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W R Wyrill's diary
Covering the period February 14 1939 to August 19 1945. Describes his service in the Royal Air Force, conditions on the convoy to Africa on HMS Tamaroa, sights seen on leave and being confined to barracks before his return to England on HMS…
Victoria Falls
Top: Water cascading over a cliff.
Centre: Looking across a river to a forested bank.
Bottom left: River going over a cliff.
Bottom right: Man in uniform stands next to a date palm.
Centre: Looking across a river to a forested bank.
Bottom left: River going over a cliff.
Bottom right: Man in uniform stands next to a date palm.
Hippo
Top: Looking across a river to a forested bank. Captioned, 'Zambesi River showing hippo'.
Centre: Waterfall.
Bottom left: Looking across fence to a waterfall. Captioned, 'view from V.Falls' bridge'.
Bottom right: View across a river to a forested…
Centre: Waterfall.
Bottom left: Looking across fence to a waterfall. Captioned, 'view from V.Falls' bridge'.
Bottom right: View across a river to a forested…
Victoria Falls
Top left: Statue of David Livingstone on a rough cut rock plinth. Captioned, 'Statue of Dr Livingstone overlooking the Falls'.
Top right: View of water cascading down cliff sides into a gorge.
Centre: Two men in uniform and half caps looking across…
Top right: View of water cascading down cliff sides into a gorge.
Centre: Two men in uniform and half caps looking across…
Zambesi bank
Top left: View across a river.
Top right: View of a waterfall.
Centre: Five men in desert uniform stand under a tree in open woodland.
Bottom left: A sign reads 'Victoria Falls'.
Bottom right: Looking through trees across to the Victoria Falls.
Top right: View of a waterfall.
Centre: Five men in desert uniform stand under a tree in open woodland.
Bottom left: A sign reads 'Victoria Falls'.
Bottom right: Looking through trees across to the Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls
Top: Two views of Victoria Falls.
Centre: Three men in uniform waiting to join other people on an open sided boat pulled along side a jetty on a river. Captioned, 'Kandahar island on the Zambesi'.
Bottom left: View of water cascading down a…
Centre: Three men in uniform waiting to join other people on an open sided boat pulled along side a jetty on a river. Captioned, 'Kandahar island on the Zambesi'.
Bottom left: View of water cascading down a…
Training aircraft
Top: A Harvard with wheel chocks. Captioned, 'Harvard'. Centre: Parts of an Oxford on the back of a flat bed 1941 Ford Stake truck, registration number G 1775. Captioned, 'crash being taken in'. Bottom left: Looking into an Oxford's aircraft's…
African Sunset
Top right: Looking across a river with a rocky bank. Captioned, 'Hunyani River'. On reverse: 'Hunyani'.
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…
African views
Top: Two men in desert uniform and half caps stand either side of a man crouched by a crocodile.
Centre left: View across a village with people standing around two corrugated roofed buildings. There is a path from the buildings to a road. On the…
Centre left: View across a village with people standing around two corrugated roofed buildings. There is a path from the buildings to a road. On the…
The veldt
Top: An open landscape with scrubland and hills. Captioned, 'The veldt'. On reverse: 'near Umtali'.
Centre left: View across scrubland and hills.
Centre right: Looking across a wooden fence to a river' Captioned: 'Limpopo River'. On reverse:…
Centre left: View across scrubland and hills.
Centre right: Looking across a wooden fence to a river' Captioned: 'Limpopo River'. On reverse:…
African scenes
Top: Three men and two women stand outside huts with grass roofs.
Centre left: Four people working in a field of grain.
Centre right: Two men stand with three laden donkeys. In the back ground is a village of round huts with grass roofs. Captioned.…
Centre left: Four people working in a field of grain.
Centre right: Two men stand with three laden donkeys. In the back ground is a village of round huts with grass roofs. Captioned.…
African scenes
Top left: Rocky outcrops rise up either side of a gulley. Captioned, 'river bed dried up'.
Top right: Two stork like birds. Captioned, 'secretary bird'.
Centre: A group of three men and five children in front of buildings.
Bottom left: Men playing…
Top right: Two stork like birds. Captioned, 'secretary bird'.
Centre: A group of three men and five children in front of buildings.
Bottom left: Men playing…
African views
Top left: A herd of cows with horns, rest under a tree. Captioned, 'native cattle'.
Top right: A stand of cactus trees.
Centre: A group of men sit behind three men in topees with children on their laps. Captioned, 'missionaries'.
Bottom left:…
Top right: A stand of cactus trees.
Centre: A group of men sit behind three men in topees with children on their laps. Captioned, 'missionaries'.
Bottom left:…
Gold mine
From top:
View of mine buildings and a winding wheel tower. A man in a topee walks along a path towards the mine which has hills in the background. Captioned, 'Gold Mine' and 'witch doctor'.
