

BHookingsEWHookingsEWv1.pdf
From birth in 1920 until operational pilot in 1944. Covers early life in Battersea and Morden in London, family life, school and first jobs after leaving school at 14 years old. Describes family experiences at beginning of the war volunteering for…

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YProbynEA1896412v1.pdf
A diary kept by Ernest throughout 1944.

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Ernie Twell's birth certificate and baptism certificate.

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Ted Leaviss's certificate stating that he did not need to attend school and could be in full time employment.

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A group of five RAF officers four wearing uniform tunics and the last an overcoat accompany a civilian with overcoat, bowler hat and umbrella all walking toward camera. The officer second from the right is Wing Commander Guy Gibson. On the reverse…

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Full length image of a girl in theatrical costume with hat with foot up on chair. Three versions of the same image.

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RAF and other military officers as well as civilians including one with mayoral chains standing on a platform decorated with union and Australian flags. In the background multi-story city buildings. On the reverse 'Rear Admiral Allen, the Lord Mayor…

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YMadgettHR1330340v5.pdf
Entries for January, February and part of May 1943. Entries include shopping list, reminders, addresses, appointments and train times/journeys.

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Bettie was born in Wakefield. The family moved to Doncaster when she was eleven and at 21 she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service. While in Doncaster she helped at the YMCA café as part of the war effort and that is where she met and married…

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Harry Grant grew up in Kent but when his sister was widowed after her husband died at Dunkirk he went to Nottingham to be company for her in her grief. While there he took a job in the Post Office. When he was of age he volunteered for the RAF and…

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Heather Hindley was a young girl living in Nottingham and attending private school when war was declared. She discusses air raids, sleeping in her grandparents’ shelter and rationing. She talks about the experience of moving to the countryside at…

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AHooleyRE180913.mp3
Ray Hooley was at school in 1939 when war broke out and was evacuated to Mansfield. When the boys were returned to their school in Nottingham their shelter was in the basement and they were horrified to find when they went down for the practice that…

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Information leaflet on changes to national health insurance administration and how it effects addressee.

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School report from West Hill School Nottingham giving position from terms marks and exam marks for 10 subjects.

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Four photographs of an axe recovered from Alec Pyle's Lancaster after the crash in 21 July 1944.
Photo 1 and 2 are both sides of the axe.
Photo 3 has a label with a comment 'Emergency Axe recovered from the crash of Lancaster LM595 on July 21st…

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From Nottingham and district squadrons 138-9. To whom it may concern. States that No. 1194129 Burnside G B (bearer) had attended parades pending call up and taken lectures in engines and received instruction on P.T and drill.

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Thanks her sending in story of children in fuel office.

EGortonHGortonLCM440915.pdf
He writes about purchasing a new cooker for their house.

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