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Auguste Müller's account of the events at Turmgasse 4/Königsplatz 36 ½ (Wiedersichscher Keller), Königsplatz.

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Bernabè Angelo bombing survivor card issued after the 15 August 1943 Milan bombing. ' Angelo and his dependents have been evacuated to Sant'Angelo Lodigiano and have received 75 lire as cash benefit.

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A detailed Biography of Reg' service and post service life.

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Nine images of a bombed town.
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Photo 1 Housing, Etampes 10/6/44
Photo 2 Railway, Etampes 10/6/44
Photo 3 Railway, Etampes 10/6/44
Photo 4 Railway, Etampes 10/6/44
Photo 5 Eglise St Gilles…

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Account of the 6 July 1944 bombing of Trieste written by a typist of the Servola ironworks. The first part of the document details the effects of the explosions and mentions some of the impact points: the ammunition dump and the oil refinery. The…

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Bomb-site with young man sitting in foreground with his head in his hands.

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Page 7 - editorial comments with photograph of a Whitley production line. Other headlines: Britain will fight on, munition worker's pay

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Completed for 30 Utility Furniture units , 1 of curtain material, 1 of floor covering, 1 mattress , this one not used, 2 blankets and 3 sheets. Issued to Lilian Grundy.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…

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A wrapper off a chocolate bar. On the reverse 'War-time Emergency Label'.

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Peter Stevenson's account of his service in the Officer Training Corps at Grantham and later in the Air Training Corps. Tells of his life in Grantham and the effect of the war on the town. Also his involvement post war in museums and projects to…

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Wife's ration card for clothing and textiles.

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Unused layette ration card for clothing and textiles.

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Groom's ration card for clothing and textiles

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Drawing showing head of girl with pigtails and glasses.Dated 10.3.41 by Aki. Captioned 'Evacuees come to Collingham'.

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Letter from King George to all school-children, celebrating and sharing the victory of the allied nations. It is headed with the Royal Standard, in colour. On the reverse a list of 60 important war dates.

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A certificate awarded to William George Briley of The gas light & coke co for 10 months of safe driving.

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Eight charts showing pre-war and 1943 values for consumption of butter, margarine, fresh meat, sugar, flour, potatoes, fruit and liquid milk.

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Two charts: the planes we made 1940 to 1943 and how you spent your money by items.

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Following the destruction of a church in Trieste, the leaflet contrasts the horrors of unrestricted bombing warfare with the hypocrisy of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. They describe themselves as devoutly religious despite ordering the…

Mr Christian's account of the events at Moltkestraße 7.

Christine Wachsmuth's account of the events at Magazinstraße 4.

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City fire guard certificate made out for JJ Bartram on 1 December 1943. Letter and enclosed defence medal.

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A diploma awarded to William George Briley of the Gas light & coke company for having been free from driving accidents
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