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Aug 13th 2019...Sad news from John Basell

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November 2016         Another great memory from Brian Barby`s daughter, Jenny
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Just in.........Jan 11th 2016 Forum Post by Alan
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A selection of photographs donated by Sgt Barby`s daughter, Jenny Dias. Bryan served in the Air Traffic Control Tower around 1946 following service as Air Crew on Lancasters during WW2. Bryan unfortunately now suffers memory problems.

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Above - Bryan hard at work in the Tower

and left- The open air Astra Cinema
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Test Flight and Multi Engine Hanger as seen from the Air Traffic Control Tower
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Tom Dobbie (Wavertree Cycling Club) -  Alan Kennedy says Tom was instrumental in securing the aircraft crate which a few of us shifted up to the back and side of the hut on greased runners and shoved up against the hut, into which Tom made  a doorway. The C.O. of the camp did not seem to mind and came to it`s opening !  It also became Tom`s residence and very close to the YMCA. ( Is this Tom`s annexe to the Exiles hut in this pic, there are many cycling pics on display-Alwyn)
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Sergeants Mess 1946
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Bryan Barby left with Ben  ?
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Group of cyclist`s after an event. L to R  D.Henderson, Don McKellow, Alan Kennedy, Harry Liddle (Rugby R.C.C.) and Nobby Clarke
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Group of cyclists outside The Exiles Clubhouse. L to R Tom Dobbie, Alan Kennedy, Nobbie Clarke, Bill Burn, one unknown, Harry Liddle and another unknown.

Well served with racing machines in 1946  ! ! !
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Bryan outside the Exiles Clubhouse
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And inside the Clubhouse
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Above - The Malcolm Club 1946...Where was this...by the attire, could it be the Lido  ? . Ideas anybody.
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Sweating it out...Lido - Malcolm Club.  Flying Control Types. October 1946.
( Well that answers my question about where the Malcolm Club was...Alwyn)
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Third autograph is Sgt Dobbie with Alan Kennedy last on the list
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One is Henderson, the other may be Kemp
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Tom Dobbie and Henderson at our Christmas party
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Christmas cheer  ?

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Here are more pics sent in by Jenny, mostly cycling. No info on the backs of them so would appreciate any comments appreciated from anyone particularly Exiles.
( I am not sure if all 12 pics relate to one race ie the 1946 Grand Prix de Kasfareet...Alwyn )...Until more info comes to light, the pics are not in any order.





One of the Grand Prix  de Kasfareet races with Alan Kennedy (Winner) and possibly Sgt Henderson going neck to neck.
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Exiles start

Is this a Large tarmac area
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Bunch, just after start, at YMCA corner 1946 - Cpls & WAAFS Mess is beyond main bunch.
Can anyone remember what the construction is  on the left  ?  Alan Kennedy remembers that german POW`s were housed in tent lines directly opposite the YMCA  !
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    Exiles finish

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Nobby Clarke celebrates







Exiles race - a

Where on the camp is this ?
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Exiles race 2

YMCA corner ?

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re racing 1

Airfield ? Alan Kennedy thinks this airfield shot may have been taken at Shallufa when they had a whole lot of personnel down from Palestine. Needless to say, we won  !!

(mainly because they did not know how to ride through the sand drifts which was commonplace for us)
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More racing 2

Is that a German on the right   ! ! !

Alan Kennedy says the Exiles had a German P.O.W. as their timekeeper  !!  He was a bikie back in Germany pre-war






Exiles prizes - Tom Dobbie
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Exiles prizes -
Don McKellow. He rode in the Helinki Olympics of 1952 in the Kilomtre T.T.






Exiles prizes -3

John Elsworth facing the camera, Henderson gets his trophy and Dave Brooks (Priory Wheelers)
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Exiles prizes -
Jack Springer also East Liverpool Wheelers, who unfortunately died very young and was a marvellous hill climber.







Exiles prizes -
Alan Kennedy taking the first prize. He says he couldn`t manage that again very often when he got home)
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L to R

This is the CO congratulating Nobby Clarke, then Harry Liddle then Alan Kennedy
Kasfareet 1946



The following 5 photographs are of a track meeting held on the grass rugger pitch at Fayid which had a number of water channels across it so making the going
very bumpy

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 The event was a team pursuit and possible line up is Lead- Tom Dobbie with Henderson in 2, might be Colin Pattison 3 and Alan Kennedy last.





How is this pic  related to the one above

Which of the first 2 pics is the start of the race ?
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On the grass track at Fayid, with me beating Don McKellow (first and last time)





And this looks like Henderson and Dai Jones
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Here is Don Mc Kellow cheering on



Alan Kennedy has written up the following photo as " Christmas 10 miler. One bottle of beer at the turn and one (for some) at the finish ". The following 2 pics
indicate no particular event but look as though they may be related to the first.

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Tom Dobbie ?
Dai Jones
Nobby Clarke
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Alan Kennedy thinks this might be him
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Following two pictures are from the 11MU Grand Prix at Tura
 

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Nobby Clarke leads D.Henderson and possibly Tom Dobbie on what looks like a hill climb
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Alan Kennedy ahead of Dai Jones
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Bryan Barby left and Nobby Clarke right. What the heck are they digging  ?
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Could possibly be Don Kemp
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Henderson who regularly rode with us
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Bryan`s comment in 1946..Part of the village. You don`t see it, you smell it . At a good range too  !!!
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Where are they going ?
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Camp pic
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Aircraft 1
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Aircraft  2 - Mosquito
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Aircraft 3
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Alan Kennedy`s 2009 letter to John Basell
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                           The Seven Sisters Climb in Israel 1947

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Exiles C.C. Jack Springer

Winner of the Seven Sisters Hill Climb at Qatal 
near Jerusalem