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12 items on a page of a scrapbook.
Item 1 - photograph of an airman standing beside a monument, captioned 'Birt Littlewood Kandy Ceylon'.
Item 2 - photograph of an airman seated, captioned 'Birt Littlewood Kandy Ceylon' and 'Our leave at Queen's…

Three boys working at a forge. On the reverse 'Boys working at the Smithys Forge. At Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

A bullock cart. On the reverse 'A "Yak" outside the MT section Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.
A second image is annotated on the reverse 'The old "yak" one again Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

A menu for the Chinese ABCD (American, British, Chinese, Dutch) Hotel. A selection of English and Chinese dishes with drinks and sweets.

A view of cumulus clouds over Kandy. On the reverse 'Cloud Formations at dusk Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

Three men and a bullock beside The Temple of the Tooth. On the reverse 'Dave Holland and his [indecipherable] at "The Temple of the Tooth" Kandy March 1946'.

An airman dressed in khaki standing outside huts. On the reverse ' "Dusty" outside his billet Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

An airman in shorts and khaki sitting on a fence. On the reverse 'F/O "Dusty" Miller from Dartford Kent. Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

A street view of Kandy. There are a couple of carts and one car. On the reverse 'High Street Kandy (The main street in Kandy) Ceylon May 1946.'

Ivor sitting on a brick wall. He is dressed in khaki and shorts. On the reverse 'Self sitting on bridge on camp road. Kandy Ceylon May 1946.'

Ivor standing at the edge of a stream with jungle around him. He is wearing shorts and khaki uniform. On the reverse 'Self "On the rocks" Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

The two men are standing on a rock ledge in a hilly forest. On the reverse 'F/O Chown and myself on the hills overlooking RAF Camp Kandy Ceylon May 1946.'

Ivor sitting on the edge of the pool. On the reverse 'Self sitting on the edge of static water pool RAF Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

The four men are positioned beside a barbed wire fence. Two are seated. On the reverse 'Mac, Self, Bander, Siree Kandy Camp Ceylon March 1946.'

The two men are standing outside a wooden hut. On the reverse 'Self and VS Peter Once Again Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

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The last issue of Kandy Calling. A magazine with news, quizzes, stories, sports reports, personalities, photographs, cartoons, letters to the editor and adverts.

A view of the market. Two men are standing in the foreground. In the background are many people buying and selling local produce. On the reverse 'Kandy Market Ceylon May 1946'.

An island in a small lake, surrounded by low hills. On the reverse ' "The Island" Kandy Lake, Kandy, Ceylon March 1946'.

The two men are standing holding pineapples. One is wearing pants, the other shorts. Both have long socks. On the reverse 'Mac + Alec + Pineapples Kandy Camp Ceylon March 1946'.

A view across the river with trees on both banks. On the reverse 'The Mawataganger River Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

A low building on a rise with steps and gardens leading up to it. On the reverse 'No 1. (our mess) RAF Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.

26 airmen arranged in three rows. They are all dressed in shorts and khaki. Behind are palm trees. On the reverse several of the men have signed their names plus 'No 9 Admin Course March 1946 RAF Kandy Ceylon'.
There is a second identical copy.

A large building with one airmen walking in the front. On the reverse 'No 2 Officers' Mess RAF Kandy with "Paddy" walking along the steps Ceylon May 1946'.

Two field workers in the foreground and two in the background. They are working on a rice field. On the reverse 'Boys cutting paddy (rice) at Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.