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PTeasdaleA22020002.jpg
Audrey left school at 14 and began work as a clerical assistant for a tailoring firm in Leeds, then moving into furniture sales.
Audrey was 23 when the war started and was conscripted on 15 December 1942 electing to join the WAAF. After her kitting…

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BBlacklockGBBlacklockGBv1.pdf
From his youth to the award of his DFC by the King.

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PGosneyG1811.jpg
Ten men in sportswear in a field with trees behind. Five men are sat in a row with five stood behind. The central figure in the front row is holding a football. Nine of the men are wearing matching team kit and the central figure in the back row is…

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PKellettR1910.jpg
A group of 14 men in whites, arranged in two rows, in front of a trophy.
On the reverse is handwritten 'Depot Hinaidi. Winner of Inter Unit Cricket Cup Hinaidi - Iraq 1934/35, Gildes, front row, Self Cajur Prowse ?'

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PKellettR1901.pdf
A book used as a photo and sketch album. It contains sketches of his wife, Dorothy Frances Lydiard Kellett (nee Abbott), two sketches of horses, images taken during plays including ‘Morning Star’, '10 Minute Alibi', '‘Thunder Rock’, 'A Revue'…

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MMcGaughranJE427410-171017-15.pdf
A magazine for wireless operators.

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A newspaper cutting recording a win at Rugby by RNZAF against RAAF at Osborne Stadium.

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An unused postcard of a cricket match.

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BLoveGLoveAIv1.pdf
A biography of Ikey Love. Covers pre and post war life as well as training, operations and time as a prisoner of war during the war.

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BLazenbyHJLazenbyHJv1.pdf
Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.

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PHenningtonAJM1704.jpg
Bertie with his bike. He is smoking a pipe.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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PHenningtonAJM17030003.jpg
Five photographs from an Album.
#1 is an unidentified airman.
#2 is three airmen
#3 is a football team.
#4 is a view of Vesuvius from the air.
#5 is seven airmen in two rows.

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PRossB19010040.jpg
138 men seated and standing in rows. 124 of them are standing in six rows, most of them on benches and are either bare-chested or wearing sports tops. Seated in the front row are nine men wearing track suits and four men wearing uniforms. One man is…

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PRossB19010038.jpg
Team photograph of twelve men wearing cricket whites sitting and standing in two rows in front of a pavilion. Two men have striped blazers. Bernard Ross is seated front row, far right.

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MBirdJH184015-180215-18.pdf
A magazine published for airmen at the Bulawayo base. It includes, news, jokes, cartoons and adverts.

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MBirdJH184015-180215-17.pdf
A magazine produced at the camp for airmen. It has news, jokes, cartoons and adverts.

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MBirdJH184015-180215-06.pdf
A magazine published by RAF Bulawayo with sports news, jokes and news.

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PBirdJH18010070.jpg
A group of men playing hockey. On the reverse is handwritten 'G 277'.

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SAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]v10006.pdf
A memoir of Bernard Scheidauer who was shot down over France but crashed on Jersey. He was a prisoner at Stalag Luft 3 and was involved in the tunnels used during The Great Escape.

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PAnkersonR18040021.jpg
A table with prizes and three airmen. On the reverse 'Sports Day at Luft 3.' , ' No Flight 7 [circled]' and '1:1'.

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MAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]-180129-620002.jpg
Five annotated photographs and a sketch of life in a prisoner of war camp.

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MAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]-180129-540001.jpg
A biography of Anthony David Lambert. He joined the RAFVR at age 19. He was shot down over the Baltic Sea and was able to swim ashore, where he was captured. He took part in the Long March. After the war he remained in the RAF.

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MAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]-180129-590001.jpg
A biography of his life. He joined the RAF as a wireless operator/air gunner. He volunteered for the Special Operations Exceutive. He was shot down in the Black Forest area and ended up at Sagan, Stalag Luft 3. He spent time building secret radios…

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NRoyallGL220420-02.pdf
Eight page, Italy edition of the newspaper containing articles from various operational theatres and from home.
Page 1 headline is: 'Bombs Rain On Japan From 1,600 U.S. Planes'
Page 2 first article is titled: 'Nuremberg Likely For Trial Of…

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NRoyallGL220420-01.pdf
Four page Western Italy edition of the newspaper containing articles from various operational theatres around the world and from Britain.
Page 1 headline is: 'I SAW GENERAL SHOOT AT PRISONERS'.
Page 2 is given over to the forthcoming General…

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