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An Officer from the Leeward Islands, 303: F/O Kelsick by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00939

Flying Officer Osmond Randolph Howard Kelsick (service number 149954), from Montserrat, joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) in December 1940, after which he undertook pilot training and received his commission in October 1943, flying Hawker Typhoons in air-to-ground attacks with 175 Squadron as part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force (2TAF) supporting the liberation of Europe.

Head and shoulders coloured chalk portrait, in right profile, wearing RAF uniform with pilot's wings and decoration. Top button of jacket unfastened. Small associative landscape drawing of Leeward Islands on upper right corner., RAF Museum

An Officer from North Auckland, New Zealand, 284: P/O Snowden by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00926

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London's Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Coloured chalk portrait of Pilot Officer Snowden from Aukland, New Zealand, RAF Museum

An Officer from South Australia, 297: Sqn Ldr D.H. Smith by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00922

Donald Hamilton Smith (1915-1999) enlisted into the Royal Australian Air (RAAF) Citizens Air Force in August 1940 after the Battle of France.

Bust length colour chalk portrait of an Australian officer, frontally posed, in RAAF No. 1 Dress without cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Southern Australia in upper right corner., RAF Museum

A Sergeant Wireless Operator from the Gold Coast, 299: Sgt Robert Smith Eminsang by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1943, In Storage, FA00941

Sgt Robert Smith Eminsang (service number 1479657), whose family were from the Gold Coast in Western Africa, was a married resident of Stockwell, London, when he joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve. He served as a Wireless Operator and Air Gunner in the Second World War with No.179 Squadron, a maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare unit.

Head and shoulders coloured chalk portrait of an airman from the Gold Coast, Africa, wearing RAF uniform with Signaller's brevet, 'GOLD COAST' shoulder title and eagle, telecommunications badge and Sergeant's stripes. Small associative landscape drawing of the Gold Coast in upper right corner, RAF Museum

WAAF from Sarawak, 313: M. Street by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00934

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Head and shoulders coloured chalk portrait of a WAAF from Sarawek wearing RAF uniform and cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Sarawak in lower left corner., RAF Museum

An Airman from Zanzibar, 322: I. Barwani by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00929

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London's Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Bust length colour chalk portrait of an airman from Zanzibar (now Tanzania), left profile, wearing RAF Service Dress with shoulder badge and Zanzibar shoulder title, but no cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Zanzibar in lower left corner., RAF Museum

An Airman from Sierra Leone, 315: H. Bundoo Williams by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00932

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Head and shoulders chalk portrait of an airman from Sierra Leone, frontally posed, wearing RAF uniform with Sierra Leone shoulder title, but no cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Sierra Leone in upper right corner, RAF Museum

A Bahamian Flight Engineer, 289: Sergeant Basil Johnson by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00942

Basil Lawrence Ivan Johnson (1920-2004), from New Providence, the Bahamas, arrived in Liverpool on 19 September 1941 to join the RAF Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR).

Head and shoulders chalk portrait of a Bahamian airman, in profile facing left, wearing RAF uniform with Flight Engineer's brevet, shoulder eagle and title and Pathfinder badge. Small associative landscape drawing of the Bahamas in upper left corner, RAF Museum

An Airman from Malaya, 304: Cdt J Hope by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00938

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Black and white, head and shoulders portrait of a Malayan airman, drawn in chalks, facing forward, wearing RAF uniform with Field Service cap with Air Crew Cadet white peak. Small associative landscape drawing of Malaya in lower left corner, RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Norman Hurst, 15 March 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4830

Norman Hurst completed national service with the RAF. He remembers being a clerk in the Transport Command Operations Room, training as a plotter at RAF Bawdsey and the Berlin Airlift.

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