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An identity card issued to Jacques Ledoux. The papers are forged for Jack Wainwright.

A menu for a party. On the reverse several people including Jack Wainwright have signed their names and left messages.

Jack's promotion to Warrant Officer.

17 airmen in two groups. The image is annotated 'Squads I and II No 47 AB1 Course EAAS 4.ILT4C Feb 1945'. On the reverse many have signed their names plus Jack has annotated the results of his exams'.

Jack in a Sidcot flying suit. He is standing by a balustrade.

Jack and his crew in front of their Lancaster.

15 airmen and ground crew positioned in front of their Lancaster 'T'. Handwritten on the reverse is ' Air & Ground Crew of 'T' for Tommy. Aircraft and crew missing same night. The aircraft is painted with 29 operations and an animal on top of a bomb.

47 trainee airmen with two instructors arranged in three rows in front of an ornate veranda at Lord’s cricket ground. Windows taped against bomb blast, a NAAFI poster visible. On the reverse 'Alphast' and Feb 1942.

Identification kindly provided…

42 soldiers arranged in three rows. Behind is a stone wall. On the reverse '[indecipherable] 75368
[indecipherable]
5, Chapmans Walk
Leigh on Sea
Essex
[indecipherable] Fenchurch Street
to Leigh on Sea'.

Eight airmen in a line in front of Lancaster 'T', annotated '44 Rhodesian Sqd 1940' [sic]. On the reverse 'Ground Crew 'T' Tommy 44 Rhodesian Sqd'. The aircraft is painted with 29 operations and an animal on top of a bomb.

A head and shoulders portrait of Jack with an Observer brevet.

Seven airmen in tropical gear or topless.

Two men in swimming shorts sitting on a table. On the reverse 'Myself and Mick at the Lido, this is taken the day I got burned'.

A view of the cathedral looking through three pillars. On the reverse 'Beauvais apres bombardement'.

A postcard of a Constellation in flight.

Jack is seated and the two men are standing behind him. On the wall is a map of India and a cardboard Lockheed Constellation advert.

A group of four standing on a busy beach. On the reverse 'Le treport aout 1949 Papa, maman. Denise'.

A cloth map mainly of France and the Low Countries. National boundaries are highlighted as is the Coastal Defence Area and Vichy France. On the reverse a map of Germany.

A group, including Jack, of five walking along a tree lined pavement. On the reverse 'Vacances Paris [indecipherable 1951'.

A group of three. One woman has her arms round the soldier.

A large house with a steeple and in the foreground houses. There is a 5c stamp which has been franked. Captioned '3- Haudivillers (Oise) - Le Chateau Collection Leclere'.

A man, a woman and two girls are positioned at the side of a Delage type D611. The two girls are sitting on the bonnet. On the reverse 'Souvenir de papa, maman Janine et Denise le 17 Juin 1951'.

Identification kindly provided by Lupierre Gatschon…

A group of four, including Jack, walking along Terminus Road, Eastbourne, near the junction of Trinity Trees. Bomb damage in the background. The 'Classic Cinema' sign is partially visible. On the reverse 'Gwen, Reg, Jack & Rene. Eastbourne…

The couple are sitting on a sofa in a house.

Two men including Jack, standing at the back of a truck. Jack is in uniform. On the reverse 'Souvenir de Moise 1951'.