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Before the war, Alan was an electrical apprentice. He joined the RAF and was posted to RAF Binbrook before being posted overseas. He was placed with No. 37 Squadron for a time, which moved to Egypt and was based at RAF Shallufa. There were troops of…

Head and shoulders portrait of Alan Seagger in uniform

A close up of an RAF altar in a church. Two painted airmen are kneeling facing an RAF crest. Above is a triptych with an aircraft above clouds. There is a motto 'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death'. There are two vases with roses and two…

A section of a bar with pinups on the walls. There are wooden chairs and stuffed seats with wooden tables. Below some of the pinups 'Out of bounds to hell' has been written on the wall.

Winston Churchill in fatigues accompanied by numerous officers, among them Arthur Tedder. One is holding a microphone stand. The officers are wearing khaki uniforms. On the reverse is 'Abu-Sieur'.

Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei

Church with bell tower and carvings

A government building in Foggia. In front is a roundabout with a few pedestrians. On the reverse 'Foggia Roundabout'.

A small church with a large dome, partially destroyed by lava.

Identification kindly provided by Roberto Fasoli and Marco Devigili of the In viaggio tra le culture del mondo Facebook group.

A street scene outside the Malcolm Club at Foggia, via Duomo. The cathedral is partially visible. On the reverse 'Foggia By side of Malcolm Club'.

A group of people at the Wailing Wall

A stone gateway with a few pedestrians. On the reverse 'Dimiscus [sic] Gate Bethlehem Jerusalem'.

Destroyed Luftwaffe aircraft at Benina airport. On the reverse 'Benina Airport'.

Large castle with four visible round turrets. It is set on a low mound in. In front are a few pedestrians waking on Piazza Municipio.

A cobbled street with ruined houses on both sides. In the distance Mount Vesuvius.

A street in Bethlehem with an Arab couple walking away from the camera. On the reverse 'Street of the Arab Quarter in the Old City of Bethlehem'.

Ancient ruins with pillars and arches.

Interior of Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii. On the reverse is '[indecipherable] cathedral'.

Royal Palace of Naples and Piazza del Plebiscito. In front are military vehicles and several pedestrians.

Interior of Galleria Umberto I public shopping gallery in Naples, with glass domed roof.

The interior of an aircraft with a pressure cylinder and wiring.

A gravel road bending to the left. There is a row of telegraph poles and low hills in the distance.

Two airmen in khaki uniform standing beside the Wailing Wall.

Pillars and stones in a ruined condition.

A cobbled road with ruined buildings at the sides, near the fountain of Mercury