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Jack Jones
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Re: RAF Sgt Mc Garvey George A. of 455 Sqn
« Reply #15 on: Monday 02 November 09 16:23 UTC (UK) »
Well Alex,  it took a little time but at least one thread of your search is getting results.

Welcome to the forum Paul.

                      Alan.
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Re: RAF Sgt Mc Garvey George A. of 455 Sqn
« Reply #16 on: Friday 13 November 09 14:52 UTC (UK) »
Alexander,

Spoke to my father the other night ( Roy McGarvey ) and he is quite willing to discuss his brother Bertie ( George ) - he showed me various photos of Bertie at school, college, rugby and RAF also school reports, etc - my cousin Kathryn Adair has even more documentary records and we will be collating this over the next few weeks.   Dad tells me that Bertie planned to join the Ministry
( Church ) but the war put an end to this - incidentally Alexander, Dad did receive the letter you posted to Coleraine Rugby Club, 18 months ago, but unfortunately thought it 'safer' not to respond, not knowing who you were!

I have asked Dad to write down all that he remembers about Bertie, and we will publish this in due course - he had never before seen photos of the crashed Hampden plane or the gravestone so these were of great interest - he recalls that it was a 'Piet Klassen' who recovered  Bertie's body from the plane ( does this name mean anything to you? )

I realise now it is a tragedy that no member of the McGarvey has yet visited Bertie's grave - Kathryn and I propose to rectify this by visiting in 2 years time ( on the 70th anniversary of his death ) - 30 months ago I was in Brussels not realising that I was only a short distance from Bertie's grave.

Paul 
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