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Letter to Vera Gill from St James's Palace
Invitation to investiture at Buckingham Palace to receive her late husband's, (Flying Officer Kenneth Gill RAFVR), Distinguished Flying Cross. Included photocopy of letter.
EW Cropper's Log Books
Two flying log books for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers for E.W. Cropper. Between them they cover the period 17 May 1943 to 6 October 1950. There is much overlap between them and an original log book was destroyed by…
Trip to India
Top left - view from air of river with city on far side and bridge in the centre. Captioned 'Ganges river at Cawnpore, India, March 1946'. [actually downstream from Cawnpore (Kanpur) at Allahabad (Prayagraj)]. Top right - view along the top of the…
People places and aircraft
Top left - wireless operator at station by window inside aircraft. Captioned 'In Liberator between Tripoli and Cairo, July 45'.
Top middle - Five aircrew wearing khaki uniform standing in front of the fuselage of an aircraft. Captioned 'Crew with…
Top middle - Five aircrew wearing khaki uniform standing in front of the fuselage of an aircraft. Captioned 'Crew with…
Leaflet from Imperial War Graves Commission
Artwork drawing and description of imperial war graves commission headstones. Stamped 'Specimen Olny'.
Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration form
Signed by P J Hogan with embarkation and disembarkation dates.
P J Hogan record of leave granted
Dates in 1945 and 1946. Includes date of embarkation from overseas and disembarkation leave.
Patrick Joseph Hogan's personal record of service
Personal details. Rank Flying Officer, 466 Squadron flying. List courses.
Pages from flying log book
Four pages from wireless operators log book. January, February, March and April 1946. Aircraft Lancaster. Includes local flying and trip to Italy and France.
Walter Goodwin officer's certificate of service
Details of service in the Royal Australian Air Force as officer from 13 March 1945 until 22 January 1946.
Arthur Woolf record of service
Details non-commissioned service. appointments and promotions and postings with dates for all.
Letter to Wally Layne from the Caterpillar Club
Sending him his caterpillar badge.
Peter Jenkinson's personnel documents
Gives personal details. Mentions killed in action and award of DFM and postings.
Mentioned in London Gazette
Mention for Flight Sergeant A G Gould RAFVR on 1 January 1946
Robert Wareing Service and Release book
Class of release prisoner of war. Includes authorisation for medical treatment after release. date of release 3 January 1946.
Citation for Distinguished Flying Medal
Award conferred with effect from 7 June 1944 published in London Gazette 25 January 1946.
Letter to Henry Simpson's father
Covers forwarding citation from London Gazette about award of Distinguished Flying Medal to his son.
Letter to Henry Simpson's father
Informs him that his son had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Sam Saunders Final Flights
Details of Sam's citation for his DSO, further training in Navigation and as an instructor. He then returned to transport in the Mediterranean. His last flight was from Malta to Cairo.
There are three photographs of his wife.
There are three photographs of his wife.
Princes Pier Melbourne
View from ship of double deck pier crowded with people. Two gangways ready to be lowered. Captioned 'Princes Pier, Melbourne, Jan 3rd 1946'.
K Watson Mentioned in a Despatch for distinguished service
A certificate issued to Flight Sergeant K Watson of Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Stuttgart
Heavily damaged industrial plant belonging to the Robert Bosch Works. In the foreground an individual concrete air raid shelter.
Aachen
A damaged railway bridge with many damaged buildings in the distance.
Hamm
Damage to the marshalling yards at Hamm showing a track twisted in the air.
Ruins of the Saarbrücken-Burbach steel works
A conical air raid shelter at Saarbrücken-Burbach steel works.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.