Photograph 1 - a group of 20 trainee airmen arranged in three rows. Behind are two large houses. and trees. It is captioned 'Cpl Alfie Jan 1943 at Skegness'.
Photograph 2 - AS Coller, half length portrait in uniform.
Photograph 3 - half length portrait of Jo Fraser in uniform.
Photograph 4 - half length portrait of Bob Emery in uniform. These two photos are captioned 'RAF Barnham Jo Fraser Bob Emery'.
Photograph 5 - half length portrait of AS Coller in uniform.
Photograph 6 - half length portrait of AS Coller in uniform.
Photograph 7 - the Grosvenor Hotel and Imperial Cafe. Caption records that the first floor was used as the Airmen's Mess.
Photograph 8 - the Grosvenor Hotel and Imperial Cafe.
There is a printed caption 'Square Bashing by the Sea. RAF Skegness 1941-1944' annotated with:
'To Allan Coller (Jan 1943)
with best wishes
Jack Loveday']]>
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'AC/2 Dancy. J.
Tower Gardens
Skegness
Lincs
[underlined]21/6/42[/underlined]
Wrates.
8. Squad
14 Flight
E. Squadron 3 Wins
RAF Skegness'.
'Jack Dancy, Back Row, 3rd from left'.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> Hourigan, Margaret. Folder PHouriganM1803]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> 1944-09-17]]> Alan worked with mustard gas canisters, checking them for leaks, loading ammunition for machine guns, and looking after bombs of all sizes, He explains in more details how they were stored, where and how they were transported.
He tells of his experiences working at RAF Barnham, including incidents on site because of his Jewish heritage, and being called back from leave before going to RAF Skellingthorpe.
Alan was sent abroad on the RMS Cynthia, sailing to India before an onward journey to Ceylon. He tells of his experiences on board ship, including being put under arrest and meeting his cousin.
He was demobbed in January 1947, and in civilian life got a job with J Lyons and Company, working in the Marble Arch Hotel. He tells of his encounter with Oswald Mosely and holidaying in Denmark, where he met his wife.
After the war, Alan got a job with Polly Peck, becoming a salesman for the Company working in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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