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Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
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Bill writes after Christmas, relating the cards he received and all that happened to him. Everything went very well: he went to camp pantomime and cinema just before Christmas and spent Christmas Day at his friends' house in Lower Heyford. He…
Middle East
Top left - a man in Arab dress standing between two camels. Captioned 'Part of camel train'. Top right - three airmen sitting round a small table in a garden with low walls. In the background trees and buildings. Captioned 'NAAFI beer garden Ein…
NAAFI programme for ENSA
A programme for the Frontier Force Regimental Band performance at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore
Knaresborough and Carlisle
Photograph of the river and bridge at Knaresborough captioned 'Knaresborough'.
Photograph of two sergeant aircrew and three ladies captioned 'Tom, Bill & A.T.S. girls.
Three photographs of women in Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform, one…
Photograph of two sergeant aircrew and three ladies captioned 'Tom, Bill & A.T.S. girls.
Three photographs of women in Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform, one…
Page 19 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - four airmen in shorts and one civilian in a suit.
Photo 2 - a street scene of a narrow alley in a town.
Photo 3 - the front of the Officer's Club/NAAFI.
Photo 4 is a man with his arms round two women. All are wearing swim…
Photo 2 - a street scene of a narrow alley in a town.
Photo 3 - the front of the Officer's Club/NAAFI.
Photo 4 is a man with his arms round two women. All are wearing swim…
Pages from diary
Daily activities from 25 January 1945 to 31 January 1945. Notes writing to family and friends, working and going out.
The Royal Air Force or Glamour Boys
Black and white drawing of ten caricatures of various air force ranks and trades including NAAFI Basheress and WAAF type. Signed copied by D Hickton.
Aden
An oblique aerial photograph of Aden. On the reverse 'Aerial view of Aden, showing the NAAFI Lido and Sapper's Bay.'
Army in Singapore
Four photographs, first is of a substantial two story building set in a jungle clearing captioned 'My billet', second is of local fishing boat captioned 'Chinese Junk'. Third is of large room with open veranda cane furniture, captioned 'Naffi (sic)…
Officers advanced training school - service institutes
Covers objects and organisation of N.A.A.F.I., the running of the institute, president and committee of the institute, sources of P.S.I income, expenditure of P.S.I funds, procedure for dealing with the N.A.A.F.I in regard to complaints and…
RAF Cosford in 1939 and 1940
From information provided by the donor. Eight photographs of R.A.F. Cosford when Peter was under training there.
The first is of two apprentices sitting on a raised bank, captioned 'Armourer Brown and armourer Smith'.
Second is of a vehicle…
The first is of two apprentices sitting on a raised bank, captioned 'Armourer Brown and armourer Smith'.
Second is of a vehicle…
Eric Parker's Biography
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Titled Eric's Story it details Eric's life from birth in Liverpool. He joined the RAF on his 18th birthday in January 1942. Initial training was at Paignton then he was shipped to Canada. He failed to progress as a pilot and was transferred to a…
Notes on the back of a notice for Christmas party
One one side a notice for a grand Christmas part to be held on boxing day in the NAAFI. On the other side handwritten notes with names and times.
Marion Clark's WAAF Friends
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is five airman and four WAAFs with a Union Flag. It is annotated 'Pat's 21st birthday party taken on Bishop's Bridge just outside 'The Bell' on the Market Raven [sic] Road'.
#2 is two airmen and nine WAAFs…
#1 is five airman and four WAAFs with a Union Flag. It is annotated 'Pat's 21st birthday party taken on Bishop's Bridge just outside 'The Bell' on the Market Raven [sic] Road'.
#2 is two airmen and nine WAAFs…
Three aircrew
Three airmen standing in line two holding mugs, two wearing flying suits and Mae Wests, the other tunic and flying jacket. In the background other airmen, NAAFI truck and hangar.
Cinderella Script
A script for an RAF version of Cinderella.
Lido Club (Singapore) NAAFI Menu
A menu for a party. On the reverse several people including Jack Wainwright have signed their names and left messages.
NAAFI - Foggia
A large three story building with double floor windows above doorways. Sign on front 'Palazzo Degli Studi, NAAFI - EFI, other ranks club'. On the reverse 'EFI Foggia'.
WAAFs
#1 is seven WAAFs. On the reverse-
'Joyce Mildred Ruby Gwen
Nora Georgie
Audrey'
#2 is Audrey. On the reverse 'NAAFI HQ Gardens'.
'Joyce Mildred Ruby Gwen
Nora Georgie
Audrey'
#2 is Audrey. On the reverse 'NAAFI HQ Gardens'.
Trainee airmen at Lords Cricket ground
A group of 49 uniformed men in one seated and three standing rows at No. 1 Air Crew Reception Centre (A.C.R.C.). The central seated figure is wearing corporal stripes with the others wearing white bands on their side caps. The men are arranged…
Seven Airmen and queue for a NAAFI van
Two photographs on an album page.
#1 The seven airmen are posed at the rear door of Stirling EE957.
#2 is a queue of airmen and workers at a NAAFI van.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality…
#1 The seven airmen are posed at the rear door of Stirling EE957.
#2 is a queue of airmen and workers at a NAAFI van.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality…