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Royal Air Force personnel - remission of death duties
Notes that death duties of personnel killed in action above rank of sergeant can be remitted. Gives details of scheme.
Receipt for money paid to customs and excise
Receipt for £1 from Mr L Fry re Harrold Leonard Fry deceased.
Copy of list of personal effects
List of personal effects of No 130598 A/F/Lt Fry H L.
Newspaper in memoriam
Includes in memory of Acting Flight Lieutenant Harold Leonard Fry previously reported missing now presumed killed.
Newspaper in memoriam
In memory of Acting Flight Lieutenant Harold Leonard Fry of No 467 Squadron RAAF, presumed died 29 January 1944.
Leonard Fry's personal document
Included description and personal details of service, postings and dates.
Trainees at Scarborough
Head and shoulders portrait group photograph of D Swains with two other aircrew cadets, captioned “Scarborough – June 1944” with handwritten details of the individuals.
620 Squadron crews
Lists 5 crews from 620 Squadron that all crashed with several crewmen killed and others prisoners of war. All dated 20, 21 and 23 September 1944.
Note that Bob Barnes was killed
Notes that he was killed on 22 April 1944 aged 22 years.
W A Colson's headstone
Headstone for Flight lieutenant W A Colson DFM 17 December 1943. With trees in the background. Submitted with caption 'Modern colour photograph of CWGC headstone for WA Colson taken by W Harrison' Additional information bout this item was kindly…
Newspaper cutting 'Missing airman's grave found' and photograph of J H Dyer grave cross
On the right a newspaper cutting. Mentions that John Dyer failed to return from operation in January 1944. Gives account of RAF Missing Research and Enquiry Service findings on location of crash and the crew's graves. On the left a photograph of a…
Sergeant Edward Holbourn
Head and shoulders portrait of a pilot wearing uniform tunic. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Sergeant Edward Burton
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing uniform tunic and a cadet side cap. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Sergeant Herbert Walmsley
Head and shoulder portrait of a man wearing uniform tunic with flight engineer brevet. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Sergeant John Dyer
Head and shoulder portrait of a sergeant wearing uniform tunic with air gunner brevet. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Sergeant Stanley Mattick DFM
Head and shoulders portrait of a flight sergeant wearing uniform tunic with air gunner brevet and medal ribbon. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Sergeant Thomas Mallett
Head and shoulders portrait of a sergeant wearing uniform tunic with air gunner brevet and side cap. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Sergeant Thomas Powell
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing uniform tunic and cadet side cap. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Henry Wagner and crew members
Four photographs of Henry and three of his fellow crew members, Warrant Officer W A Bates the pilot, Sergeant Henry Wagner the navigator, both in uniform, Sergeant L Roberts the bomb aimer , in civilian clothes and Sergeant J Jones, the wireless…
A brother lost, new friends found
Account of Evelyn Payne (sister to Philip and Peter Jenkinson visiting Germany to see the place where her brother Flight Sergeant Peter Jenkinson's Lancaster was intercepted and crashed. Describes visit and being joined by German acquaintances and…
Evelyn Payne visits the place where brother was killed
Account of Evelyn Payne who lost her brother over Stuttgart but made new friends in Allgau. Relates brother lost as member of Lancaster crew on 28 January 1945. States that only many years later did family learn of the circumstances under which he…
Losses on Munich raid 6/7 September 1943
Lists squadron, aircraft type and serial number, reason for loss if known, number killed and number survived. Consists of 19 crews from 13 squadrons with 6 Lancaster and 13 Halifax.
Munich
Details of research into air attacks on Munich including contact with Philip Jenkinson whose aircraft was shot down on the operation and German amateur historian. Noted number of aircraft lost, casualties RAF and German, prisoners of war. Both for…
Flight Sergeant Peter Raeburn Jenkinson DFM - life story
Covers medical problems in childhood, starting work with Bristol aircraft company in 1937, medically unfit for RAF aircrew, he was sent to work on Beaufighter at RAF Predannack where he was awarded a white feather by a young lady at a social event.…
Family at Buckingham Palace for award of Peter Jenkinson's Distinguished Flying Medal
Top - newspaper cutting noting that Warrant Officer L P Jenkinson received DFM awarded to his brother Peter.
Middle - photograph with full length image of two men either side of two women. Man on the right is wearing uniform tunic with brevet and…
Middle - photograph with full length image of two men either side of two women. Man on the right is wearing uniform tunic with brevet and…