Wilfred
Lesley believes her father coloured this picture later in life after Kas.
89c G.S.T. course at RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire. Could this be a training session prior to departure for the Suez Canal Zone ?
Wilfrid sailed to Egypt on the later ill fated Windrush
Aug 25 1947 clearing the Straights of Gibralter en route to Egypt
A birds eye view of what they were heading to
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In civvies and In winter blues
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Still outside the sergeants mess Wilfred on his 29th birthday, Mar 13 1948
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Dated April 23 1948 Dated December 27 1948
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The camp C of E Church The old outdoor cinema
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C of E Church. C of E Church interior
The Church Vestry
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Lido
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Vic ? at Work...messaging or what ? Must be a specialist trade !
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Camp water tower Canal Road beside the lido
R C Church
R C Church interior Jan 7 1948
Mum and dad in the Sergeants Mess
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Open air theatre Billet area
Kasfareet village shop
Kasfareet village near the bridge
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In the tent lines Nov 1947
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Most billet men moved their beds outside for the summer
Wilfred February 23 1948.
70 years to the day this picture was posted to my website.
70 years to the day this picture was posted to my website.
Easter Sunday March 28 1948
Wilfred possibly coloured this pic also in later life.
On the way to Church ?
On the way to Church ?
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It says on the rear of the photo....Chinese Mass Day 1948. Could this be a sergeants mess Christmas Day tradition, to wear unusual headgear ?
Surely the above two shots above must be the now neglected camp`s Sea Otter a picture of which appears on Jack Guard`s Page in Album C.
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Below - A memorable scene of The Battle of Britain Memorial Service held on the airfield at 107 MU, RAF Kasfareet on Sunday Oct 20th 1947
