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September 1941-May 1942 (Creation)
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28 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm or smaller
12 postcards : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
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Snapshots likely taken by Cameron Hill while he was stationed in England at No. 11 Operational Training Unit RAF (11 OTU). The photographs feature Cameron Hill, fellow air crew, aircraft, landscapes, houses and historic churches such as Salisbury Cathedral and Wimborne Minster. Also includes a set of twelve souvenir photographs featuring landmarks in London, England that were possibly purchased by Cameron Hill during a leave.
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Donated by the Hill Family in 2019.
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English
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All photographs and postcards scanned as TIF files October 2025.
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Cameron was temporarily stationed in England from September 1941 to May 1942 to complete additional training. He was assigned to No. 11 Operational Training Unit RAF (11 OTU) on September 30, 1941. Shortly after, he was assigned to the No. 40 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and eventually was deployed from England to the Middle East in May 1942.
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Inscriptions available on the verso of some of the photographs.
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Described by NM in May 2019.
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English
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Information about material in this file was, in part, gathered from the following sources:
Hill, Barbara Jean. From Kitchener to Cairo : One Airman's Story as a WWII Prisoner of War. [Publisher Not Identified], 2017. p. 13-14, 21. Call Number: G24433