« Reply #15 on: Thursday 24 May 18 17:48 BST (UK) »
I'm with other posters who are encouraging you to take a quiet moments to reflect on your early life with your mother which might start to unlock the key to the past. It's amazing what our brains retain, for instance my son remembers certain things which only happened when he was between six and twelve months old whilst we lived in France. Most of my successful family history research comes from my recalling hearing my parents conversations with other people when I was quite young, such as:- given names and even surnames ("The B--ns"), jobs and/or expertise people had, such as; "Nick and his prize pig Esmerelda" (I don't know who he was so haven't found him yet lol)
* Do you know which hospitals she worked at?
* Do you know if she was an SEN (state enrolled nurse) or an SRN (state registered nurse) or an Irish registered nurse If not, I see that there are some available avenues to pursue to discover nurse records.
* Have you explored the theory that some nurses dated their ex patients and the vague suggeston your father could have been in the RAF? Two places they could have met would be at the hospital where she worked and/or at a social evening dance at the barracks he was posted to.
* Here's a webpage that lists former RAF bases, I don't know London at all but notice that RAF Chessington was formerly a research Hospital
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations ..It was an RAF camp and rehabilitation station for wounded service personel of junior rank - it was in use for all services (commisioned officers went to Hedley court).
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/1562/raf-chessingtonBest wishes,
Rena
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