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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cambridgeshire => Topic started by: maycroft on Saturday 09 February 08 20:40 GMT (UK)
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RAF Hosp Ely 1943
Does anyone know of personell here 1943 or their descendants namely Sisters Giles and Carpenter on ward 2, surgeons Wing Comm Armstrong Flt Lieu Prest. Also any one who worked or was a patient round about March 1943. Anyone who remembers the hospital or has photos would be glad to hear from you
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Hello there.
I just received an alert that contained the RAF Hospital Ely. I run a website for this hospital for all ex-members of staff. Unfortunately we don't have anybody going back that far. The nearest we have is 1950, although I was in dialogue with a son of a 92 year old sister from Ward 6 in 1944/55 now living in Australia.
If you want me to pass your message onto the site I can do. You never know, somebody might just have an answer for you.
Take care of yourself
Roger
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A pity my late father is still not around. He was a patient at Ely Hospital about that time. He was an armourer in Bomber Command and was being treated for the effects of mustard gas stored in a nearby Bomber Command bomb dump, a subject that isn't mentioned very often!
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Hello there.
There are lots of things not mentioned much today, like when Bomber Command dropped a gas bomb on Norwich in the 1950's to see how it would affect the local population!!
Too many things done secretly and using us as guinea pigs without our knowledge.
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This seems highly unlikely to me, can you come up with anything further?
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Maycroft, Maybe the Ely Library would have some photos from the period that maybe a help. Why not email them and ask?
charlotte
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Do patient records exist for RAF Hospital Ely. My grandfather was a patient there in 1951. wonder if amyone remembers him, calle harold ernest webb
regards
mark
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There is a fantastic thread named" RAF lookups if you need help' or words like that. It has hundreds of answers to questions such as are being asked here. The thread is on Armed Services Board, from memory ::)
Why not locate the thread- I can't see it on my back posts-sorry-, and ask about all this?
Certainly worth a try.
charlotte
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Maycroft, The thread's initiator and who knows so much about RAF records is kyt.
I just remembered :-[
charlotte
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thanks for your advice will do as you suggest
thanks
mark
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Hi
Unrelated to the current threads - I had been a patient at RAF Ely Hospital for a few days in 1974. An excellent Hospital and great staff. Almost a pleasure to be in need of a minor operation and care.
I remember being one of 4 or 5 patients in a long ward adjoining a reading room.
Fond memories
Leon (Supply Sqn RAF Oakington at the time)
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I was born in RAF Hospital Ely in 1959. I need to access my birth records; does anyone know how?
Many thanks
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Hello don't know if anybody can help me want to know does RAF keep medical records I was born in Ely RAF hospital in 1970's I don't know why I was taken to that hospital but a one I need the records for medical reason and to see if it says any thing about my father who I don't know was told he left the hospital because I was a boy I don't know if any of the that is true as was taken into care when I was 8 Any help would be great full Thankyou