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Rex Searle and his decorations
A framed display with five sections.
#1 is a modern photograph of Rex wearing his medals. Underneath is a plaque stating 'Y0615463 Master Engineer Rex Ormand John Searle Royal Air Force'.
#2 is Rex's ribbons, brevet and hat badge.
#3 is the nose…
#1 is a modern photograph of Rex wearing his medals. Underneath is a plaque stating 'Y0615463 Master Engineer Rex Ormand John Searle Royal Air Force'.
#2 is Rex's ribbons, brevet and hat badge.
#3 is the nose…
Rex and Isobel Searle
Half length portrait of Rex and Isobel. Rex is in RAF uniform.
601 City of London Fighter Squadron Hendon 1939
A group of airmen arranged in four rows in front of a Blenheim. It is annotated '601 Cy of London Fighter Squadron Hendon 1939
Tangmere-Hawkinge-Manston -1940-Middle Wallop - Merville, France -Tangmere'.
Tangmere-Hawkinge-Manston -1940-Middle Wallop - Merville, France -Tangmere'.
52 Airmen
A group of 52 airmen arranged in three rows outside a hangar. Rex Searle is in the back row, eighth from the left.
Rex Searle and family
Rex in uniform, his son, father and mother and three women grouped on a set of stairs.
Isobel Searle
Isobel as a young baby propped up on a chair. On the reverse 'Isobel'.
Isobel Searle and her father
A young Isobel being held by her father. They are standing in a doorway. On the reverse 'Isobel and her dad'.
Rex Searle and ten Airmen
Rex and ten airmen in a group standing around a table.
Rex and Isabella Searle Dancing
Rex in uniform dancing with Isabella
Marriage Intimation
A newspaper cutting with Rex and Isabella's marriage announcement.
Rex Searle's Mess Pass
Rex's membership card for the Sergeant's Mess at Eastmoor.
Crossing the Line
A certificate awarded to Rex on crossing the Equator. Issued on board HMT Yoma.
Rex Searle
Half length portrait of Rex Searle in a blazer with seven medals. He is standing in his garden. On the reverse is a note identifying him.
Rex Searle and Isabelle
Half length portrait of Rex Searle and his girlfriend, annotated 'Nov 20, 1944'. Rex is in his sergeant's uniform with engineer's brevet.
Sir William Cooke
A brief biography of Sir William Henry Charles Wemyss Cooke.
Overseas Housing
A two story house with an upstairs terrace.
Large group of Airmen
A large number of airmen arranged in three rows in front of a brick building.
Three Shackletons over Odiham
Air-to-air view of three white Shackletons flying over an airshow for the Queen's Coronation. On the ground are large numbers of aircraft, people and parked cars.
Nine Shackletons in formation
An air-to-air view of nine Shackleton taken from underneath.
Nine Shackletons in formation
An air-to-air view of nine Shackletons approaching the coast, annotated 1953. On land two airfields, St Merryn and St Eval are annotated.
Shackleton and Liner
An air-to-air view of a Coastal Command Shackleton flying over a Liner.
15 Airmen
15 airmen arranged in two rows outside a wooden hut.
Newspaper Cuttings about operations to Germany
Four newspaper cuttings about operations to Essen, Homburg, Magdeburg and Bochum undertaken by Rex Searle.
Rex Searle
Seven head and shoulders portraits of Rex Searle. Typically these were taken for use in identity cards, if evading capture on mainland Europe.
Pickering
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is four airmen outside The White Swan, Pickering.
Photo 2 is five airmen and four civilians grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 3 is five civilians and a boy grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 4…
Photo 1 is four airmen outside The White Swan, Pickering.
Photo 2 is five airmen and four civilians grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 3 is five civilians and a boy grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 4…