Group of No. 3 Squadron Headquarters personnel in front of a Ventura at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
L-R: Flying Officer JEL Baldwin (Intelligence Officer), Flying Officer E Manthorp (Adjutant), Flying Officer JK Ward (Operations), Pilot Officer IC Rowe (Operations.)
Image from the Jack Way collection.
The New Zealand High Commissioner, WJ Jordan, shaking hands with No. 75 Squadron pilot, Sergeant Pilot JA Ward VC at RAF Station Feltwell.
Image from the Garry Minnell personal collection.
James Allen Ward with his mother, Ada. Whanganui.
Handwritten on the reverse "Jimmy Ward & his mum before departure to UK WWII". NB. Most likely before leaving to begin pilot training, because he hasn't yet got his pilot's badge.
Graduation ceremony for No. 9/79 Initial Officer Training Course (IOTC), in the Officers Mess at RNZAF Base Wigram.
Group Captain S McIntyre presenting Flying Officer Ward with his new rank slides.
Image from the Ken Newton personal collection.
James Allen Ward walking in a city street in Wellington.
Handwritten on the reverse "Joey | taken in Wellington while a[t] training college. | 1938"
Wing Commander CE Kay making a speech during a dining in to commemorate the award of the Victoria Cross to Sergeant JA Ward at RAF Station Feltwell.
Handwritten on the reverse "Honouring of Jimmy Ward on Confirmation of hi VC award July - Aug 1940 [sic] | Photo given by A Phippen, son of F/Sgt Phippen (Fitter 75 NZ Sqdn)(standing at black out screen)"
Two positive frames from a moving film showing Sergeant JA Ward VC in front of a Wellington fuselage. RAF Station Feltwell.
These are believed to be from the Pathe Gazette newsreel film which features Ward's story.
Local boy sitting on a rock with RNZAF Air Security personnel stand around waiting for the path across the airfield to open. Hol Bellis Village, Suai airfield, East Timor.
Leading Aircraftman Abbery Ward at left.
Personnel walking across the Suai airfield on the way to Hol Bellis village. East Timor.
Leading Aircraftman Abbey Ward, Air Security (far left), Flight Lieutenant Nigel Dwight, Intelligence Officer (second from left) and two other air security personnel.
Sergeant James Allen Ward, soon after the award of his Victoria Cross.
L-R: Sergeants Gwyn Martin DFM, Paddy Black, AG Windiate (head only), Ray Curlewis, James Ward and Monty Partridge.
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