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PHemsworthR15020025.jpg
Group of ice hockey players. The goal keeper is on his knees defending his goal. Behind are spectators and their huts.

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PHemsworthR15020026.jpg
Four men playing ice hockey watched by a group of spectators. Behind are their huts.

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PHemsworthR15020054.jpg
Eleven men in three rows, kneeling, sitting and standing in front of a goal. Behind are their huts.

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PCushwayAW16030012.jpg
Two airmen playing badminton on the deck of a ship. They are being watched by five airmen.

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PShawSR16010031.jpg
Six airmen posing beside a bicycle. All wearing khaki shorts and three without shirts. On the reverse 'Barren Rock Wheelers' and 'Aden Sept 1946'.
The six men are named.

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PStimpsonMC19010108.jpg
Eight men playing basketball.

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MGreenAW104402-160919-02.pdf
A biography of Alan Green with personal photographs and headlines. It covers his training in Canada and UK. First squadron was 218 at Marham flying Wellingtons as a navigator, then Stirlings. He flew 22 operations and was shot down by friendly fire.…

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PHenningtonAJM1704.jpg
Bertie with his bike. He is smoking a pipe.

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PShawSR16010006.jpg
In the foreground a cyclist is being held by an assistant at the start of a race. There are other cyclists behind. A great number of spectators are watching from behind a low fence.

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PFoskettW23020091.jpg
Two two men are learning to ski. On the reverse 'On the Nursery Slopes Cortina, Jan 1946. Ginger and I'

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PLucasWE17010008.jpg
Bill in running kit and competitors number, running on a main road, figure in raincoat in foreground. A bus and other traffic over taking him. On the reverse photographers details 'E.D.Lacey 55, Graham Road., Mitcham, Surrey.'

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PLucasWE17010001.jpg
Bill competed in the 5,000 metres in the 1948 Olympics held in London. There is page 14 of the programme showing the heats of the 5,000metres, a close up of the entrants in heat 2 which includes Bill. A recent photograph of Bill in his Olympic…

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B[Author]LucasWEv10001.jpg
A little about his pre service life and his time on 9, 15 and 162 Squadrons. It mentions his interest in the Green Park Bomber Command Memorial and the IBCC.

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BMilesRJMilesRJv1.pdf
A detailed Biography of Reg' service and post service life.

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PStachiewiczM17010023.jpg
Photo 1 is a group of Polish airmen marching along the promenade at Blackpool. In the background is Tussauds.
Photo 2 is a half length portrait of a civilian woman in a coat. She has an RAF badge and is wearing a head scarf.
Photo 3 is a person in…

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MSmithRW425992-230825-02.pdf
Bob's memoirs from his early training until he became operational.

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SSmithRW425992v10001-0002 copy.pdf
73 pages of Bob's memoirs. Concerns his recruitment and training. Includes a list of RAAF recruits.

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SSmithRW425992v10004-0002 copy.pdf
Describes his service after completing his tour and the journey back to Australia.

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PThomasAF20050042.jpg
A photograph of the Bomber Command cricket champions. The group includes Arthur Thomas. Each individual is named in the caption.

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YGeachDG1394781v2.pdf
First of David Geach's diaries, covering training in London, Brighton and St. Andrews from 9 February 1942 to 16 June 1942.

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YGeachDG1394781v3.pdf
Second of David Geach's diaries, describing his training for aircrew at Kingstown, Heaton Park, Hastings and Harrogate until his embarkation to Canada on the Queen Mary. Covers the period from 20 June 1942 to 7 October 1942.

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PPaineGH16010045.jpg
Photograph showing boxing ring and spectators, ships lifeboat in the background. captioned 'Boxing on "E" deck square'.

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BPotterPLPotterPLv20001.jpg
Describes training at Bridlington, Lindholme and Sandtoft including navigation, Morse code, wireless and radio, basic piloting and gunnery as well as physical training. Mentions move to Bridgnorth. Finally to Pembrey for training on aircraft, moving…

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PCulkinJ17010046.jpg
Page captioned 'Brindisi Italy 1944 'Drop Tank' boat race, Jimmy Green and I win!!'. Six photographs, first drop tank race competitors gather on the water, reverse captioned '16/7/44 Darling xx, Just a little chatter before the race Love Jack'.…

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PHemsworthR15030001.jpg
A group of 12 men arranged in two rows spaced apart. Behind are many spectators, some sitting on the roofs of their huts.

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