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A typewritten letter thanking Bob Butler's sister for the donation of a tankard to the squadron and suggesting where she might obtain a photograph of her brother.

Left page top and right page; best wishes from friends on the marriage of Pilot Officer Bob Keeling to Ursula Hartley.
Left page: bottom left, Bob in uniform with a woman in civilian clothes annotated 'Christmas 1940'.
Bottom right, a woman and a…

Left page: top, an advertisement for a hotel.
Bottom left, view of a cathedral.
Bottom right, view of terraced fields.
Right page: top two rows reports family engagements; centre; a list of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves including R V…

Left page: images of young children with Bob identified in top left, sat on a table.
Bob's father with his second wife, Gwen bottom left.
Right page: top left, head and should portrait of a woman in uniform and other family pictures.

Left page: the instrument of abdication.
Right page, report of the death of the King.

Left page: top left, abstract from sailing log.
Top right a fjord.
Centre right, mountains and a river.
Bottom left, a ship, the Lamport and Holt lines TSS Vandyck. It is annotated '938 to Norway'.
Bottom right, a drawing of the Church of St…

Two photographs of Robbo. 
#1 Robbo in front of long tin roofed building. On the reverse 'My "Oppo" Robbo '46 Played football & cricket for the Wanderers (RAF Egypt team)'. 
#2 Robbo holding a cat. Behind is a long tin roofed shed. On the reverse…

Left page: reports of various rowing events.
Right page: reports from the Henley Royal Regatta.

A head and shoulders portrait of a flight engineer with a second man behind with a cat on his shoulder. On the reverse 'Robbo '46 Mog in background'.

Left page: top left, abstract from ships' log; top right, shields of Oxford Universities.
Bottom, a class of 21 girls annotated 'Davenport Spring term 1936 (my last)'.
Right page: top left, report of a dance, top right a rural scene of mountains;…

A membership card issued to Dick and a receipt for his membership subscription.

Dick's membership card for the Abu-Sueir sporting club.

Left page: a report and family group following Queen Elizabeth's coronation, annotated, 'Ursula Hartley, Middlewych St Albans'.
Right page: reports of various sporting events together with a report of the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Lansdowne Tabor…

A membership booklet issued to Dick. It has details of his annual subscription.

The three airmen are standing outside a brick building. On the reverse '3 Hensham Boys, Abu Sueir, 46. Ginger - Moggie Self Canal Zone RAF Ismalia'.

Front covered with images cut from newspapers.

Top, report of the death of Douglas Jeffries in aircraft MH-M. Bottom, report and picture of Whitley T4218 MH-H, following a failed landing attempt on its return from an operation to Gelsenkirchen in an electrical storm. The image is stamped 'R Moore…

Double sided Kodak Wallet with handwritten annotations 'Dad overseas' and 'Dad overseas Egypt'.

Two photographs from an album, titled New York, Feb 2nd 1944.
#1 is the Manhattan skyline taken from across the Hudson River.
#2 is the Statue of Liberty from the the deck of HMT Andes.

Three photographs from an album.
#1 is downtown Chicago with Mather Tower.
#2 is the Wrigley building and Chicago River.
#3 is a trackside view as the train rounded a bend. On the right are some huts, captioned 'French Canadian village en route to…

Top, left and right squadron leader epaulettes. Middle, left, pilot's brevet; right, metal badge with crown, wreath and RAF with pin. Bottom. from left, Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45…

From left, Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 and Air Efficiency Award.

Four photographs from an album.
#1 and 2 are of a very large house, captioned '1025 W55th Mama Jenks home. Kansas City'.
#3 is an airman, captioned 'Sgt M Richardson PTI'.
#4 is a warehouse fire with firemen using a long ladder to pour water into…

Jack baiting a hook. On the reverse 'Baiting'.

Five photographs from an album, captioned 'A fishing line at Grand Lake. The Cast'.
#1 and 5 are two men, captioned 'The Two Jacks'.
#2 and 4 are the same, captioned 'Jack and I'.
#1 and 2 are enlargements.
#3 is a man baiting a hook, captioned…