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Geoff Paine attended High Wycombe Royal Grammar School and Falmouth Grammar School, joined Air Training Corps and volunteered for the Royal Air Force at eighteen. Upon competition of initial training he was posted at RAF Waltham (100 Squadron) then…

Full length photograph of Geoff in Royal Observer Corps uniform, pilots brevet with wife Evelyn in bridal dress, standing outside the porch of a building.

Geoff as a trainee aircrew being presented with his wings on a parade in a hangar. captioned 'Wings presetation 3-9-46'.

Full length with ROC other ranks, end of building and rural background

Geoff wearing parachute harness, standing next to nose of aircraft.

Geoff in Royal Observer Corps uniform standing next to Spitfire named Observer Corp.

Geoff Paine in flying kit, parachute harness over shoulder, standing behind left wing root of Oxford. On the reverse 'Pilot Geoffrey Hugh Paine 1947 [deleted] Gwelloe, S. Rhodesia [/deleted] R.A.F. Valley conversion to multi engines A/S Oxford'.

Formal portrait, upper torso of Geoff with trainee flash in cap and white belt.

Small African child eating slice of water melon. On the reverse 'The Water Melon'.

Picture of a liner at sea.

The Star, Johannesburg, Transvaal 5 September 1939, reporting on General Smuts was now the Premier of South Africa, the sinking of the Athenia and the RAF bombs Kiel.

Sketch map of Geoff's journey from Gwello in Southern Rhodesia to Liverpool between 6 and 26 October 1945.

First post card captioned 'Main Street, Jamestown, St Helena'.
Second captioned 'Hutts Gate, leading to Longwood, St Helena'.
Third captioned 'View showing the ridges and Diana's Peak, St Helena'.

Photographs showing part of the ship's side and waves.

Album page with four small photographs, first captioned 'Entering Freetown Harbour, Sierra Leone'.
Second 'Water boat Freetown'.
Third 'Natives diving for 'Glasgow Tanners' Freetown'.
Fourth 'Bartering with the natives of Freetown'.

Fur small photographs, first and second show small town from the sea, captioned ' Jamestown St Helena'.
Third and fourth showing ships side with small boats, captioned 'Bartering with the people of St Helena'.

Photograph showing large group of individuals seated around piano, ships lifeboat in background. captioned 'Piano recital on boat deck'.

Photograph showing area crowded with lounging individuals, captioned 'Sunbathing on the line 'E' Deck'.

Photograph showing boxing ring and spectators, ships lifeboat in the background. captioned 'Boxing on "E" deck square'.

Three photographs, first of coastline from the sea, captioned 'Leaving Cape town'.
Second of a port from the sea, captioned 'Capetown harbour'.
Third with three individuals, head and shoulders looking towards shoreline from the sea, captioned…

Photograph showing coastline from the sea, ships lifeboat in foreground, captioned 'Leaving Cape Town 6am 6-10-45.

Photograph showing military personnel boarding a ship, captioned 'Going aboard at Cape Town',

A ship alongside quay, captioned 'PSNC Reino del Pacifico our transport home. via Cape Town, St Helena, Freetown, Liverpool , 6-10-45 to 24-10-45'.

Photograph of steam ship with coastline in background, quayside in foreground, captioned 'Mail vessel leaving Cape Town'.

Photograph of urban street scene, captioned 'Adderly Street, Capetown'.