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WH Brooker volunteered in June or July 1940. He was called up on 27 February 1941 and trained in Pearce, Western Australia. On transfer to UK there were delays in further training.
Initially he served on Wellingtons at Snaith. He describes…

Three men standing in uniform with slouch hats holding shovels and pickaxe. Arthur Atkins is in the centre. In the immediate background a row of tents, in the far background a sparsely wooded hill. Captioned '1941'

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Wooden 12 inch ruler with H R Madgett written on it

Wooden elephant keepsake, The elephant is symbol of 44 Squadron RAF with which Gordon Cruikshank served. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

A small wooden box with a 104 Squadron crest, an image of a B-24 and the text 'Flak Ship'. Inside is a typed piece of paper with '1215793 F/Sgt Norton'.

Top - four m,embers of Women's Auxiliary Air Force standing chatting in a corridor to Queen Elizabeth. In the background a poster. Bottom - thirty-eight aircrew in four rows all wearing tunic and side caps. Reg Woolgar is in the centre of the second…

Top - eight members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force and seven Royal Air Force officers in two rows. Seven sitting in front and eight standing behind. All are wearing tunics and peaked hats. There is one padre in back row. Joyce Donaldson is third from…

Four women wearing diving masks with buckets are on the surface of the sea. The postcard is captioned in Japanese but handwritten is 'Women Searching for Pearls'. On the reverse is 'Dedicated to the Adjutant with my best regards Your faithful…

Two women sitting on a doorstep each with their right hand resting on the side of their head. One in a dark dress and with bare feet and the other in a long kimono type dress (or dressing gown) with long sleeves. On the reverse 'The morning after…

Two women sitting on a doorstep each with their right hand resting on the side of their head. One in a dark dress with bare feet and the other in a long kimono type dress (or dressing gown) with long sleeves. The one on the left studying something in…

A women is lying in bed with the shadow image of a hand on the wall. On reverse 'Rea [?] in bed' and number 8.

A car is parked outside a church and two smartly dressed ladies stand in the foreground. Behind them is a two-storey building with the name [one indecipherable word] Rogers. In front of the building there cars and people standing around. Caption on…

Two women in civilian clothes standing in a garden with Goring Castle, Worthing in the background. Caption 'Worthing Sussex'.

Front and back of a Women's Institute badge with the motto 'For Home and Country'.

The woman is sitting on a deckchair with her arm round the girl. A man stands behind the two. The woman and girl are wearing dresses, the man is wearing a polo shirt. They are in a garden surrounded by flowers. In the background is a small…

Woman wearing dark overcoat standing in a field with a white bull terrier type dog in front. In the background a hedge. On the reverse 'Nov 1953' and note attached 'Mrs Blackwell + Sue'.

A woman sitting on top step with a girl on the left and boy on the right. In front on a lower step another boy in shirt and long trousers. On the next lower step and boy in short trousers holding a dog on his lap. In the background a door to a house.

Full length portrait of a woman sitting in a metal-framed chair, in a garden with her back to wooden building. She is wearing a trouser suit, and has a child's ball in her lap. To her left can be seen part of a pushchair.

Three woman standing in a group by the balustrade of a bridge. On the right other pedestrians. In the background, the houses of parliament with the Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben. Scaffolding surrounds the tower.

Unidentified woman sitting on a rowing boat. She is wearing a dress and her feet are in the water.

A woman with dark hair wearing shorts and a striped short-sleeved blouse, is sitting on a beach with her sandals and a bag at her feet. On the reverse '6734'.

Head and shoulders portrait of woman in uniform with side cap.