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Part of a photograph of 28 airmen arranged in five rows. The front row have rifles. On the reverse 'Dad second from right first row (front) commissioned 1945'.

A head and shoulders portrait of John. On the reverse 'Dad 1944'.

294 squadron of Middle East Command, a search and rescue squadron.

18 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a Stearman. They are wearing flying gear and there is snow on the ground. On the reverse 'Dad in Canada 1943 Fourth from Left Back row'.

Six airmen in two rows. John Preston is bottom right.

Four airmen in a Mess. On the reverse '1945 Basra'.

RAF Form 2520C issued to John Preston

RAF Form 64 issued to John Preston

A partly decipherable address - '7 Berry Road [indecipherable] Myrtle [indecipherable]'

A specimen page and a page for recording a will.

Part of an RAF form.

A scrap of paper with a telephone number.

A business card for an electroplating company. On the reverse 'F/Sgt Taylor CE Sgts Mess 224 MU RAF Scorton nr Richmond Yorks'.

RAF Form 667B issued to John Preston. It records all items issued to John during his career with the RAF.

Front and reverse of a Chinese one yuan note.

Front and reverse of half a quarter dinar Iraqi bank note.

Tommie and his son Paul with a film camera in a studio surrounded by other equipment.

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Tommie and Phillis sat on a sofa with their hands clasped together.

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J C Preston’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25 November 1942 to 17 May 1946. It details training, 13 Air Search and Rescue (ASR) sorties and other duties as a pilot with 249 Squadron in the Middle East, over the eastern Mediterranean and…

Tommie and Phyllis on their wedding anniversary. Tommie is sat in an armchair and Phyllis is sat on the arm. Cards and a vase of flowers are on the television set next to them.

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Tommie standing in civilian clothes with his Distinguished Flying Cross, 1949-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with Bomber Command clasp, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939-45 pinned to his jacket.

Tommie, on the right, standing with an older man, in front of a flowering rhododendron.

Tommie, standing far right, his hands open, with two men and two women on the coast. One woman is looking through the viewfinder of a film camera and one of the men holds a clapper board whist the other man looks up at a light meter held in his hand.…

Tommie, standing on the far right, with two other men. They are in casual clothes standing in front of a flowering rhododendron under a wooden balcony. A woman is sitting on the balcony looking down at the men below.

Tommie, dressed in casual clothes, arms crossed with his head on a pillow.