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British
Land Army release letter dated 28 June 1946, release certificate and tractor driving proficiency certificate, belonging to Miss P Park. Newspaper cutting titled ‘Dancing until dawn milking’ and ‘The Women’s Land Army’ guide
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British
Lee Enfield Rifle No 4, Long Branch Manufacture, with sling; serial number 29LB675
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British
Lee Enfield Rifle, No. 4 Mk 2 (F); serial number 3/50 PF 197049; with magazine. Initially manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company; refurbished by ROF Fazakerley in 1950. The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century, and was the standard service rifle of the British Armed Forces from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957
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British
BREN Light Machine Gun (LMG) Mk1 serial no. A9217 Lithgow MA dated 1943 (Manufactured Lithgow, Australia; MA stands for Lithgow Small Arms Factory (LSAF))
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German
Luftwaffe issue, black painted bakelite compass with leather arm strap. This compass was found by Frank Baker in his garden at Woolton Hill following the crash of Heinkel 111P (G1+CS) on 29th July 1940 and has been kindly donated it to the Trust
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American
Memorable Order of Tin Hats, hat pins; one gold, three black. The Memorable Order of Tin Hats (M.O.T.H.) was founded in 1927 by Charles Evenden as a brotherhood of South African former front-line soldiers. The ideal is to help comrades in need, either financially or physically; and to remember all servicemen who have answered the Sunset Call, both in war and peacetime
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American
Catholic nickel medalion, with image of Mary on front, and cross and letter 'M' on reverse
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American
US Army issue four-inch compress bandage, thermometer in metal sleve and medication (Benzidrine)
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German
Metal fork, recovered from the dining room of the Hotel Berchtesgener Hof, during renovations in 1999
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British
Ministry of Labour call-up papers for Edwin Charles Dixon, dated 24th April 1945
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German
Nazi 'Brownshirt' shirt and collar. 'Brownshirts' (Sturmabteilung, Storm Troopers) were created in 1922 as a Nazi Party militia, and helped Adolf Hitler rise to power in Germany
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German
Nazi 'Brownshirt' wool breeches. 'Brownshirts' (Sturmabteilung, Storm Troopers) were created in 1922 as a Nazi Party militia, and helped Adolf Hitler rise to power in Germany
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German
Nazi Party Political Leader's Visor Cap (peak missing)
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American
Operation Market Garden recognition arm band. White with US Flag, belonging to William Schneider
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