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ETaplinJA[Recipient][Date]-030001.jpg
He has been playing sport and sitting exams.

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Acknowledges receipt of her letter. Writes about her kind nature. Continues with description of his activities with his newspaper. Mentions he had tickets to the world series baseball and describes what baseball is about. Continues with news about…

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Left page: top right, a man in top hat and tails flanked by two women, annotated 'John Hawkin's wedding August 1960'.
Bottom left ten people inspecting a rowing boat on a frame. Bottom left, head and shoulder portrait of a boy, annotated 'Ricky'.…

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SWeirG19660703v080002-0005.jpg
Top - five men wearing shorts and no shirts standing in line in front of a doorway.
Middle - a pilot wearing tunic with brevet and sergeant rank sitting on a bench feeding pigeons.
Bottom - a Halifax parked on snow covered dispersal with bomb…

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LBaxterPD52604v1.pdf
Extracts from Peter Baxter’s Flying Log Book as Flight Engineer from February 1938 until 16 June 1946. The extract only includes his flying record and is missing front and end covers, details of postings and aircraft flown.

After pre-aircrew…

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BPotterPLPotterPLv1.pdf
Describes childhood in great detail and work after the war started. Continues with account of training after being called up.

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Three album pages, the first has five photographs, the first is of a street with houses on one side and trees on the other captioned 'In the town'.
The second a snow covered car on a street with the caption 'After the snow storm'.
The third a…

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SAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]v10006.pdf
A memoir of Bernard Scheidauer who was shot down over France but crashed on Jersey. He was a prisoner at Stalag Luft 3 and was involved in the tunnels used during The Great Escape.

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Henry, volunteered for the RAF and learned to fly Tiger Moths at Brough. He then was transferred to South Africa on a troopship. His flying training came to an end after a poor solo flight. He was retrained as a navigator. On completion of his…

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PBellOH21010017.jpg
A man on a donkey watched by a small boy. The man has a hat and a hockey stick. The reverse has 'Polo on Christmas Day'. The reverse of a second copy has 'Oliver Bell in Aden around 1938'.

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PFordTA17110026.pdf
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Portage street scene at night.
Photo 2 is a man standing in snow, captioned 'Mr Reid'.
Photo 3 is two airmen with long skis, captioned 'Jock and Self'.

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EValentineJRMValentineUM420731-0001.jpg
Number 12. Notes her letters 1, 2, 3 and 5 arrived. Catches up with news of family/friends. Asks he to let him know if she has any problems getting his personal kit. Writes he will be playing soccer, feeling fit. Pleased Frances is making progress…

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EValentineJRMValentineUM430120-0001.jpg
Number 44. Mentions no mail from her and nothing to report. Describes constructing ice rink for own barrack. Mention ice hockey rink monopolised by Canadians and Poles.

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EValentineJRMValentineUM430220-0001.jpg
Number 56. Thanks her for 200 cigarettes and has discovered the source of books sent although one was banned. He writes that he feels fitter as he has started playing football. He is anxious to hear her truthful thoughts of when she thinks he will…

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EValentineJRMValentineUM430309-0001.jpg
Number 4. Reports arrival of anonymous parcels of tobacco and request she trace senders and thank them. Writes he is trying to play soccer once a week to keep fit.

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EValentineJRMValentineUM430414-0001.jpg
Number 22. Reports arrival of parcels and asks her to send thanks. Attended concert three times out of five showings. Played rugby and scored try. Will be 31 tomorrow.

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An unused postcard of a cricket match.

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ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]XX0613-0001.jpg
He is well and waiting for parcels, preferably cigarettes.

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Reg writes from camp that he is well. Camp life is not too bad.

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EWilsonRCWilsonWJ-M440412.jpg
Reg still has not received any mail. The weather has improved and there have lots of sport and musicals.

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EWilsonRCWilsonWJ-M440425.jpg
Reg writes that he is OK. He has attended a musical, a play and a Scotland-England football match.

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The captain of 8 Squadron receives the Hockey Cup from Mrs Portal, watched by families. E R Abbott is standing with his back to the camera. On the reverse 'Aden 1935. No 8 Sqd Hockey Captain (LAC Arthur) Receiving Hockey Cup from Mrs Portal. (What a…

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PWilsonRC17210002.jpg
A view across the camp swimming pool with two swimmers in the pool, watched by several others. Huts and a windmill behind. It is captioned 'Het door de krigsgevangenen tot zwembadomgebouwde brandwater reservoir' translated as 'The fire fighting water…

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PTyrieJSB19010020.jpg
Photo 1 is a half length portrait of a man in a sweater.
Photo 2 is eight airmen captioned '+20/8/43'.
Photo 3 is two men with their hands in the air, one soldier beside them. Two men with rifles are on the right, captioned 'Two Polish prisoners…

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SGillK1438901v10004.pdf
Document covering Leeds and Hunslet schoolboy's trip to the Rugby League Cup Final at Wembley on April 18th 1936.

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