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Telegram to Jack Wainwright's Mother
The message advises that her son is missing.
Jack Wainwright's Service Record
Form 543 with brief details of Jack's service record.
Jack Wainwright's Service and Release Book
RAF Form 2520A issued to Jack. It includes brief details of his service life.
Jack Wainwright's Warrant
Jack's promotion to Warrant Officer.
Jack Wainwright's Wedding
Jack with his bride.
Jacques Ledoux Carte d'Identitie
An identity card issued to Jacques Ledoux. The papers are forged for Jack Wainwright.
Lido Club (Singapore) NAAFI Menu
A menu for a party. On the reverse several people including Jack Wainwright have signed their names and left messages.
Squads I and II No 47 AB1 Course
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 Wainwright
Jack in a Sidcot flying suit. He is standing by a balustrade.
Seven Airmen
Jack and his crew in front of their Lancaster.
15 Airmen
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.
49 Trainee airmen at Lord’s cricket ground
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…
Identification kindly provided…
42 Soldiers
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'.
[indecipherable]
5, Chapmans Walk
Leigh on Sea
Essex
[indecipherable] Fenchurch Street
to Leigh on Sea'.
Eight Airmen and Lancaster
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.
Jack Wainwright
A head and shoulders portrait of Jack with an Observer brevet.
Seven Airmen
Seven airmen in tropical gear or topless.
Jack Wainwright and Mick at the Lido
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'.
Beauvais Cathedral
A view of the cathedral looking through three pillars. On the reverse 'Beauvais apres bombardement'.
Air India Lockheed Constellation
A postcard of a Constellation in flight.
Jack Wainwright and to men
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.
Two men, a woman and a girl on a beach
A group of four standing on a busy beach. On the reverse 'Le treport aout 1949 Papa, maman. Denise'.
Escape map of Germany, France, the Low Countries and Switzerland
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.
Two men and three women
A group, including Jack, of five walking along a tree lined pavement. On the reverse 'Vacances Paris [indecipherable 1951'.
Two women and a soldier
A group of three. One woman has her arms round the soldier.
Haudivillers
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'.