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Thomas Price - Driver WW2
« on: Monday 25 September 17 21:43 BST (UK) »
I dont have much service information other than my dad thought his dad was a driver in the war and may have been in the REME.....but where do i start trying to identify / locate service records / medal entitlement for my grandfather Thomas Price Born 1906 Hulme, Manchester...he survived the war and died in 1966........ive attached photo of him in uniform....
PRICE - Hulme, Manchester / Pershore Worcest.   
ALMOND - Hulme, Manchester
STONE - Hulme, Manchester
FOY/FAY/FAHY - Galway / Hulme, Manchester
MACKINNON / McKinnon - Glasgow / Partick  / Whiteinch / Manchester
HERON - Eastwood/ Blairgowrie / The Gorbals
BUCHANAN -
PATERSON - Glasgow

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Re: Thomas Price - Driver WW2
« Reply #1 on: Monday 25 September 17 22:01 BST (UK) »
WW2 service records are still with the MOD but you can apply for a copy, cost £30.
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Thomas Price - Driver WW2
« Reply #2 on: Monday 25 September 17 22:04 BST (UK) »
how much info will i need....ive got very little re military service
PRICE - Hulme, Manchester / Pershore Worcest.   
ALMOND - Hulme, Manchester
STONE - Hulme, Manchester
FOY/FAY/FAHY - Galway / Hulme, Manchester
MACKINNON / McKinnon - Glasgow / Partick  / Whiteinch / Manchester
HERON - Eastwood/ Blairgowrie / The Gorbals
BUCHANAN -
PATERSON - Glasgow

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Re: Thomas Price - Driver WW2
« Reply #3 on: Monday 25 September 17 22:09 BST (UK) »
From memory....full name, date of birth, copy of death certificate but full information here:

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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