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Three photographs, first of 12 airmen standing in front of an aircraft captioned 'Renfrew 1930'.
Second is of two aircraft in the distance, one trailing large amount of smoke, wing tip of camera aircraft in foreground left.
Third is of air to…

Photo 1 and 3 are the same. Photo 2 and 5 are the same. They are of Arthur's Grandfather at the entrance to his forge at Banwell.
Photo 4 is Arthur, a friend and his sister at the forge.

Photos 1 and 2 are the same. They are a head and shoulders image of Arthur and are dated 1930.
Photo 3 is a nurse Frances Williams holding Charles with Alison at her side.
Photo 4 is a head and shoulders image of Charles Thomas, Arthur's younger…

Four boys wearing jackets and shorts sitting on a wall with a female wearing dress on the right. In the background rocks and sea. Captioned 'A day at the seaside with friends c 1930. Mervyn is on the left next to big brother Alex'.

Side view of a single engine, two seat biplane, registration K5063 parked on grass. On the reverse 'Avro Prefect at Woodford c 1930'.

A boy wearing jacket and shorts kneeling down with cat in a back garden with house in the background. On the reverse 'P & cat, garden Winson 1930'.

Records all subjects taken and results in 1930/31

Order of service for confirmation service at Charterhouse school. Includes seating plan for candidates includes David Donaldson

Left page:
Top - a two wheeled cart in long grass with buildings in the background left and middle.
Bottom - a four wheeled horse drawn wagon in field with stone wall and tree in the background.
Caption on spine '1946'.
Right page:
Caption on…

Two identical photographs of 30 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a building. It is captioned 'Uxbridge 1930'.

Dates of main events of life of J F Nolan including birth, education, army service 1939-1941, then Air Ministry AID in various locations including Vickers Armstrong and A V Roe.

Three groups of people sitting and standing discussing work inside a room. On the reverse 'Cheltenham Art School, 30's'.

Relates early life and employment before the war. Was RAF reserve and was called up at beginning of the war. Mentions training including operational training unit before joining 9 Squadron. Includes letter describing in some detail his first…

Letter from David Boldy to his father wishing many happy returns.

Letter from David Boldy to his father with general conversation about attending St. Paul’s School in Darjeeling, particularly coming first in the music exam and winning a prize.

Letter from David Boldy to his parents. General conversation about life at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling, his team’s performance in a competition and talking about the next time he and his brother would see their parents again.

Letter from David Boldy to his parents telling them of his school sports and injuries.

Letter from David Boldy to his parents telling them of his school sports, cooking, and talking about their new dog.

Letter from David Boldy to his parents telling them of his music exam.

Letter from David Boldy to his parents regarding a request for pocket money and telling them of general news regarding his and his brother’s experiences at the school.

Catches up with family news, activities and her beliefs, giving him her thoughts on some spiritual matters prior to his confirmation and telling him confirmaton presents (books) she will give him.

Writes of both being dancers and asks when she would be in New York so she could see her dance.

A man wearing suit and tie and hat standing by the port lower wing of a single engine biplane parked on grass. Aircraft from front quarter view, registration K3189. Trees in the background. On the reverse 'Arthur Ainsworth, the works manager at…

A roll of those present at the Farewell dinner to the Regiment.

Gives qualifications as aeronautical engineer. Education and employment history including service in the RAF from 1943 to 1947. Management experience and family background.