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Drawing of BK604 Crew
A coloured sketch of the crew of Stirling BK604 completed by a prisoner at Dulag Luft.
Dress Rehearsal
Actors on the stage being watched by an orchestra in their pit and a handful of spectators. Several actors are at a table while two Royal characters are on a raised area.
E.V.T Gen Room Bletchley Park
Drawing of room inside brick hut, In the fore foreground four tables with various objects. Towards the back more tables and notification board on back wall. Left side wall has windows with radiators under. Right wall has window high up an large…
Elizabethan News
A newspaper issued on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth. On an envelope is handwritten 'Elizabethan News Nov 11/12 1942 Issued daily on RMS Queen Elizabeth 1942'. There is a coloured drawing of the ship and two pages of news.
Elsham Wolds
Three page history of Elsham Wolds with sketches and text by S Finn. He covers its operations in the first and second world wars.
Embroidery
On brown cloth multicoloured embroidery with spear shapes and ovals.
Enrico da Ronca persuades the partisan 'Romano' to stop the violence
In a town square, a figure in priest's clothes approaches a partisan who is brandishing a sub-machine gun. Two other figures in uniform are featured on the right hand side. Three Italian flags are visible on a bell tower with a clock.
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Epicure a magic name
A five verse poem recording the end of 517 Squadron's meteorological flights.
Ernest Probyn and Model Aircraft Collection
Ernest is working on a collection of model aircraft arranged on a table.
Evacuplets
Four pairs of cartoon figures, all girls. Top right: two hockey players, top left: two girls whispering together. Bottom left: two girls hand-in-hand, both wearing school type uniform and hats. Bottom right: two girls fighting. Captioned…
Execution of civilians at Cervignano del Friuli
On an isolated hill against a red sky, four soldiers are aiming their guns, ready to execute four standing civilians. They are chained together by their wrists, whilst two other soldiers are holding each end of the chain. The civilian on the extreme…
Execution of Elio Indri e Giovanni Peccia
At dawn, two partisan helpers drafted into the Landschutz are executed by a firing squad commanded by a men in fascist uniform. Barbed wire and part of the ramparts of the Palmanova fortress are prominently featured. A church is visible in the…
Execution of seven partisans
Seven, bloodied men have been lined up against a wall to be executed. The men are chained together with their hands behind their backs. The soldiers are dressed in green and black and are preparing to fire their guns. An officer is hitting one of the…
Explosion of an improvised explosive device at a mountain check point
An explosion destroys a check-point killing many soldiers. A machine gun emplacement is visible on the left hand side.
Caption reads “10” and “Novembre 1944. (4) Costretti dal fuoco dei partigiani, a starsene nell’interno della baracca,…
Caption reads “10” and “Novembre 1944. (4) Costretti dal fuoco dei partigiani, a starsene nell’interno della baracca,…
Fairey Fulmars
A drawing of four Fulmars engaged in a dog fight with three Stukas. Two Stukas have been shot down.
Family photographs
Photograph 1 and 2 are head and shoulders portraits of a woman.
Photograph 3 is of a large model wooden sailing ship.
Photograph 4 is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman.
Photograph 5 is of a medical officer with the women from the previous…
Photograph 3 is of a large model wooden sailing ship.
Photograph 4 is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman.
Photograph 5 is of a medical officer with the women from the previous…
Fascists discover partisans hiding in a haystack
Three soldiers have found two partisans hiding in a haystack. One partisan has both his cheeks pierced by the bayonet of one of the soldiers and in the background, the other partisan has his arms in the air and a solider is pointing a rifle with a…
Fencing Class
A cartoon of two women fencing, captioned 'We die a thousand deaths'.
Fencing Class
A cartoon of two women dripping in sweat and wobbly at the knees captioned 'How we feel after 30 minutes of it'.
Fifty years on
Poem of four verses of seven lines each in remembrance of those who flew and the freedom that they died for.
First back - Cologne
Lancaster coming in to land over St Oswald’s Church at Rand near Wickenby. Captioned, 'First Back! – Cologne 44', and signed, 'HOH' Additional information on this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Five Cartoons by K.Francis Lewis
Cartoon 1 is a patient undergoing an X-ray surrounded by spiders, captioned "Take a deep breath - hold it - thank you Ward 16 RAF Hospital Northallerton'.
Cartoon 2 is a man in a hospital bed. Its is annotated 'Miles & Miles of Smiles? Oooh! Oooh!…
Cartoon 2 is a man in a hospital bed. Its is annotated 'Miles & Miles of Smiles? Oooh! Oooh!…
Flap-Flap
A cartoon of a corporal with his eyes closed and his arms outstretched like a bird. He is 'flying' amongst clouds.
Flight Lieutenant R Standford
Caricature of a man wearing cricket kit and cap carrying a bat walking to the left.
Flight Sergeant Ted Thornhill's Keepsake Box
Six views of Ted's box used for storing badges.
#1 has F/Sgt Thornhill on the front with flags of the USA, United Kingdom and USSR on the top.
#2 has F/Sgt Thornhill on the front.
#3 is the side with Stalag IVB.
#4 is the back showing the…
#1 has F/Sgt Thornhill on the front with flags of the USA, United Kingdom and USSR on the top.
#2 has F/Sgt Thornhill on the front.
#3 is the side with Stalag IVB.
#4 is the back showing the…