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A message of welcome
Welcome letter to John confirming his selection for aircrew training.
Diary of John's journey to South Africa
A description of travelling in convoy on the Highland Princess with 1,700 other Royal Air Force and British Army personnel. Including details of the onboard conditions, weather, a stopover, gun duty, attending lectures and wildlife sightings.…
John Walter Gifford Saunders' Service and Release Book
John's Service and Release Book covering the period 2 March 1942 to 26 February 1946.
John Walter Gifford Saunders' Airman's Service and Pay Book
Contains personal and service information for John covering the period 11 September 1941 to 19 February 1945.
Gerard Kilburn
Gerard Kilburn standing in a hole, dug for an Anderson shelter in the garden. A clothes line of washing can be seen in the top of the photograph.
Frank Kilburn
Frank Kilburn aged 21 wearing a flying jacket and parachute harness.
A girl at an entrance of an Anderson shelter
A girl standing at the entrance of an Anderson shelter.
Woman at the entrance of an Anderson shelter
A woman standing at the entrance of an Anderson shelter.
Three people in an Anderson shelter
Three people looking out of the entrance of an Anderson shelter. One man is wearing a helmet.
Some memories of the war
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Memoir detailing a teenage girl's experiences of the war. The document details experiences of evacuation, the blackouts, sounds of the war during air raids and what they saw on the streets of Liverpool.
Military Personnel at Twickel Castle
A group of military personnel on the grass in front of Twickel Castle, Delden. Frank Allen Hewlett is first on the right on the second row. Behind the personnel are some service vehicles and the castle. On the reverse of the photograph are the names…
Stalin camp
A Soviet Union Displaced Persons camp entrance. An entrance sign can be seen.
84 Group
Men and service vehicles of 84 Group RAFVR, Second Tactical Air Force on a road. Civilian onlookers can be seen on the pavement on the left of the photograph.
84 Group
A group of military personnel of the 84 Group RAFVR, Second Tactical Air Force, sitting in the grass by the road. RAF service vehicles can be seen in a line on the road. The first one is marked RAF 58915, type 370A.
Kruithof family at Berkenlaan 28, Antwerp
The Kruithof family standing in the yard of the house at Berkenlaan 28, Antwerpen, on the side facing Hagendoornlaan.
On the reverse: "To Frank from your old friends in Antwerpen."
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
On the reverse: "To Frank from your old friends in Antwerpen."
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Kruithof family at Berkenlaan 28, Antwerp
The Kruithof family standing in front of a building in Antwerp, 1944. The photo was taken in the backyard, facing west alongside the side of the house, towards the Berkenlaan. Annotated on the reverse:
Marga – Elly
Mia – Jaap –…
Marga – Elly
Mia – Jaap –…
Dubois Robbe family
The Dubois Robbe Family in Pihem, Pas De Calais, standing in a garden.
Rene Dubois Robbe
Rene Dubois Robbe standing in a doorway. A dog can be seen sitting next to him on the left of the photograph.
Dubois Robbe family
Three civilians: Roger, Rene and Clement in Pihem, Pas De Calais.
Matthew Joseph Coe
Warrant Officer Matthew Joseph Coe wearing a Royal Australian Air Force uniform. An aircrew brevet can be seen above his left pocket.
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Airmen in front of an Anson
A group of airmen in front of an Anson aircraft.
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Lancaster
A Lancaster. A wooden hut and engine trestles can be seen in the foreground.
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Anson
An Anson aircraft standing chocked.
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Airmen below a Lancaster
Seven airmen in uniforms standing below the starboard inner engine of a Lancaster.
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Airmen in front of an Anson
A group of airmen in front of an Anson aircraft. Many of the airmen can be seen with aircrew brevets above their left pockets.
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