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Certificates

Honorary Member of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 1964; Fellow of the Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce, 1970; Men of Achievement, 1973; Appointment of "Young Ned" to be Honourable Singing Goon Extraordinary to the Xth British Commonwealth Games, 1973 (medal); Extraordinary Fellow of the Institute of Plumbing, 1975; The British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society corporate membership [sic.], 1980; The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, 1982; Save the Children Fund, 1989; Life member of The Middle East Forces Veterans Association, 1994; Combined Services Entertainment, n.d..

Celebration luncheons

Invitations to various functions. Including The Investiture Ball, (Prince of Wales) at Glynllifon on 1 July 1969; Variety Club of Great Britain, Tribute Luncheon to Harry Secombe, 1971; Tribute to a Famous Welshman Harry Secombe C.B.E., by the Scottish Committee of Variety Club of Great Britain, Glasgow, 1977; The Army Benevolent Fund and Variety Club of Great Britain, 1978; Army Benevolent Fund, 1980; Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe C.B.E., by the South Wales Committee Variety Cub of Great Britain, 1981 (autographs on back cover); Lord Taverners', 1983; Variety Club of Gt. Britain, Tribute Dinner to Sir Harry Secombe, CBE, 1986; Evening Reception and Dance, Buckingham Palace, 1988 The Princes Trust, 1992; Luncheon to celebrate St David's Day at the House of Lords, 1993; The British Sub-Aqua Club, 1993.

Newspaper cuttings etc. (military)

Newspaper cuttings illustrating his support for the military and his charitable work. Gazette, 30 November 1981 documenting events of the 1914-1918 war and memorials; Winchester Extra, 4 November 1982, events surrounding the Normandy landings and memorials; The Gazette, 11 November 1983 Commonwealth War Graves Commission's 'silent cities' role. Two copies of a map of the Falkland Islands with strategic battle sites locations marked (Harry Secombe visited to entertain the troops after the in 1982 conflict).

Knighthood congratulations

Investiture KBE, 1981. Letter of invitation and details of the reception at Buckingham Palace on 27th July 1981. A handwritten list documenting the phone calls, telegrams, flowers, cuttings, and other letters received.

Funeral and memorial service

A letter recording the medical history of Harry Secombe in case of emergency, 2000. Funeral order of service, 20 April 2001. Service of Thanksgiving, 26 October 2001, together with details of the procession and invitation to attend a reception following the service. A collection of photocopied letters from various dignitaries and celebrities requesting tickets to attend the memorial service to be held at Westminster Abbey (covering letter from Dinah Garrett [B.B.C.] to David Secombe).

Awards

Statutes of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1957; Radio Luxembourg, Credit to Showbusiness Award, 1967 (x2, one with autographs); Honorary Degree, University of Wales, July 1986; BAFTA Cymru Film and Television Awards, 1992 (with ticket); The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor, Annual Dedication service, 1997.

Cartoons

Eleven ink and pencil cartoons by various artists. Some were published in newspapers and magazines. Zoo animals put on diet; Billy Bunter or Harry Secombe (Daily Herald, 1958); Anybody want a game (1968); Celebrity Luncheon (1980); It's alright it's one of ours!, by Albert [Albert Rusling] (Daly Post); Can we have our ball back please? by Albert [Albert Rusling] (Daly Post); She's doing nurse Edith Cavell next! by Albert [Albert Rusling] (Daily Post); Untitled subject Harry Secombe cartoon by Albert [Albert Rusling] (Daily Post); the way he sang Climb upon my knee sonny boy!, by Albert [Albert Rusling] (Daily Post); Highway caricature [unknown, possibly Tim Leatherbarrow].

Harry Secombe portraits by other artists

Two items. Portrait in acrylic on canvas by Valerie [Sanders?], dated 22 February 1957, mounted on paper. A portrait pencil line drawing, 12 November 1957. [copied from Everybody's magazine cover, 26 May 1956].

Early life

Original and copy (1947) of his birth certificate; A poem entitled The Angel by Harry Secombe aged 11; Dynevor Secondary School, Swansea pupil report, years IIa-Va (1933-1937); Pageant of the History of Swansea and Gower, a programme of the event held at the Brangwyn Hall, 9th to 14th December 1935; English school exercise book, 1936; Press cutting of St. David's College results featuring F. T. Secombe (brother of Harry Secombe) c.1936; Central Welsh Board School Certificate Examination, July 1937; Letter from Baldwins Limited (Collieries Branch), Swansea, offering employment as an office boy, 8th September 1937. Together with a character reference for Harry D. Secombe from E. Jenkins Davies, Vicar of St Thomas, Swansea, 13th September 1937.

Parents

Two newspaper cuttings. Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Secombe at a family wedding; Weekly Argus press cutting of photograph of Mrs. G[ladys] Secombe at opening of the British Legion fete, Machen, August 23, 1958.

Miscellaneous drawings

Various cartoon caricatures, paintings "Spirit of Victory" and a Lion, The Dome, Berlin (cathedral), 1946-1947. Four war time pencil drawings by Harry Secombe: Smuts 1942; Mount "Scalpello"; Converted 18 Pdr in action, 1942; unknown portrait. A pencil drawing of, H. D. Secombe in action! "by a Yugoslav lady whilst I was performing a show at a rest camp … ", 1944. Water colour and ink entitled "Caravan" (with sincere apologies to the original artist); Pen and ink drawing August 1946. Copied from a postcard of Sadler's 1881 "A good Story". Pencil drawing of a dog by F. E. Secombe [Frederick Ernest Secombe, father], 1959.

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