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Raymond Barnes worked in factories before he joined the RAF. He trained as an engine fitter and was posted to the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Far East. He was servicing Spitfires for 242 Squadron and then Dakotas for 267 Squadron. He was…

Alan Coburn’s father was killed in the First World War when he was one year old and his brother was not yet born. He attended a prep school in London and then Rugby before gaining a degree at Oxford University. The insurance brokerage associated…

A commemorative poster with a map of Southern Europe and North Africa. Around the outside is a list of locations where operations were carried out. There is a paragraph with details of the operations.

The cover of a collection of 12 photographs of Damascus.

A list of 12 photographs of Damascus in the album.

A mosque with two minarets and a dome.

A busy market with a minaret in the distance.

Arab men smoking hookahs at a coffee house at the side of a road busy with pedestrians.

A street scene with a tram , bus and pedestrians. In the background is a Sinaniyeh Mosque.

Two Arab teachers at the school of Sheiks. Behind is a tall arched structure.

A street scene with a tram, pedestrians and a cobbled street,

A small structure of two storeys. The lower storey is arched, the first floor has a terrace and there is a pitched roof.

Omayade Mosque interior. There is a courtyard, a two storey arched side and a tall minaret.

The entrance to the mosque with columns and decorations.

Arab men in a Suk

A narrow market street, busy with shops and pedestrians.

A large mosque with Arab men and women walking by.

Detailed account of his travels around the Middle and Far East

Raymond spent his time in the R.A.F. overseas, this lengthy memoir covers the period July 1943 until August 1946. He served in the Middle and Far East and Italy. He was an Engine Mechanic/Fitter and this is his story. The memoir has maps of his…

Entry ticket on a reused sheet of paper. On one side is the entry ticket and on the reverse an extract about roads and tracks.

A list of 15 flights to and from Warsaw and aircrew. They cover from 13 Aug 1944 to 2 Nov 1944.

William Cross Memoir of a supply drop to Polish fighters. They lost an engine and struggled to maintain height. The pilot had bailed out leaving the rest of the crew to fly the aircraft. They landed successfully in Russian territory and met up with…

A booklet with a listing of former pupils that died in the Second World War. It includes a photograph of the deceased and a brief description.

Dennis' passport, cancelled.

Left - two airmen wearing khaki uniform, the man on the right with observer brevet, standing side by side in a formal garden. Captioned 'Jack and myself in grounds of Y.M.C.A.'.
Right - Ḥamāh waterfall running from left to right with Orontes…