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Certificate of Enrolment
Certificate for Miss B Bailey for enrolment in the WAAF. On the reverse a typewritten list of personal items that she should bring with her when attending for draft.
Service sheet
Held at Headquarters Bomber Command, High Wycombe, United Thanksgiving Service on the anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Colour post card
Image is of a coastal resort hotels lining the beach, mountains in background. Reverse, captioned 'Air mail, Ajaccio (Corse)'.
Programme for play 'Flare path'
Programme produced by HQ Bomber Command, High Wycombe, Amateur Dramatic Society. as well as details of the production it also contains advertisements for local suppliers.
Information booklet Iraq and Persia
Pages extracted from the information booklets given to servicemen posted to these countries. They give general information about the countries, their political situation, local customs, weather.
Small group WAAF and RAF personnel
Three men and two women, rural street scene in background, On the reverse, 'Jack, Joan, Freddie, Sylvia and Eddie'.
Group of WAAF and RAF personnel
Group of six men and six women posed in front of brick wall, on the reverse, 'For Brenda, does Mr Vickers still make you swoon. All in fun Aubrey'.
Six WAAFs
Informal photograph, head and shoulders.
Small group of WAAF and RAF personnel
Group of six men and six women posed in front of brick wall, on reverse For Brrrrenda as Eddie would have it, Lots of luck Aubrey'.
Concert party
Large group of servicemen and women posed inside building with small stage.
Two women
Posed on wet sea front wearing overcoats.
NO. 11 Recruits Centre Skegness
Formal course photograph, seventeen servicemen posed in garden. On the reverse '"Brightside" South Parade, 30 Squad, 23 Flight, H Squadron, 4 Wing, 11 R.C. Skegness, Lincs, Nov 16th 1942 to Jan 14th 1943, 2nd left front row, aged 18 yrs'.
WAAF course photograph
Formal course photograph, four rows of WAAFs in rural setting.
Westkapelle
Photograph shows coastline with breached sea wall, captioned 'WESTKAPELLE K3300, Dist 23B, 0017 106G3369.18 Oct .44 F/8".115 Degrees'. Reverse, captioned 'Oblique Westkapelle Netherlands'.
242 Squadron Malta
Formal squadron photograph, many servicemen posed in front of two Spitfires in a blast pen. Reverse captioned '242 Squadron Malta, June 1943, at Ta-Kali F/O Lindsay, F/O Chambers N2, S/l Boddington, Fl/Lt Dundas, F/O Grover Engineering Officer'.
My puppy
Photograph of two small dogs, captioned '1945, My puppy [name unreadable], smuggled on Dakota, India, to [?] Rangoon, best fed pet in the R.A.F'.
Handwritten note
Slip of paper with notes '15.3.43 to [sic] Part 1 and 2, North Africa, Italy, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Corsica'
15 Burmese stamps
Stamps in holder. Captioned 'Burma Postage stamps, issue under Japanese occupation, F 30 Kyats, (15) All different mint'.
Heligoland
Photograph shows coastline with fires burning, captioned 'Heligoland K4298, Dist 23c' including directional arrow. Caption at top of photograph: '4008 106G.5377.18.APR.45.F/36"//542 SQDN→ 4'. Caption in right hand bottom corner of photograph:…
Vaires marshalling yard
Photograph of a marshalling yard. Inverted caption: 'VAIRES M/Y Near Paris Imm Report K2665' includes directional arrow pointing north. Caption at top of photograph: '4063 106G.1316.8.JULY.44. F/36"//542SQDN←'.
Hanau Rail Center and Town
Photograph of railway yard, captioned 'Hanau Rail Center and Town, K3741 Dist 91C+', includes directional arrow. Bottom right caption: 2932. Top caption: '3042 106G.4272.14.FEB.45 F/36"//540 SQDN←'.
Flushing Sea Wall
Photograph shows the breached sea wall at Flushing, captioned 'Flushing Sea Wall, Second supplement, K3265, Distribution 23B'. Caption at top of photograph: '3002 106G3317.12.OCT.44 F/36"//541 SQDN'.
Reverse has stamp 'Intelligence section RAF…
Reverse has stamp 'Intelligence section RAF…
Deficiency certificate
Deficiencies will be chargeable to 1863228 L.A.C. Barrett.
My overseas service by Raymond Barrett
Raymond spent his time in the R.A.F. overseas, this lengthy memoir covers the period July 1943 until August 1946. He served in the Middle and Far East and Italy. He was an Engine Mechanic/Fitter and this is his story. The memoir has maps of his…
Ray Barrett's record of service and postings
Detailed account of his travels around the Middle and Far East