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• Military Cross & MC

  (decorations and awards)

  Captain John Ingles Gilmour DSO MC** Royal Flying Corps (28 June 1896 - 24 February 1928), the son of the late John J Gilmour and Mrs Gilmour Brewer, was born at Helensborough, Dumbartonshire in 1896. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the 1st...

• Royal Flying Corps

  (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist) 1917-12

  whole: the title is positioned across the top edge, in red, with the text below occupying the remainder, in black and in red. All set against a white background. image: text only. text: ROYAL FLYING CORPS. A MEETING WILL BE HELD AT [blank] LIEUT. ALSTON...

• Major-General Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO

  (art) Made by: Dodd, Francis (RA) 1917-10-23

  image: a half length portrait of Major-General Hugh Trenchard in uniform, sitting in a chair with his hands interlinked on his lap. His Royal Flying Corps badge is visible on his tunic.

• Lieut-General Sir David Henderson, KCB, DSO

  (art) Made by: Dodd, Francis (RA) 1917-05-19

  image: a three quarter length portrait of Lieutenant-General Sir David Henderson in uniform, seated with his legs crossed and arms loosely folded.

• Brigadier-General John Maitland Salmond, CMG, DSO

  (art) Made by: Dodd, Francis (RA) 1917-12-29

  image: a portrait of Brigadier-General John Salmond of the Royal Flying Corps. He is depicted from the chest up, wearing uniform and with his RFC badge visible on his jacket.

• baton, conductor's, handmade, British

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  Conductor's baton used by Major Shaw during a First World War escape attempt. As conductor of the Freiburg prison camp orchestra he feigned an injured foot during a comedy sketch, while giving a concert in the Germans' dining room. He tried to escape...

• cap, handmade, British

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  Replica British Royal Flying Corps forage cap associated with the First World War experiences of Major J W Shaw as a prisoner of war and escapee from Freiburg and Holzminden camps, Germany. During the First World War Major Shaw served with 2nd King...

• bladder, rugby ball, British

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  See file for history of Shaw's capture and escape attempts.

• goggles, mask, flying, Mk1

  (equipment) Made by: The Triplex Goggle Mask & Lens Co Limited 1918

  via Duxford. Thought to have been used at RAF Duxford circa 1918

• oiled canvas sheet

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  One of the escape aids used by Lieutenant G F Knight when escaping from POW camp at Strohen, Germany in September 1917. The oiled canvas sheet was sent out to him whilst at Strohen and was used both as a ground sheet and to protect his food whilst...