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St Faith's Junior Boys School. Shows exam results and some comments.

Found that Maurice Monks was Fit for all aircrew roles

Lists crew missing on night 12/13 June 1944 and names of their next of kin.

Announces that Flying Officer Maurice Monks had been reported killed. Gives details of education and employment in Lincoln and membership of Air Training Corps. Was trained in Canada and received a commission. Includes b/w photograph.

Announcement that Maurice Monks previously reported missing, now reported killed.

Two announcements for Flying Officer Maurice Monks now reported killed.

Newspaper article about a memorial service at Lincoln Cathedral where 2000 men, women and children bereaved during the war of family members were assembled to see two Bomber Command memorial books consigned to the Airmen's chapel of St Michael. The…

War Graves Commission headstone for Flying Officer M A Monks, air bomber, 13 June 1944 age 22. With trees in the background.

Full length portrait of an airman wearing flying suit and boots standing in a garden with tall hedge and part of a house in the background. On the reverse 'Maurice taken in our back garden 1943'.

Full length portrait of an RAF officer wearing tunic with half brevet and peaked cap standing in a garden with hedge and part of a house in the background.

Two men wearing civilian clothes sitting in a filed with trees and a building in the background. On the reverse 'Chuck Pawlietza + Stan Mount at Dauphin Lake'.

Fifteen airmen wearing battledress and side caps, seven sitting in front and eight standing behind. In the background a single story building with double door in the centre and windows either side. Above the door 'Ground Instruction School Pupils…

A large number of airmen sitting and standing in four rows all wearing tunics and side caps apart from one officer in centre front row wearing peaked cap. In the background trees.

Thirty-seven airmen all wearing tunic and side caps sitting and standing in three rows in front of an Anson. Captioned 'Course 79 [.......], 28 June - 5 Aug 43'. On the reverse signatures and some addresses.

Brown cover with 'Photographs' in gold script.

Page from album with RAF crest and text 'M A Monks'.

Row of buildings in snow with trees in the foreground. Titled 'Moncton'.

Top - view of city from a distance.
Bottom - loading yard

Five airmen wearing greatcoats and side caps standing in snow with buildings in the background. One man is wearing a a balaclava.

Left - Christ Church, Montreal.
Right - city street with Woolworth store with shop windows and people in the foreground.

Additional information kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

Top - snow covered landscape with stream flowing bottom left to middle right. Tree and buildings in the distance.
Bottom - three airmen wearing greatcoats and side caps with building in the background. Captioned 'Killer, Bob and Ron'.

Street with two story building on the right and part of a building on the left. Some trees lining street.

"Fags and sweets" presented by the wartime pilots' and observers' association with wishes for an enjoyable stay in Canada.

A large group of service and civilian personnel inside a large room with columns and arched windows. Space for a band with music stands and a piano in the centre. To the left a sign 'Ticket Office'.

View of the Manitoba Legislative Building with trees in the foreground.