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  • Collection: Wainwright, John Edgar

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The three are standing in a garden.

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A family group of a man, woman and three young children standing in a garden.

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A half length portrait of two men and a woman.

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Ruins of the Saint-Étienne Church surrounded by damaged buildings. A second image shows the church in the distance viewed through twisted metal.

Identification kindly provided by Ed Strohmaier and Frank Kujat of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2…

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Six men seated at a table drinking beer. One man has sergeant's stripes on his uniform. On the reverse 'The more we are together The drunker we shall be Singapore Lido May 1946'.

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A soldier talking to five women. One woman is holding his arm. They are standing in a cobbled street outside a church.

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Six men and women seated beside the Sacre Coeur Fountains in Paris. On the reverse 'Souvenir de Paris annee 1951 en vacances'.
A second image has only five men and women and has the same message on the reverse.
A third image has six men and women…

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Jack, M and Mme Pelletiers and their four daughters. On the reverse 'Souvenir de France annee 1951'.

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Jack and a woman standing in front of a brick wall. The reverse has 'July 1st 1957'.

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Four men and three women in the garden of the Pelletiers. The Pelletiers hid Jack when he parachuted from his Lancaster.

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The rose window and towers of Amiens cathedral.

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A Dakota being serviced, starboard side view. On the reverse 'Dakota of 48 Sqdn Changi, Singapore'.

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Jack is standing outside a brick and concrete building.

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An airman standing outside a brick and concrete building. On the reverse 'How do you like the hat.'

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A view of the war memorial at Haudivillers. The reverse is blank.

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The three are standing beside their car.

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A policeman standing in a garden.
There is a second similar image taken at the same time.

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

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The couple are sitting on a sofa in a house.

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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…

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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…

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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'.

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

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

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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.
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