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- Collection: Rosser, Lewis Victor. Photograph album
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Album cover
Album cover - front and rear (both sides).
Royal Air Force route card
Orders to Sgt Rosser to proceed to aircraft L8200 (Magister) and fly from Oxford to Cambridge and return. Gives met report, dangers on route and further instructions.
Card and course photograph
Top left - a card with 'Perkins E M, Sgt 748102' captioned 'This card was one of three that were stuck on the door of a room in Magdalene College Cambridge. Jonny Phillips, Ted Perkins and I shared the room. The card is Jonny Phillip's handiwork.…
Course photograph
Titled 'No 11 course A Squad W.O/AGS commencing 3-11-40'. Ten airmen wearing tunics with half brevet and side caps sitting and standing in two rows. Names back row left to right 'Sgts Creedy D, Napier J K, Wright K, Banham D W, Flavell D'. Front row…
Course photograph
Titled 'No 11 Course A Squad observers commencing 3.12.40'. Five airmen, four wearing tunics with half brevet and one a greatcoat, all wearing side caps sitting in a row. Names left to right 'Sgts Beckett S N, Bryer R, McMaster W F, McAlonan O,…
Postcard of Whitley
Postcard front with colour artwork of a Whitley flying over a river with factories either side and fire on the near bank. Anti-aircraft fire bursts around aircraft. Titled 'Whitley bomber'. On the reverse a small 75 Squadron crest and text 'No 75…
Christmas card and postcard of Whitley
Top - Christmas card with b/w photograph of a Spitfire on left side with note 'To my greatest friend, yours, Ted'. On the right side seasons greetings and a note of best wishes to 'Vic'.
Bottom - postcard with colour artwork of a Whitley flying over…
Bottom - postcard with colour artwork of a Whitley flying over…
Lockheed Hudson
Left - colour artwork from rear of an airborne Hudson flying over a convoy of three ships at sea. Titled '"Hudson" reconnaissance'.
Right - b/w artwork looking down vertically onto a Hudson.
Right - b/w artwork looking down vertically onto a Hudson.
Anson and Hinds
Top - b/w artwork showing an Anson low over a life raft with survivors at sea. A ship approaches from behind. Caption 'Avro Anson directing a ship to survivors on a raft'.
Bottom - three Hind biplanes airborne in vic formation over open countryside.…
Bottom - three Hind biplanes airborne in vic formation over open countryside.…
Photographs
Left - two airmen (reversed image) one wearing tunic and the other battledress, both with half brevet, standing side by side, arm in arm with foliage in the background. Captioned 'Thorpie & Scottie, No 58 Squadron, Linton'. Right - an airman…
Aircrew
Left - full length image of an airman wearing flying jacket and boots standing in a garden with hedge and house in the background. Captioned 'For'.
Right - the same airman now also wearing flying helmet with oxygen mask (on face) and goggles,…
Right - the same airman now also wearing flying helmet with oxygen mask (on face) and goggles,…
The Brylcreem boys
Left - three airmen wearing battledress with half brevet and sergeants rank, standing arm in arm with foliage in the background.
Top right - small coloured player's cigarette card with artwork of a Whitley. Captioned 'Armstrong Whitworth "Whitley"…
Top right - small coloured player's cigarette card with artwork of a Whitley. Captioned 'Armstrong Whitworth "Whitley"…
Aircrews
Left - full length image of an airman wearing tunic with half brevet and side cap standing outside a brick house with window. Captioned '"Connie" Constable of No 35 Sqdn, shot down and made prisoner at La Pallice'.
Right - view from behind of pilot…
Right - view from behind of pilot…
Edward Perkins
Left - head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet. Captioned 'My old pal "Ed"'.
Right - newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of fifteen aircrew mostly wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in three…
Right - newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of fifteen aircrew mostly wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in three…
Wedding
Left - missing photograph captioned 'Connie and his first love'.
Right - full length image of a sergeant pilot wearing tunic with brevet arm-in-arm with a woman wearing jacket, skirt and hat. Captioned 'Bride and Bridegroom, Mr & Mrs John Phillips'.
Right - full length image of a sergeant pilot wearing tunic with brevet arm-in-arm with a woman wearing jacket, skirt and hat. Captioned 'Bride and Bridegroom, Mr & Mrs John Phillips'.
Wedding and service life
Top left - newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of a wedding party with bride and groom (in RAF tunic with half brevet) and two other men and three bridesmaids. Caption mentions Pilot Officer C R Sugar.
Top right - newspaper cutting - long service…
Top right - newspaper cutting - long service…
Anson and Lysander
Top - b/w postcard photograph of four Ansons airborne in formation. Captioned 'Avro "Anson" reconnaissance aircraft'. Captioned 'Queen of the air'.
Bottom - front quarter view of an airborne Lysander. Captioned 'Valentine's aircraft recognition…
Bottom - front quarter view of an airborne Lysander. Captioned 'Valentine's aircraft recognition…
Newspaper cuttings and 35 Squadron crest
Top left - newspaper cutting with full face portrait concerning Pilot Officer Cyril Leonard reported killed on active service. Captioned 'Oxford VR'.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting Mr Cyril Leonard. Announces his death and gives some biographic…
Bottom left - newspaper cutting Mr Cyril Leonard. Announces his death and gives some biographic…
Defiant and Wellington
Top - b/w recognition card showing front quarter view of an airborne Defiant. Captioned 'Valentine's aircraft recognition card'. Caption underneath 'Jerries nightmare'.
Bottom - b/w recognition card showing side view of an airborne Wellington.…
Bottom - b/w recognition card showing side view of an airborne Wellington.…
Whitley card, 35 Squadron crest, newspaper cutting and photograph
Top right - aircraft card with artwork of a Whitley flying over a river with buildings either side and fire on the near bank. Bursts of anti-aircraft fire round aircraft. Captioned 'Whitley bomber - long-range bomber capable of carrying very large…
Halifax
Top - b/w recognition chart with side view of a Halifax. Captioned 'Valentine's aircraft recognition cards'.
Bottom - colour artwork card with front quarter view of a Halifax above cloud with squadron letters 'MP-L'. Captioned 'Halifax bomber,…
Bottom - colour artwork card with front quarter view of a Halifax above cloud with squadron letters 'MP-L'. Captioned 'Halifax bomber,…
H T Hathaway, J R Perkins, and E W Perkins
Top left - newspaper cutting with b/w full face portrait, concerning Sergeant H T Hathaway RAF who had been reported missing. Top right - newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of eight men in uniform, one in suit and tie (middle front row) and…
Weddings
Top left - newspaper cutting - repatriated airman to be married concerning recently repatriated Warrant Officer E W Perkins. Gives other details and background story.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting - Parker-O'Brien wedding announcement.
Top right…
Bottom left - newspaper cutting - Parker-O'Brien wedding announcement.
Top right…
W A Franklin, Cyril Andrews, and J F R Read
Top left - newspaper cutting with b/w full face photograph concerning Corporal W A Franklin whose wife had received first communication from him since fall of Java.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting with head and shoulders b/w photograph announcing…
Bottom left - newspaper cutting with head and shoulders b/w photograph announcing…
Bill for broken windows
Bill for renewing two broken panes of obscure glass to door panel in N.C.O. Hut No 4 Site, RAF Edgehill (RAF Shenington). Made out to Warrant Officers Smith and Rosser. Annotated payment received 20 April 1944.