royal army services corps

[francesca]

Does anyone know if members of the Royal Army Service corps worked with the Royal Flying Corps duing the First World War?

My Grandfather was a clerk with the RFC stationed in France, so I believe, but I cannot find his name anywhere ( I know there is a problem with RFC records!) but I have found someone with his name in the medal records with the RASC.
Any help would be much appreciated!

Fran

 

[manmack]

members from nearly all the army units served with the RFC, especially the RASC,mack

[liverpool annie]

Fran

Do you have any photos of your grandfather in his uniform?
On this site is a gentleman ( on the right hand side ) in the uniform of RFC

http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/lionels/RFCEgypt/Alfand/Egypt3.html

Do you have any other information at all -  that you could post -  that may help somebody - help you!!

Annie

[francesca]

Hi

Unfortunately this is all I have at the moment as my Mother died last year and it seems that anything she had about her father's time in the RFC has either disappeared or mixed up with papers that my sister holds.
I know that he had very poor eyesight and a 'short' arm which is why he was a clerk rather than a combatant.
His name was John Charles Sommerville, born 1898 in the Strand Workhouse (used as a "lying in" Hospital apparently!) He was brought up in Children's Homes even though I believe his parents were living.
I remember seeing his medals when I was a small child, and that he had a few French words and songs (!) which he learnt during his time in France, but that is all.
Thanks
Fran

[liverpool annie]

Hi Fran - you probably have this information already !! but I posted just in case
Image says age "three"  on 1901 census  -   the "one" I believe -  is a tick mark made by the enumerator  - if you would like the image PM me with you email ( for privacy)


Name  SOMMERVILLE, John Charles
Record Type  Births
Quarter March
Year  1898
District   Strand
County  London Middlesex
Volume  1b
Page  646
 
1901 - ( transcribed wrongly )

Name John Charles Somerville
Age 13
birth year abt 1888
Relation Patient
Gender Male
born Strand, London, England
Source information RG13/5336
Folio 120
Page 7

Annie

[francesca]

Hello!
Thankyou for that, but I do actually have this for my Granddad! Very good of you to send me it though! Where do you have this info from?
Yes, the dob is 1898 (mar q). The institution was the Central London Sick Asylum Board Hospital, Edgware Road.
He was abandoned, but I have also his birth cert with his parents names but can find no trace of them after this date.
Think his Father (also John Charles) was from Ireland, but I do know the origins of his Mother (Alice Emily Ginn).

Anyway, thanks again
Best Wishes
Fran
(have tried to post this once already so hopefully it will not repeat itself!)