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A view of a cottage framed by a window. Behind is a lake and the pass is in the distance. On the reverse is annotated 'The Llanberis Pass from near Llyn Peris'.

A road winding through mature trees. On the reverse 'The Sychnant Pass road. P/O Warren 162041 [1580687 crossed out]

Two half-length photographs of George.
In photo 1 he is wearing a scarf and a coat, captioned 'George at Borth 1939.'
In photo 2 he is wearing a jacket, shirt and tie.

A view of haystacks at the edge of a field. On the reverse is annotated 'Corn in Cardiganshire Pen y wern farm Warren 1580687, RAF'.

A person climbing a rock outcrop. On the reverse 'At the Bochlwyd Buttress Warren 1580687, RAF'.

A horse and cart loaded with hay beside a large haystack. A man is loading hay. On the reverse 'Gathering in the wheat Cardiganshire 162041 P/O Warren'.

Photo 1 is George Warren in uniform sitting down.
Photo 2 is a pilot and is wearing his flying kit.

Item 1 is a photo of the inside of St Leonhard's church with an annotated cross indicating where George's grave is.
Item 2 is the crowded interior of the church, annotated '1958 by the Consecration our new church St Nikolaus with bishop Dr.…

Eight photographs of Ernst and family.
A folder and a letter.
Photo 1 and 4 are the same and are of the ceremony at the church with the priest officiating. Attending are boy choristers and many villagers. Arrowed and aannotated are 'Bgmstr…

Two airmen resting on a field. It is captioned' George and Des, Peplow'.

Photo 1 is an airman standing on the starboard wing beside the cockpit of a Cessna Bobcat.
Photo 2 is a half length portrait of an RAF pilot.

Seven airmen dressed in flying kit and sitting on bombs on the bomb trolley. Behind is their Lancaster.
The crew members are identified 'Des Egan, Rocky Owen,George Warren, Steve Quinn, Self, Bill Williams, Dave Menzies'.
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Two photographs on one album sheet.
Photo 1 is six airmen arranged in two rows, captioned 'Crew at Peplow'.
Photo 2 is seven airmen in two rows in front of a Halifax, captioned 'Operational'

Waletr and Eric standing together. The image is annotated 'The crew of the Junkers 88 which shot us down. Walter Heidenrich (engineer) Eric Jung (Pilot) Headmaster of a school)'.

The letter describes contact Mary has made with the priest in charge of the cemetery where George is buried. She includes his address and states that she will try and visit the cemetery in the near future.

An envelope annotated 'dates 1945 & 1947 Letters 1 from Pilot 1 from Nuremberg / Pilot at the [indecipherable] that George's grave had been found. 1 of [indecipherable] when George's stone was blessed &; Holy Mass said'.

Mary describes the ceremony at the churchyard, attended by nearly 700 people including 300 children.

A row of five pilots. Behind are tents. On the reverse 'Subject far right [John Cox?] From Mrs E. Warren Birmingham February 1944 Mother of Kenneth W/O'.

George on a hillside with a map. On the reverse 'Busman's Holiday. Getting a fix on Black Combe S. Cumberland. Scafel range beyond.'

George's grave at St Leonhard's church

An envelope addressed to Mrs E Warren in Birmingham.

George standing in a garden.