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Account notes for Lionel Cherry Gilmour, written while he was a prisoner of war in Germany, circa 1918. One handwritten page.

Prisoner-of-war diary written by Royal Air Force serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1918. Describes the circumstances of his shoot-down over France on July 31, 1918 and documents his first few weeks as a POW in various German camps, including…

Photograph of Lieutenant Calthorpe pretending to hold Lionel Cherry Gilmour at gunpoint, circa 1917-1918. Inscription on verso: "'Kamerad.' Lt. Calthorpe, machine gun officer, and myself (L. C. Gilmour). Note: Oct 1967. This officer was an…

Photograph album containing 46 photographs related to Lionel Cherry Gilmour's service with the Royal Air Force during World War I, circa 1917-1918. Images depict military personnel in both posed and casual settings, military buildings, the interior…

Photograph of four Royal Air Force servicemen at Wantage Hall, Reading, England, August 1917. The inscription identifies the men as (from top to bottom) an unnamed Australian serviceman, Lionel Cherry Gilmour, E. Goodman-Jones, and Tom…

Photographic postcard to Lionel Cherry Gilmour ("Gilly") from George W. Pomeroy, July 1917. Sends an update on life at the Canadian Training School (CTS) in Bexhill-on-Sea, England. Postcard image features servicemen exercising.Inscription: "C.T.S,…

Photographic postcard of Royal Air Force servicemen in flight gear at Wantage Hall, Reading, England, circa 1917. Lionel Cherry Gilmour is in the back row.Inscription on verso: "In training - England - 1917. Wantage Hall. Reading, England. First day…

Photographic postcard of Royal Air Force servicemen Lionel Cherry Gilmour in flight gear, RAF Scampton, England, circa 1917.Inscription on verso: "In training - L.C. Gilmour. Scampton, England - 1917. Just out of the nest starting to fly. Not…

Photographic portrait of Canadian Infantry serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1915-1918.Inscription on verso: "Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour, 229th Battalion, Canadian Infantry."

Photographic portrait of Canadian Infantry serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1915-1918.Inscription on verso: "Courtney."