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Robert Palmer
Left - three-quarter length portrait of a Royal Air Force officer wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and peaked cap.
Middle - three-quarter length portrait of a Royal Air Force officer wearing greatcoat and peaked cap standing in a garden with wooden…
Middle - three-quarter length portrait of a Royal Air Force officer wearing greatcoat and peaked cap standing in a garden with wooden…
109 Squadron A Flight
A large group of airmen wearing battledress and side or peaked caps sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Mosquito with many symbols on nose. Captioned 'Back row { Jackson, Finlay, Pritchard, Garratt, Davy, Powell, Creswell, Curtis,…
Robert Palmer
Top left - head and shoulders portrait of Robert Palmer wearing tunic with brevet and peaked cap. Bottom left - group of five aircrew wearing flying suits standing in line with building in the background. Robert Palmer is on the right. Right -…
Squadron photograph and Robert Palmer
Left - squadron photograph of A flight 109 Squadron with three rows of airmen sitting and standing in front of a Mosquito. Right - head and shoulders portrait of Robert Palmer wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and peaked cap.
Robert Palmer
Left - head and shoulders portrait of Robert Palmer wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and peaked cap. Right - enlargement of image on the left.
Hoffnungsthal Cemetery
Left - view of gate entranceway with trees behind.
Middle - view of grave cross with 'Englander' and wreaths.
Right - view of part of cemetery with grave crosses and open landscape beyond with trees, hills and houses in distance. Captioned…
Middle - view of grave cross with 'Englander' and wreaths.
Right - view of part of cemetery with grave crosses and open landscape beyond with trees, hills and houses in distance. Captioned…
Hoffnungsthal Cemetery
Left - view over cemetery with grave crosses of open countryside with hills, trees and houses.
Middle - view over cemetery with grave crosses and two tall poplar tress, of open countryside with hills, trees and houses.
Right - view over cemetery…
Middle - view over cemetery with grave crosses and two tall poplar tress, of open countryside with hills, trees and houses.
Right - view over cemetery…
Hoffnungsthal Cemetery
Left - graveyard with crosses. Sign for R.A.M Palmer and G Russel between two graves front centre.
Middle - graveyard with crosses and sign by cross for 'Sqn Ldr R.A.M Palmer VC, DFC Bar and Flt Lt G Russell DFC' with wreath in front.
Right - grave…
Middle - graveyard with crosses and sign by cross for 'Sqn Ldr R.A.M Palmer VC, DFC Bar and Flt Lt G Russell DFC' with wreath in front.
Right - grave…
British war cemetery Rheinberg
Top left - view of three rows of white headstones in cemetery. Captioned 'British War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany'.
Bottom right - a name wearing suit standing between rows of white headstones in a cemetery. Captioned 'Daddy visiting Bob's grave in…
Bottom right - a name wearing suit standing between rows of white headstones in a cemetery. Captioned 'Daddy visiting Bob's grave in…
Robert Palmer headstone
Left - white headstone for Squadron Leader R.A.M. Palmer VC DFC & Bar, pilot, Royal Air Force, 23rd December 1944.
Right - three rows of white headstones with Robert Palmer's front left with two poppy wreaths.
Right - three rows of white headstones with Robert Palmer's front left with two poppy wreaths.
Headstones
Left - white headstone for Robert Palmer.
Middle - white headstone for G Russell DFC.
White headstone for A L Carter DFC.
Middle - white headstone for G Russell DFC.
White headstone for A L Carter DFC.
Headstones
Left - white headstone with unreadable name - possibly O.S. Milne.
Middle - white headstone for B Nundy.
Right - white headstone for W Delgarno.
Middle - white headstone for B Nundy.
Right - white headstone for W Delgarno.
Rheinberg cemetery and Hoffnungsthal memorial
Left - a man wearing grey civilian suit standing between rows of headstone in a war cemetery.
Right - three men and a woman standing beside a stone memorial with many wreaths. Captioned 'Daddy (right) and Les Owen (third from right) laying flowers…
Right - three men and a woman standing beside a stone memorial with many wreaths. Captioned 'Daddy (right) and Les Owen (third from right) laying flowers…
Cologne
Right - a man wearing brown overcoat standing on rod by the side of a river with city on far side. Right - view across river of distant Cologne cathedral. Captioned 'Daddy's visit to Cologne in December 1994. View across the Rhine to Gremburg (the…
Porz railway sidings and town view
Left - a man wearing grey suit standing looking over railway sidings.
Top right - view down railway lines to distant sidings.
Bottom right - view across railway tracks of a town.
Top right - view down railway lines to distant sidings.
Bottom right - view across railway tracks of a town.
Plaque at St Thomas's Amshouses and memorials
Left - Alderman P E Jones at St Thomas's Amshouses, Gravesend. He looks up at a wall plaque dedicating rooms in memory of Squadron Leader Robert Palmer VC, DFC and Bar, killed in action over Cologne, 23rd December 1944. Captioned 'Alderman P E Jones…
Memorial and RAF chapel
Top left - memorial stone for RAF Little Staughton 109 and 582 Squadrons 8 Group pathfinder force, bomber command. On roadside with flowers and hedge.
Bottom left - view of altar with colours either side and RAF eagle on front.
Right - memorial…
Bottom left - view of altar with colours either side and RAF eagle on front.
Right - memorial…
Newspaper cuttings and stamps
Seven newspaper cuttings with two notices of thanks, an announcement of award of Victoria Cross and four in memory. Four British 20p postage stamps featuring the Victoria Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross (2 of each).
Robert Palmer
Head and shoulders portrait of Robert Palmer wearing peaked cap and tunic with pilot's brevet, medal ribbons including Distinguished Flying Cross.
Arthur, Douglas and Robert Palmer
Full length photograph of three airmen (two officers and one sergeant all wearing tunics (two with pilot's brevet standing on a path outside a house.
Captioned 1 - '(left) Arthur Robert Farley Palmer, Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps during world war…
Captioned 1 - '(left) Arthur Robert Farley Palmer, Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps during world war…
An airman standing outside a tent
An airman wearing tunic, scarf and flying helmet with goggles standing looking at a map outside a tent.
Bob Palmer senior
Full face image of a pilot wearing flying helmet and goggles. Enlargement from another image.
Royal Flying Corps. Royal Air Force pilots
Twenty four men, twenty two wearing Royal Flying Corp uniform and two wearing naval uniform. Some have pilot's brevet and wear flying helmets. Captioned 'Bob Palmer (Sr) back row, fourth from right'. This image of Palmer was enlarged and mounted as…
Army and RAF officers at Wellington Barracks
A large group of Army and RAF officers, some with pilot's or observers brevet sitting and standing in five rows.
A warrant officer stands on the left and an senior RAF officer with cane sits fourth from left in front row.
The officer seated…
A warrant officer stands on the left and an senior RAF officer with cane sits fourth from left in front row.
The officer seated…
Bob Palmer (senior) with group of Air Training Corps cadets
Twenty-seven Air Training Corps cadets in uniform and one RAF officer (wearing tunic with pilot's brevet) sitting and standing in front of a building decorated with union flags. Captioned 'Bob Palmer (Sr) front row centre'.