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JOHN STANLEY DURHAM PHOTOS SHOOTING AT BISLEY CAMP, SURREY RAF COMMEMORATION, 1967 |
page 12 |
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PAGE UPDATED 30
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AT BISLEY CAMP SHOOTING
RANGES, SURREY shooting was John
Stanley’s hobby, and he won several prizes most of the photos don’t
carry a date, but they were probably all taken in the 1960’s John Stanley was
secretary of the South London Rifle Club at Bisley
in the 1960’s, and is mentioned in their online history |
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JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM 27 NOV 1955 ► pistol
range 10 yards (9m) |
JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM at right · the man in the
centre’s name was possibly Bob Kew |
JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM · a prize giving |
JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM · possibly after
the annual Christmas shoot |
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D486 |
3 DEC 1955? |
D489 |
31 MAR 1963 |
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JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM with his
shooting trophies · the left hand
cup has “HOME GUARD” engraved on it and appears in D469 on page 5 · the photo was
possibly taken on his daughter’s wedding day, 3 DEC 1955, as he seems to be
wearing the same clothes that he wore at the wedding |
200 yard (183m)
butt, Bisley · the author
worked here summer weekends, marking the targets, for 25 shillings (£1.25) a
day |
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THE QUEEN’S PRIZE DAY (NATIONAL
SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP) 18 JULY 1964 ► outside
the South London Rifle Club clubhouse |
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members of the
South London Rifle Club awaiting the arrival of the Queen’s Prize winner JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM in centre with white shirt |
greeting the
Queen’s Prize winner JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM in centre with white shirt the man on the
left is possibly Mr. J. LEGGETT, club chairman |
the Queen’s
Prize winner’s departure, en route to the next club |
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AN RAF COMMEMORATION
HELD AT ST CLEMENT DANES CHURCH, LONDON, 30 APRIL 1967 St Clement Danes
is the Central Church of the Royal Air Force – the original Wren building was
badly damaged by enemy action in 1941 - it was rebuilt by the Royal Air Force
in 1958 to become its spiritual heart |
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outside St
Clement Danes John Stanley Durhams’s family at right |
JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM in centre with
hat on |
GRACE RUBY GAY
DURHAM, JOHN STANLEY DURHAM, P. HAMIL(?) RFC |
John Stanley
Durham’s family |
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JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM · as the photo
was taken by The City Studio, London, it was presumably taken on the same day |
RAF 28th
Squadron shield, one of John Stanley’s “trophies” |
JOHN STANLEY
DURHAM · the photo was
possibly taken on the same day, as he seems to be wearing the same clothes
that he wore at the commemoration, but in the back garden of 16 Boleyn Drive,
West Molesey, Surrey |
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