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A view of the stage from the wings. Two actors are on the stage and a third, a waiter, is bringing a tray with a drinks.
Officers advanced school - notes for students
Covers progress of work, student lectures, postal address, dress, reporting sick, leave, flying, library, church services, mess rules, mess facilities, registered mail, sports and entertainment.
Officers' dance
Large group of Royal Air Force officers dancing in a large room with lady guests. The room is decorated with foliage.
Sticker on back of photograph 'This photograph must not be reproduced without the written permission of the Air Officer…
Sticker on back of photograph 'This photograph must not be reproduced without the written permission of the Air Officer…
One WAAF's war
Commences with call up and journey to Innsworth camp. Describes accommodation, activities and compatriots in detail. Continues with very detailed description of training and activities at Compton Bassett. After a farewell concert was posted to Bawtry…
Open Air Concert Preparations
Six men working on a small stage. Two men sitting at a table. On the reverse 'Open Air Concert (Stage) August 1934. You should have seen the bottles on the tables at 10pm.'
Pages from diary
Daily activities from 25 January 1945 to 31 January 1945. Notes writing to family and friends, working and going out.
Part of letter to Cathie from Ford Killen
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…
Partial letter from Ford Killen
Chat about show business shows and films. Other gossip and banter.
Party
Nine airmen, six sitting on a sofa, two standing behind and one sitting on stage on the right with a trombone. All are wearing tunics, six with pilot's brevet visible and two with sergeants rank. Most are holding drinks or beer bottles; one man is…
Pat Hogan's recollection of events on 3/4 March 1945 written to a relative of Flying Officer Alan Shelton
Recounts his attendance at an annual RAAF Air Crew Europe Dinner in September 1979 where the quest speaker was Donald Bennett. He then recounts his activities and training from July 1944 at Lichfield where he was crewed up and subsequently Church…
Peggy Cummins
Head an shoulders publicity portrait of actress Peggy Cummins wearing a necklace.
People dressed as pirates
A man and a woman in costume, man holding parrot in a cage.
People I remember at Defford
An article written by Neil Ramsey referring to a cartoon drawn by 'Budd'. He details the social life and personalities on the base including Ronnie Smith who flew a Lancaster under a Severn railway bridge. Reference is made of an Oboe reunion in…
People in fancy dress
A group of 16 men and women. They are dresses up as older folk with beards, moustaches, scarves and flat caps outside the Rose & Crown pub.
Piano recital
Photograph showing large group of individuals seated around piano, ships lifeboat in background. captioned 'Piano recital on boat deck'.
Pilot to Navigator - Where are we?
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…
Port Elizabeth advertisements
Two images of a printed flyer, containing advertisements for various businesses in Port Elizabeth.
Possibly Pete, Dave and Terry
Three men and two women sitting on the front of a car. On the reverse 'From the Left Possibly Pete, Dave (Davis) and Terry?'
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 22. Reports letters and photographs that have arrived and states that mail ration has improved. Sends thanks to others who have written. They have performed the first show in a theatre which they have built. Still studying German and violin.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 37. Notes received parcel from mother and asks her to send thanks as he has no spare cards. Reports other parcel arriving and thanks her for organising foreign contributions. Red Cross Christmas parcels as well. Notes camp choir and orchestra…
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
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.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 43. Mentions near completion of a year, dance band show, upcoming music exams and his health.
Postcard to Mrs Cahir from Jim Cahir
Postcard from Flight Sergeant Jim Cahir to his mother and brothers. He writes about the weather and his activities including watching some South African prisoners perform a Zulu war dance on Union day, May 31st. He also writes that he hasn’t…
Postcard to Reg Wilson's Family
Reg writes from camp that he is well. Camp life is not too bad.
Postcard to Reg Wilson's Family
Reg still has not received any mail. The weather has improved and there have lots of sport and musicals.