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A brass bell with a Latin inscription meaning 'Whoever touches me shall hear my voice'.

An extract from a newsletter referring to the celebrations in Lagos.

Father and son walking in the grounds of a large house. Behind is an ornamental lake and the large house.

Four newspaper cuttings.
The first refers to Lt-Col Sheppard's retirement. He was in charge of the Southern Railway Home Guard.
The three other cuttings refer to three men who served in the same home guard unit.

An ordered list of the members of the Saunders Family.

A document written as a Summer Project whilst Aidan was at school. She discusses their early years after her grandparents got married in London. During the war the family moved to Wales for safety.
After the war John, possibly her brother, became a…

Roy was evacuated four times.
The first to Isleham and he was accompanied by his maternal grandparents and Alan from next door. There was no electricity, water or sewerage in the farmhouse. Gas was installed but never used. Lighting was by paraffin…

A description of their time during the war by their daughter. Her father joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in September 1940. He was captured by the Japanese in Singapore, 1942. He was released on 12 September 1945 and came home on…

The couple are sitting on the beach. Roy is three years old.

Ruby holding Roy on a harvesting machine.

A half-length studio portrait of Herbert.

A head and shoulders studio portrait of Clara.

A studio portrait of the two. He is standing and she is seated beside a small table.

A studio photograph of the two women seated with Ruby between them. They are identified as Sarah Diver, Ruby Thorpe and Clara Thorpe (Diver).

A studio portrait of Emma standing behind a chair.

A studio portrait of Norman posed on the arm of a chair.

Information supplied with the collection states 'Outside Sarah Diver’s house at Isleham, nr Ely Cambridgeshire. Ruby & Roy Saunders and Sarah Diver'.

Four people, including Fuller and Ann, with a horse and cart. The cart is laden with produce from their market garden.

Information supplied with the collection states 'House in Nebraska, America where Ruby’s mother’s father and mother went to live – Susan & John Norman'.

A portrait of the two, she is standing and he is seated.

The four are standing in a park. Information supplied with the collection states 'Norman Diver, Clara Thorpe, Ruby (Saunders) & Herbert Thorpe – 1950'.

Clara's grave festooned with flowers. Information supplied with the collection states 'Clara Thorpe (Diver)’s grave at Welling Kent. Died 2nd May 1951.'

The three are leaning against a railings with a lake and mountains behind. Information supplied with the collection indicates the location was Vaduz in Lichtenstein in 1948.

A studio portrait of Ruby, aged 15

Four members of the Saunders family but only three have been named. They are standing in the garden except grandma Ruby who is seated.