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Shows airfield, runways and hangars. On the reverse 'Picton station 1500ft'. Captioned 'Royal Canadian Air Force Picton Ontario Canada. Near Lake Ontario, Picture taken from 1500ft.'

Don Falgate and Arthur Ashworth, in uniform, shirt sleeves, Arthur with aircrew under training flash in his hat. Captioned 'Self (right) with friend, Arthur Ashworth outside barrack hut, Sky Harbour airport, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada. Spring…

Five Tiger Moths with enclosed cockpits, sitting on their dispersal. Captioned 'Completed 72 hours basic pilot training in these RCAF Tiger Moth aircraft at Sky Harbour airport, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada. Spring 1942.'

Don Falgate with the other seven other course members,in uniform, standing in the snow, barracks in the background. Captioned 'Having recently completed aircrew training in Canada (self second from left) and passed out as sergeant observers. Photo in…

Don Falgate in flying gear and standing in the fuselage of a Bolingbroke hatch. Captioned 'Self disembarking from and in front of RCAF Bolingbroke training aircraft on completion of gunnery detail. In upper photo container in my right hand is a…

Eight aircrew students, in uniform,with LAC rank badges and aircrew training flashes in their hats, standing outside Picton Post Office. Captioned 'Fellow aircrew students outside post Office, Picton, Ontario, Canada. Photo summer 1942.

Don Falgate with eight other students grouped in front of single story building. Captioned 'Fellow aircrew students (Self back row, right) as [sic] Sky Harbour airport on Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada. Photo Spring 1942.

Formal photograph of Don Falgate with 22 other students, in two rows, in uniform, Anson and technical building in background. Captioned 'RCAF Port Albert, Ontario, Canada. Air Navigators course. Students in front of Avro Anson, one of our training…

Formal course photograph No 63 Air Bomber course, in four rows, in front of hangar doors. Captioned 'No 63 Air Bomber course, RCAF Picton, Ontario, Canada. Self back row extreme right. Photo 1942'. Signatures on reverse include: R. Moore, J.C.…

Three young men receiving trophies from elderly lady standing behind trestle table, school children in the background. Signature on reverse. Captioned 'St James annual sports meeting 1st June 1938. Being presented with long jump cup - also won two of…

Formal photograph, 52 airmen and one officer in three rows, aircrew training flashes in their hats. Captioned 'No 10 ITW (Initial Training Wing, Royal Air Force. Photo in front of our billet, the Manor Hotel Scarborough. The HQ was in the Grand Hotel…

Formal photograph, upper torso, in uniform, aircrew training flash in his hat. Captioned 'On joining the Royal Air Force as an AC2 Aircrew Trainee, age of 20 in 1941.'

St James' school prefects 1935, names on the reverse, captioned 'St James prefects 1935.'

St James' 1st XI team 1938, names on reverse, captioned 'St James 1st XI Football team. Takenaround 1935-36.'

Six individuals and five cropped heads, standing in front of wooden building, captioned 'Some 6th form members St James 1935, with backs to Tuck Shop, Left to right ? Self, Dennis Walmsley (my best friend), Jim Sullivan, Maurice Evans, Douglas…

Large brick building on tree-lined street, captioned 'View of St James Secondary (Private) school, taken from College Street ie side of school. this was my academic abode from about 1929 to 1938.'

Single storey brick and wooden buildings around open space. Captioned 'St James Senior School. Assembly hall on the left, building housing 4th, 5th & 6th forms (6th on the right side) Wooden Cloak Room, Toilets, Playground.'

Single storey brick building, open space in front, trees to the right. Captioned 'St James Junior School buildings. Forms 1 to 4, playground, College Street on right, toilets on left. higher building is front of school facing Bargate, Grimsby,…

Large three storey brick building. Captioned 'St James (Private) Secondary School, Bargate, Grimsby. This comprised class rooms, Prefects common room (arched window over porch) & headmasters office. Headmasters quarters were on top floor.'

Captioned 'From left to right, brother Robert, sister Elsie, self, mother, Leslie (Elsie's husband). In back garden of 22 Devonshire Ave, Grimsby . Photo around 1929, 1930'

Captioned 'Self with yo-yo (on a string) in back garden of 22 Devonshire Ave.'

Captioned 'Self with sister Elsie. I am proudly displaying first football kit. Jersey is green, colour of school house, (Coleridge). Photo around 1933-34.'

Captioned 'Self (wearing cap) with brother Robert and sister Elsie in back garden of 22 Devonshire Avenue, Grimsby. Photo about 1931.'

Captioned ''Kenwood' 22 Devonshire Ave, Grimsby, Lincs. My home from approx 1929 - 1930 to 1941. Dad bought the house new when he retired around 1930.'

Tree lined street, two storey brick houses. Captioned 'Devonshire Avenue, Grimsby where I grew up from approx 1929 - 1930 until joining the RAF in September 1941. The car on the left is in front of No 22 where I lived.'