Two albums of ephemera pertaining to or collected by BBC war...

Hammer

£900

Two albums of ephemera pertaining to or collected by BBC war correspondent James Brownlee Watson, one album with cover decorated with his bullion wire "British War Correspondent" badges and titled Invasion of Europe 1944-1945, this album begins with photographs of personal in Clevedon 9th April to 19th April 1944, a caricature sketch drawn by Howell Dodd, photographs of RAF Padre holding a Church Service at Creully Air Strip July 1944, photographs of Falaise with Bernard Yuffy, Falaise to Flers images of deceased soldiers, hand drawn map detailing the journey taken, etc., the next album titled "Second World War Pacific Theatre", the first page with cloth "US War Correspondent" badge and details of the journey taken, photographs of Douglas Willie and James Watson, Operators License certificates, photograph of the USS Missouri in Tokio Bay 2nd Sept 1945, rising sun admittance card for the signing ceremony of the Japanese surrender on the USS Misourri, etc., and a third album of correspondence