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A cutting reporting John Taplin is missing.

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A cutting with brief details about John Taplin.

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He is well and waiting for parcels, preferably cigarettes.

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YSaundersJWG1324708v1.pdf
A description of travelling in convoy on the Highland Princess with 1,700 other Royal Air Force and British Army personnel. Including details of the onboard conditions, weather, a stopover, gun duty, attending lectures and wildlife sightings.…

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He has been playing sport and sitting exams.

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Men in sportswear on a grass field. A Royal Air Force officer can be seen sitting in the middle of the photograph with a rugby ball between his feet on which is written Swinderby 1945-46.

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The photograph on the left page shows men on a playing field. Trees can be seen in the background.

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PBraithwaiteW19010058.jpg
A photograph on the left page of a group of men and boys wearing various sport kit in front of a building with columns. A house can be seen in the background.

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PBraithwaiteW19010034.jpg
The photograph on the left of the left page shows 16 men. The two front rows of men are wearing sports clothing and some of the men on the back row are wearing military uniforms.
The photograph on the right of the left page shows a man in shorts…

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The photograph on the top left of the left page shows a man in shorts sitting in a rowing boat holding oars.
The photograph on the top centre of the left page shows a dinghy with trees lining the shore in the background.
The photograph on the top…

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The photograph on the left of the left page shows two men in military uniforms holding rifles. Accommodation huts can be seen in the background. The photograph is captioned "CAUGHT AT LAST ."
The photograph on the right of the left page shows Turner…

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PBraithwaiteW19010004.jpg
The left photograph shows a group of boys on a playing field. The boy in the centre of the photograph is holding a ball. They are standing in front of a building.
The photograph on the top right shows two boys shaking hands with another boy…

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The left photograph shows an aerial view of Goderich, Ontario, Canada. The photo is taken facing east from just south of the town centre, towards the Maitland River; the geometric area of trees in the upper centre of the image is Courthouse Square.…

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The left photograph shows a group of boys with a boy in the centre of the photograph holding a ball.
The right photograph shows four boys all holding trophies.

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Frank skiing, with a cat. Behind is a snow covered chalet.

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An incomplete letter about a trip he made to friends in Norway.

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SCosgroveAE968259v10010-18.pdf
A detailed account of Teddy's service in the RAFVR.

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SCosgroveAE968259v10003-8.pdf
Covering Teddy's short service in the RAF. It covers his training and his ten missions. Details of his fellow crew members are included.

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BApplegarthPCosgroveAEv1.pdf
A biography of Teddy Cosgrove's crew members, pilots Frank Tothill and James Dunlop.

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Two photographs from an album.
#1 is six airmen in Sidcot suits standing in front of a hotel.
#2 is 14 men in sports gear and arranged in two rows. In the centre an officer is holding a cup.

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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 Women's Auxiliary Air…

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

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He has had no mail from her. Its been raining again. He is rehearsing for a concert party. No sport this week because of the weather.

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He asks for a cigarette machine and a diary. His health is good. They are having a sports meeting plus board games, lectures and concerts.

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YPickfordL551653v1.pdf
The diary starts with a letter stating that Les is missing and believed killed. In reality he had become a prisoner of war. It is subtitled 'Diary June 3rd 1941 to Nov 6th 1943 Life as a POW'

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