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[Servicemen of 28th Battalion relaxing on lawn, England] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen of the 28th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, relaxing on a lawn, England, circa 1910s.Inscription on album page: "Boys of 28th Battalion in England."Part of two loose scrapbook pages related to Harold E. Hartney's service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and Royal Flying Corps, circa 1915-1920s.

[Postcard to R. G. Butler from Herman Butler, circa May 1918] (Item)

Postcard to R. G. Butler from Herman Butler, circa May 1918. Explains postcard is from where he's been living the past month and thanks him for package. Postcard image features the Mablethorpe Convalescent Home in England.Typed caption: "Mablethorpe Convalescent Home."

The Mayor and Mayoress Welcome the American Air Service to Dover, England's Gate [Program] (Item)

Program, "The Mayor and Mayoress Welcome the American Air Service (No. 141 & No. 162 Squadrons) to Dover, England's Gate," circa 1918. Program for reception on April 2, 1918 for American Air Squadron men and officers in Dover, England. Includes detailed program of music, dances, and images of Dover. Also includes a postcard insert with text "Mailed with Best Wishes from the Mayor of Dover…

[Graduation certificate issued by Royal Flying Corps to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, February 19, 1918] (Item)

Graduation certificate issued by the Royal Flying Corps to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, February 19, 1918. Certifies that Gilmour has completed a course in the Military Flying Wing and is qualified for RFC service.

[Postcard to Lionel Cherry Gilmour ("Gilly") from George W. Pomeroy, July 1917] (Item)

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, 6:30, 14-7-17. Arthur Nash, Marina Studio, Bexhill-on-Sea. "

[Royal Air Force servicemen in flight gear] (Item)

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 of issue of flying equipment. As yet had only seen a plane and that was in the sky. L. C. Gilmour middle man in back row.”

[Servicemen at Chalgrove Airfield, England] (Item)

Composite photograph featuring three images of servicemen at Chalgrove Airfield, superimposed on a map of Oxfordshire, England, April 1944. The images depict a serviceman with a shovel, two servicemen discussing a wall-mounted map, and servicemen waiting for food in a mess line.Typed caption: "Chalgrove - April 1944."

[Servicemen at Middle Wallop Airfield, England] (Item)

Composite photograph of four images of servicemen at Middle Wallop Airfield, superimposed on a map of Hampshire, England, May and June 1944. The images depict servicemen working on an aircraft engine and other equipment, looking at library materials, and getting a haircut. Typed caption: "Middle Wallop - May-June 1944."

Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918 [Pocket diary by John Hess Shuman] (Item)

Pocket diary, "Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918" by John Hess Shuman, 1918-1919. Contains daily handwritten notes from August 30 to December 28, 1918. The narrative begins while Shuman is in transit to France and traces his experience on board ship to various quarantine and rest camps in south England and France, to his station near Latracey, France, then to Remorantin. He…

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