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Peter Lovatt's dog Tina
A side view of Tina, captioned 'Tina IOM 1940'.
Airman and donkey
An airman kneeling in the grass with a small donkey. Behind is a Nissen hut.
Four airmen relaxing
A group of four airmen relaxing on a beach. One man has a dog in his arms. Behind is a wooden cabin.
Rex's girlfriend and family
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a group of three women in a garden. In front is a small dog.
Photo 2 and 3 is Rex's girlfriend sitting on rocks.
Photo 1 is a group of three women in a garden. In front is a small dog.
Photo 2 and 3 is Rex's girlfriend sitting on rocks.
Airmen Relaxing
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a formal garden. In the distance is a semi circular building. The side of the park has very tall palm trees.
Photo 2 is two airmen leaning on a fence in a zoo.
Photo 3 is a park seen from across an empty…
Photo 1 is a formal garden. In the distance is a semi circular building. The side of the park has very tall palm trees.
Photo 2 is two airmen leaning on a fence in a zoo.
Photo 3 is a park seen from across an empty…
Rex Searle and Paddy at Home
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Rex sitting on a deckchair with Paddy, his dog.
Photo 2 is Paddy sitting up, begging by the deck chair in the garden.
Photo 1 is Rex sitting on a deckchair with Paddy, his dog.
Photo 2 is Paddy sitting up, begging by the deck chair in the garden.
Home
Four photographs titled "Home".
Photo 1 is of two tents in a garden captioned 'Grandma & Dad & Baby Burnard in back garden'.
Photo 2 is a tent and two women on deck chairs, captioned 'Grandma, Mum & Rex * Baby Burnard by Ron's tent in Garden'.…
Photo 1 is of two tents in a garden captioned 'Grandma & Dad & Baby Burnard in back garden'.
Photo 2 is a tent and two women on deck chairs, captioned 'Grandma, Mum & Rex * Baby Burnard by Ron's tent in Garden'.…
Arab men collecting water, Jaffa
At the well. Four men and two donkeys .
Arab women working, Jaffa
Two Arab women sorting grain. Behind are three donkeys.
Camels, Jaffa
Five camels and a donkey
Jim Cahir and family
Jim, his brother, sister and sister-in-law seated on a garden swing. A dog is in front of them. On the reverse 'My sister- brother- Jim - sister-in-law Reading Berkshire Oct 1943'.
A second photograph is of the same group in a different order.
A second photograph is of the same group in a different order.
Memoirs of Jim Cahir
Memoirs of Jim Cahir who served with 466 Squadron RAAF. He writes about being shot down near Frankfurt on Main on the night of 20/21 December 1943 and subsequently being captured and imprisoned in Stalag IVB in Muhleberg. He stayed there until the…
Interview with Don Sutherland. Two
Don was brought up in Newcastle, where he worked for a number of years. He attended a meeting a year before the war began, about alternatives to war and that war didn’t have to be accepted as inevitable. Don joined a community which organised…
William Burkitt
Five photographs first three head and shoulders of Wiliam Burkitt as an airman, third as an LAC fourth with a dog has a garden background, fifth sitting on a motorcycle.
Typhoon, Harvard and bomber crew
Album page with four photographs: - one of bomber crew de-briefing, sergeant in foreground in RAF uniform with USA shoulder flash, Flight Sergeant with Australia shoulder flash. - two photographs of Typhoon with 609 Squadron code PR, with servicing…
Burkitt family photographs
Album page, eight photographs, predominantly of women, a later one is in colour.
Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine
Writes about packing up her things and having to leave her dog. Mentions financial issue and catches up with family matters. Continues with news of travel arrangements.
Letter-card from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine
Comments that his suggestion to go back to London before travelling to Scotland to join him is not a good idea. Talks of travel arrangements and other arrangements she has made including those for her dog.
Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine
Writes acknowledging how good a husband he is and how much he loves her. She continues with speculation about her future and where she might go. Continues with news of daily activities including looking after her dog. Mentioned that she has enclosed…
Area around Guinea Fowl
First aerial view of dam and lake, captioned 'Umshumdige Dam near Fort Victoria', Second aerial view of landing ground captioned '20 E.F.T.S. R.A.T.G. Guinea Fowl'.
Third family of four in front of their hut, captioned 'Askari guard and his family…
Third family of four in front of their hut, captioned 'Askari guard and his family…
Thornhill
Four photographs, first captioned 'Self in MkIII Harvard.
Second captioned 'Elephant from 500ft Nr Shamva.
Third, full length standing on road, trees in background, captioned 'Brian Powell West side of airfield Thornhill.
Fourth, full length…
Second captioned 'Elephant from 500ft Nr Shamva.
Third, full length standing on road, trees in background, captioned 'Brian Powell West side of airfield Thornhill.
Fourth, full length…
Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Writes he is in a happy frame of mind having been reassured about her. Continues with daily activities and reports on hunt for accommodation for her and mentions problem with pets. Discusses cost of accommodation. Mentions cold weather cancelled…
Bogdan Krahelski and Mieczysław Stachiewicz
Photo 1 is a half length portrait of Bogdan Krahelski and Mieczysław Stachiewicz.
Photo 2 is a full length portrait of Bogdan Krahelski and Mieczysław Stachiewicz standing at the entrance to a brick building.
Photo 3 is a head and shoulders…
Photo 2 is a full length portrait of Bogdan Krahelski and Mieczysław Stachiewicz standing at the entrance to a brick building.
Photo 3 is a head and shoulders…
U Mrs Green, Poulton Hall
Photo 1 is Poulton Hall, from the gardens.
Photo 2 is a Polish airman standing at the corner of a building.
Photo 3 is two Polish airmen leaning on each other in a garden.
Photo 4 is a woman sitting outside on a chair with two small dogs on her…
Photo 2 is a Polish airman standing at the corner of a building.
Photo 3 is two Polish airmen leaning on each other in a garden.
Photo 4 is a woman sitting outside on a chair with two small dogs on her…
Urlop w Szkocji Joan
Photo 1 is a woman sitting with a long haired dog.
Photo 2 is a woman on a bicycle, her left hand on a wall.
Photo 3 is a man and a woman at the entrance to a house.
Photo 4 is the same man and a different woman at the same entrance to a…
Photo 2 is a woman on a bicycle, her left hand on a wall.
Photo 3 is a man and a woman at the entrance to a house.
Photo 4 is the same man and a different woman at the same entrance to a…