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Photographic postcard of captured servicemen at a prisoner-of-war camp, Karlsruhe, Germany, circa 1918. The verso inscription identifies several of the men.Caption: "F. Albrecht Phot. Karlsruhe, 1918."Inscription on verso: "R. H. Gray (with beard)…

Photograph of a wrecked Sopwith Camel aircraft (tail number B5345), circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "This is the machine I crashed."

Photograph of servicemen posing with a wrecked Avro 504 aircraft, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Another view. I am not in the picture."

Photograph of Lieutenant H. J. L. Botterell, Royal Air Force, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "My roomate [roommate]. Lt. H. J. L. Botterell, Ottawa, Ont."

Photograph of Lieutenant McDonald McLeod, Royal Air Force, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Lt. McDonald McLeod, Vancouver, BC. Property of L. C. Gilmour."

Photograph of Lieutenants Green and Johns, Royal Air Force, holding dogs, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Lt. Green. Lt. Johns."

Photograph of Lieutenant Howell, Royal Air Force, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Lieut. Howell."

Photograph of Lieutenants Howell, Whiteman, and Johns, Royal Air Force, in an outdoor swimming pool, Cerny, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "'Our plunge.' Lt. Howell, Lt. Whiteman (Wightman?), Lt. Johns. Last named killed in a crash. Serny…

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…

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