Lake surrounded by wire fencing with a tower at one end.…
View of mine buildings and a winding wheel tower. A man in a topee walks along a path towards the mine which has hills in the background. Captioned, 'Gold Mine' and 'witch doctor'.
Lake surrounded by wire fencing with a tower at one end.…
Ant hills
Top left: People stand outside a group of grassed roofed huts with an anthill in the foreground.
Top right: Close up of an anthill. Captioned, 'ant hills'.
Centre: A man sits on an upturned bucket on the side of a road having his hair cut by…
Top right: Close up of an anthill. Captioned, 'ant hills'.
Centre: A man sits on an upturned bucket on the side of a road having his hair cut by…
Gwelo and Bulawayo
From top: Two storey building with arches on the first floor and covered walkway at ground level. There are cars parked on the road outside and a clock tower. Captioned, 'Midlands Hotel Gwelo'.
Single storey building with pitched roof and corner…
Single storey building with pitched roof and corner…
Gwelo
From top:
A street with buildings either side of a road with a man walking across and a woman with a pushchair walking on the pavement. There are utility poles with wires crossing the road and trees to one side. Captioned, 'Another view of Main St…
A street with buildings either side of a road with a man walking across and a woman with a pushchair walking on the pavement. There are utility poles with wires crossing the road and trees to one side. Captioned, 'Another view of Main St…
Gwelo
Top left: 52 men in desert uniform marching three abreast with rifles on their shoulders alongside is a single storey building and utility poles.
Top right: A three storey building with arched façade with a clock tower in front. People are walking…
Top right: A three storey building with arched façade with a clock tower in front. People are walking…
Station workshops, Moffat
From top:
A group of 61 bareheaded men in desert uniform. They are arranged in five rows outside a corrugated building. Captioned, 'Station Workshops Moffat'.
Studio portrait of a man in uniform with a woman, a girl and three boys in school…
A group of 61 bareheaded men in desert uniform. They are arranged in five rows outside a corrugated building. Captioned, 'Station Workshops Moffat'.
Studio portrait of a man in uniform with a woman, a girl and three boys in school…
Headquarters
From top:
A man walks from a car, with registration number S 11683, towards a single storey corrugated building. The roof overhangs the building creating a shaded porch on which stand two men in uniform.
A man in a suit walks along the shaded…
A man walks from a car, with registration number S 11683, towards a single storey corrugated building. The roof overhangs the building creating a shaded porch on which stand two men in uniform.
A man in a suit walks along the shaded…
Photographic section
From top:
Two men in suits, accompanied by six men in uniform walk by three single storey buildings with corrugated walls and roofs. Captioned: 'navigator's instruction block'.
An officer shakes hands with a man in a suit outside a building with…
Two men in suits, accompanied by six men in uniform walk by three single storey buildings with corrugated walls and roofs. Captioned: 'navigator's instruction block'.
An officer shakes hands with a man in a suit outside a building with…
Inspection
From top:
A man in a suit and hat stands, with his arms folded, talking to a man in desert uniform and topee. To the right is a single storey corrugated walled building with a row of open windows from which a man watches.
A man, in suit and hat…
A man in a suit and hat stands, with his arms folded, talking to a man in desert uniform and topee. To the right is a single storey corrugated walled building with a row of open windows from which a man watches.
A man, in suit and hat…
Parade and inspection
From top:
Thirty three men in desert uniform and topees standing to attention in three rows with rifles and fixed bayonets.
Three rows of men in desert uniform and topees stand at ease. There are buildings and utility poles and wires beyond.
A man…
Thirty three men in desert uniform and topees standing to attention in three rows with rifles and fixed bayonets.
Three rows of men in desert uniform and topees stand at ease. There are buildings and utility poles and wires beyond.
A man…
Guard of honour
From top:
A man in a suit by a car is saluted by men in uniform and topees next to a checkpoint with men standing to attention to one side with rifles. There are buildings to one side with a perimeter fence and utility poles beyond. Captioned, 'Sir…
A man in a suit by a car is saluted by men in uniform and topees next to a checkpoint with men standing to attention to one side with rifles. There are buildings to one side with a perimeter fence and utility poles beyond. Captioned, 'Sir…
Freetown Sierra Leone
From top:
View of a wooded coastline with a town behind. Captioned, 'first glimpse of Africa. 'Freetown' Sierra Leone'.
Wooded coastline with hills beyond.
Bottom left: Airmen in uniform standing on the line of a sports field. A man stands with…
View of a wooded coastline with a town behind. Captioned, 'first glimpse of Africa. 'Freetown' Sierra Leone'.
Wooded coastline with hills beyond.
Bottom left: Airmen in uniform standing on the line of a sports field. A man stands with…