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  1. Albert Ray Irvine as a member of 214 Squadron, No 100 (Bomber Support) Group, 1943-1944, and a prisoner of war in Germany, 1944-1945, interviewed by John Fincher.

    Sound

    Maker: Irvine, Albert Ray Fincher, John Farram

    Background, family and employment before joining the RAAF; he had initially applied to the AIF but was not accepted on medical grounds. In 1942 he went to Calgary, Canada, to be part of the Empire Air...

    S02854

  2. Albert Ray Irvine recounts his experiences as a flying officer, wireless air gunner, 214 Squadron, No 100 (Bomber Support) Group and a prisoner of war, 1942-1945, in an oral memoir.

    Sound

    Maker: Irvine, Albert Ray Irvine, Albert Ray

    Irvine discusses his training in Australia, Canada and Waddington in England before posting to 214 Squadron flying Stirlings and then B-17s specially equipped with radar jamming devices to protect the...

    S02855

  3. Album containing 99 black and white photographs, relating to the service of 422768 Flying Officer ...

    Photograph

    Album containing 99 black and white photographs, relating to the service of 422768 Flying Officer (FO) Roy Frederick Turner, 570 Squadron RAAF, whilst in training at the No.2 Wireless Air Gunners Scho...

    P08216

  4. All Canada your security : Victory Bonds

    Art

    Maker: Unknown Canadian Government Unknown

    Canadian First World War poster issued by the Government to promote the sale of Victory Bonds to finance the war effort. As in other Commonwealth countries Canadian Victory bonds were loans offered by...

    ARTV00475

  5. Allons! Finissons la Besogne souscrivons a L'Emprunt de la Victoire

    Art

    Maker: Keelor, Arthur Canadian Government Unknown

    Canadian poster beseeching the viewer to subscribe to the Victory Loan. A laughing Canadian soldier is removing his khaki jacket; his shadow is cast dramatically on a wall behind him. The poster is ...

    ARTV00192

  6. A L'Oeuvre: C'est Notre Guerre

    Art

    Maker: Aldwinckle, Eric Department of National War Services Department of Public Information

    This poster was one of a number produced by Canadian artist Eric Aldwinckle during the Second World War. Also printed with English text, this poster depicts a man's muscular arm wielding a hammer, tha...

    ARTV02467

  7. Arthur William Doubleday, as a Squadron Leader, Second World War, RAAF and RAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes or the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

    Sound

    Maker: Doubleday, Arthur William Stokes, Edward

    (402945) Arthur William Doubleday, as a squadron leader Bomber Command, RAAF and RAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45 Speaks of his ear...

    S00546

  8. Ashford, Geoffrey Reginald (Flight Sergeant)

    Private Record

    Maker: Ashford, Geoffrey Reginald

    Certificates, letters, photographs and other service records of Flight Sergeant Ashford relating to his service with the 459 Squadron in the Second World War

    PR01070

  9. A true Canadian...

    Art

    Maker: Unknown Canadian Government Unknown

    First World War poster issued by the Canadian Government to sell war savings stamps. It features a beaver at work building a dam. The beaver represents a ' true Canadian' hard at work supporting the ...

    ARTV00495

  10. Augmentez votre revenu [Increase your income...]

    Art

    Maker: Unknown Canadian Government Unknown

    Canadian First World War poster issued by War Poster Service to sell Victory Bonds to the population to raise money for the War. The victory bonds were a loan to the Canadian Government which could be...

    ARTV00480

  11. Australian Supply Convoy (Patrol Base Coyote (Razaq))

    Art

    Maker: Delaney, Stephen

    Depicts Afghanistan landscape with Australian patrol vehicle winding its way along the road, near Patrol Base Coyote (re-named Patrol Base Razaq). This camp was located on high ground east of the Helm...

    ART96254

  12. Avro Anson trainers near Rockies

    Art

    Maker: Warner, R Malcolm

    Avro Anson trainers being flown by RAAF personnel near the Canadian Rockies, a short distance from Calgary. Ralph Malcolm Warner was appointed Official War Artist in 1943, covering the activities of t...

    ART21280

  13. Back him up, Buy victory bonds.

    Art

    Maker: Unknown Canadian Government Unknown

    Canadian First World War poster issued by the Canadian Government to promote Victory Bonds. It features a full length portrait of a soldier in combat with his back to the viewer. Directly linking the ...

    ARTV00466

  14. Berglund, Geoff, (Flying Officer)

    Private Record

    Maker: Berglund, Geoff

    Flying logbook and personal diaries which provide a detailed insight into the training and operational service of a Bomber Command Air Gunner. Discusses his experiences on operations in Lancaster over...

    PR00402

  15. Beware: Spreading Vital Information Will Undermine Our War Effort

    Art

    Maker: Unknown The Department of Public Information

    1942 Canadian Second World War poster promoting the importance of not spreading information. The poster depicts a caricature of Adolf Hitler looking down upon a conversation between soldiers of each o...

    ARTV02459

  16. " Be yours to hold it high ! " Buy Victory Bonds

    Art

    Maker: Nicolet, Frank Lucien Canadian Government Unknown

    Depicts a soldier and a laborer in the foreground, and a torch-bearing angel in the middle ground. In the background is a town, with a cross from a church clearly visible. The Canadian soldier in the ...

    ARTV00191

  17. Bierwirth, Rudolph (Lieutenant General, b.1899-d.1993)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bierwirth, Rudolph

    Collection relating to the Korean War service of 314 Lieutenant General Rudolph Bierwirth, British Commonwealth Forces Korea, England, Japan and Australia, 1955-1956. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of pap...

    3DRL/6409

  18. Bottomley, Frederick (Civilian)

    Private Record

    Maker: Ferguson, W Jebb, T W

    Collection relating to Frederick Bottomley. Consists of two pieces of khaki cloth sent to Bottomley on which Christmas messages have been written by T W Webb of the Canadian Contingent and W Ferguson...

    3DRL/6346

  19. Bowman, Alan W (Flying Officer, RAAF)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bowman, Alan Wollaston

    FOLDER CONTAINING TRAINING NOTES ON THEORY OF BOMBING AND SYLLABUS OF METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUCTION FOR COURSES IN CANADA

    3DRL/6653

  20. Brabin, Harold William (Warrant Officer, b.1922)

    Manuscript

    Maker: Brabin, Harold William

    Memoirs of Harold Brabin, recalling enlistment in Australia in RAAF, training in Canada, Scotland, and Litchfield, leave in New York and England, qualification as Wireless Air Gunner and posting to 10...

    MSS1558

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