Photo Albums

Stacey and Vic Jordan

MrsWak — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:37:39 GMT

Stacey with Vic Jordan. We have no idea who "Leslie" was, the names were added by Stacey's mum who probably just got a bit muddled up!

Stacey and Ken Wheeler

MrsWak — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:27:48 GMT

Stacey and Ken Wheeler (Air Gunner),
photo taken in York in 1945

Pocklington Bike

MrsWak — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:19:48 GMT

Pocklington, October 1944 –
Stacey is on the handlebars.
The others are (left to right): Ken Tyrrell (Flight Engineer), Ivor Saunders and Ken Wheeler (both Air Gunners).

Pocklington

MrsWak — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:15:08 GMT

Pocklington, October 1944, outside a Nissan hut -
Stacey is on the right with the towel on his shoulders.

(Towel easily mistaken for a white silk flying scarf!)

Pocklington, 1944

MrsWak — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:37:58 GMT

Pocklington, October 1944
Stacey is second from the right.
The others are (left to right):
“Red” Flannery, Ivor Saunders,
“Smudge” Smith and Ken Wheeler.

Stacey and Dennis

MrsWak — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:04:39 GMT

Stacey with his brother Dennis - this photo was taken in late 1945

Stacey Portrait

MrsWak — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:38:26 GMT

Portrait photo of Stacey -
taken on the 8th of May 1944

Yatesbury No 2 Air Crew Wing

MrsWak — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:28:36 GMT

Yatesbury, Summer 1943
Hut Y69 "D" Squadron, No 2 Air Crew Wing.
Stacey is in the back row, the 7th one in counting from the right.
Names on photo are given in first comment below.

Yatesbury Wireless School, 1943

MrsWak — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:51:45 GMT

Yatesbury, 1943 – Stacey is in the back row, second from the left. The chap on the right hand side in the back row was Horace Medlock. He was shot down and killed on his first operation. Next to him is Fred Ming, who survived the war – Stacey met him on de-mob day.

(I look at this picture, and especially at my Dad and Horace Medlock, and think it could quite have easily been the other way round - and I wouldn't be here)

AFS Group Photo 1940

MrsWak — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:10:37 GMT

The photograph below was taken early in 1940 outside the old London Salvage Corps Station in Watling Street. The people pictured are a mixture of Salvage Corps, LFB (London Fire Brigade) and AFS (Auxilliary Fire Service). Stacey Simkins is second from the left.

(I can't believe that my dad was only 15 or 16 in this picture! I love his cheeky grin and that he's wearing his hat at such a jaunty angle!)