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Molly Rose awarded a badge by Gordon Brown 2008 for her work in the ATA
Molly Rose flew 38 different types of aircraft during WWII including the Spitfire as part of her work when in the Air Transport Auxiliary.
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Instructions for wearing the ribbon; WWII medal
This letter and piece of ribbon was sent to Dor Thompson, World War Two and explains how the ribbon should be used with the medal.
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Constance Irene de Hamel Aug 10th 1916 to November 20th 2009
This is the funeral program from the church service for Constance Irene de Hamel. Constance did many things but is possibly best known for being a continuity announcer during WWII.
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Stan Smith talks about his time as a soldier and POW in WWII
On May 19th 2004 a conversation between Stan Smith and Jo Lewington was recorded and this is a transcript of that conversation. Stan talks of his time fighting and then as a POW and finally on the long march west.
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RAF Signal Station, Weald having annual inspection April 1993
RAF Signals station at Weald. The air officer supporting Air Command carrying out the annual inspection in April 1993
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Lighter with the USAF 5th Air Force crest; it was in the Pacific from 1942.
"The crest on the lighter is that of the USAF 5th Air Force that has been based in the Pacific since 1942. Brize Norton air base was handed to the USAF in 1951 and returned to the RAF in 1965.
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British Legion Christmas party gathering
These ladies were at a British Legion Christmas gathering in the early 1960s.
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21st birthday of the women's section British Legion football match v men
21st birthday celebration of the women's section British Legion with a football match v men.
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Jack and Godfrey Horne in fancy dress in 1924
Jack and Godfrey Horne in fancy dress in 1924.Godfrey Horne was killed in action in France. He was in one of the Guards regiments in WWII
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Call to fund a national memorial for our Ox & Bucks D-Day heroes. Autumn 2015
Witney Gazette, autumn 2015. Call to fund a national memorial for our Ox & Bucks D-Day heroes. Fitting tribute: The design for the memorial to the 2nd Battalion D Company of the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry’s heroic Pegasus Bridge operation
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