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Gwelo and Bulawayo
From top: Two storey building with arches on the first floor and covered walkway at ground level. There are cars parked on the road outside and a clock tower. Captioned, 'Midlands Hotel Gwelo'.
Single storey building with pitched roof and corner…
Single storey building with pitched roof and corner…
Photographic section
From top:
Two men in suits, accompanied by six men in uniform walk by three single storey buildings with corrugated walls and roofs. Captioned: 'navigator's instruction block'.
An officer shakes hands with a man in a suit outside a building with…
Two men in suits, accompanied by six men in uniform walk by three single storey buildings with corrugated walls and roofs. Captioned: 'navigator's instruction block'.
An officer shakes hands with a man in a suit outside a building with…
Interview with Arthur Mace
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Recalls his being shot down, being taken as a prisoner of war, and conditions at a prisoner of war camp.
Americus and Souther field
Top - a large building with columned portico and trees to both sides. captioned 'First Methodist church Americus'.
Middle left - a distant long two story building with another at right angles on the right. Water tower behind the distant building.…
Middle left - a distant long two story building with another at right angles on the right. Water tower behind the distant building.…
Billet
A pile of bedding sits on a single bed frame along a wall. Next to the bed is a desk with a lamp under a window. Further bed ends can be seen opposite.
RAF people and buildings
Top left - a group of airmen sitting on a bench and the ground in front of a brick building. Top right - a single story brick building with small tower at right angle to another two story building. Possible officers mess. Second row - a group of…
RAF Chedburgh token ration card
For confectionery to be handed in to NAAFI when confectionary available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Two airmen and a dog
One airman is in bed, smoking, with his dog. The second is sitting drinking tea with him. They are looking at a newspaper. Mixed collection of photographs on the wall.
Clewiston barracks and three airmen
#1 is the barracks at Clewiston.
#2 is three airmen sitting under a sun umbrella.
#2 is three airmen sitting under a sun umbrella.
Officers Mess bill
Mess bill for £1.6.6 made out to Cadet Vandervord for September 1940 at No 12 FTS RAF Grantham.
Squadron photo and groups in khaki
Three photographs. #1 is a squadron photograph of a large group arranged in five rows in front of a white Lancaster. #2 is 15 men in khaki in two rows in front of a Nissen hut. #3 is four men in khaki and shorts in front of a tent.
Airman's camp and a swimmer
Two photographs.
#1 is the airmen's camp with rows of wooden buildings.
#2 is a man in swimming trunks.
#1 is the airmen's camp with rows of wooden buildings.
#2 is a man in swimming trunks.
Airmen dinner time
A group of American airmen eating under a makeshift wooden and canvas building.
American house and bell tent
#1 is an American house.
#2 is a bell tent used by RAF trainees.
#2 is a bell tent used by RAF trainees.
Airman, civilians and tent camp
#1 is an airman sitting on a tent made from a wooden box with a canvas roof.
#2 three civilians walking in a wood.
#3 a view of a bell tent
#2 three civilians walking in a wood.
#3 a view of a bell tent
The letters of Eric Lloyd during World War Two
Document with copies of all his letters to his family. Starts with six letters while he was training in New Zealand. Gives very details description of activities and colleagues. Includes period of illness and hospitalization. Follows two letters…
Three airmen outside hut
Two identical photographs of three airmen sitting outside a stone hut.
On the reverse of the second image is 'Yellow nice block'.
On the reverse of the second image is 'Yellow nice block'.
Snowy tent
A tent surrounded by snow.
Snowy tented camp
A view across a tented camp with a parked lorry. There has been a light dusting of snow.
Jim Hardy
Jim, standing outside a small stone hut. On the reverse 'Yugoslavia 1945'.
A group of airmen in barrack block
A group of airmen behind a table in a barrack block room with Christmas decorations. Submitted with caption 'Barrack room Christmas '44 Habbaniya [Norman Didwell]'.
Eleven airmen
Eleven airmen wearing uniform tunics standing and sitting at the entrance to a brick built barrack block. Three men are annotated with first names. Submitted with caption '99 Sqn ground crew at Mildenhall spring 1939 standing L to R Ken Ryman, Tony…
The mess at Digri
Distant view of a building with archwayed veranda. Cows in the foreground. Submitted with caption 'The Mess, Digri '42 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Two story billets
Two story white building with trees in front. Submitted with caption 'St. Thomas Mount billets, Madras [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Tented camp
View across water of tented camp. Submitted with caption 'Our 2nd home at Pandeveswar '42 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.