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Photograph of an unidentified fireman, possibly based at the former fire station in Clarence Street, Penzance.

A Girl Guide troop practising signalling with flags. This could possible be in Gulval (hand written index)

Girl Guides practising knots. Thought to be Gulval from information in the hand written index.

Girl Guides on parade, possibly in Gulval (see hand written index)

An A.R.P drill by the gas decontamination squad. Vehicle EAF 414 parked outside the Police Station in St John's Hall

A.R.P drill by gas decontamination squad. pictured outside the police station at St John's Hall

A.R.P. drill - decontamination squad hosing down the road outside the Rates Office in St. Johns Hall. Vehicle EAF 414 can also be seen.

W.R.N.S. on card, but identified as A.T.S. by Mr Sculthorpe-Wright researching RAF Skewjack

W.R.N.S. on card identified as A.T.S. by Mr Sculthorpe-Wright
researching Skewjack

Captain Dunstan was killed on a flight to the scillies we don't have a date for this

Etching from the Illustrated London Evening News, the John Dory was carrying rum sugar and coconuts

She was being transported back to the River Fal via sea after refit.
Driven ashore by fierce gales.

Dreiven ashore in 90mph gale at Pendeen Watch. Note the men on board helping with the breeches bouy. All 52 crew members saved

All crew were save but the ship was a total loss.

All crew were saved but the ship broke in two and was total loss

Struck rocks at Black Head and then drifted to Lowland Point. All 17 of the crew were saved by the Coverack Lifeboat but the ship was a total loss.

Struck rocks at Black Head and drifted to Lowland Point, All 17 of the crew were saved by the Coverack Lifeboat but the ship was total loss.

She hit Shutter Rock nr Lundy Island in thick fog. The ship was later broken up for scrap.

From the Illustrated London News
She struck Brissons Cape Cornwall near Land's End