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Born in 1916, Dan spent his early childhood in Kent with his grandmother before moving back to his parents in Fulham. He left school at 16 for a job with the Hudson's Bay Fur Company and met Joyce, his future wife. With the outbreak of war, the…

The majority of this document is an account of Ken's life written by Ken. After his death a family friend offers a summary of Ken's life.

The story of Roy Chadwick, Chief Designer of A.V. Roe & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1947, The aircraft he designed, and the lasting contribution he made to Britain's aviation industry. Covers chapter 1 - 15. Starts with early years and then a has a chapter…

Album page, two photographs of Joy being held by a man, hedge and house in background captioned 'Bill & Joy 1924'.

Front quarter view of a single engine biplane with floats at water's edge. Registration G-EBJO. There is a man in the cockpit and four others in the water by the starboard float. Another man is pushing the port wing. In the background left a ship. On…

Rear quarter view of a single engine biplane flying to the right. Registration N 9601. Captioned 'Avro Bison Type 555, 1924, for sea reconnaissance, by courtesy A V Roe & Co Ltd'.

Head on view of a single engine biplane (Registration G-EBJD) with floats at water's edge. A man is standing on the starboard float. On the reverse 'Avro "Lynx" seaplane. This photograph may well have been taken at based camp, Reindeer Peninsula,…

Photo 1 is Arthur standing in the garden taken 1924/5.
Photo 2 is a colourised head and shoulders image taken at school.
Photo 3 is Arthur standing with Alison in front of him.
Photo 4 is a colourised head and shoulders image of Arthur taken at…

21 airmen arranged in two rows, the front row seated. They are dressed in tropical uniform with shorts and are holding pith helmets. Behind them is a concrete building and hedge. On the reverse 'S/L Harris 45-8 yrs 1924 Baghdad A.T.H. & possibly…

Three adults, a man and two women, stand behind two boys and a girl on a beach. In the background a pier with several people on it. Submitted with caption; 'Beach July 1924'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.