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I have a copy of a nine-page letter dated Sat 3 April 1943 written by an RAF serviceman of Nelson, Nr Treharris, who was in bomber command during WW2 to 'Dear Eddie' who it seems from the letter, was also in the RAF.

Can someone please help!! I know it is a big ask with so few details but I am trying to identify Eddie:
Assuming 'Eddie' was from the same village (Nelson),  I trawled local newspapers and found a likely candidate (please see attached snippets).  I would appreciate any help given.

Thank you

   

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Does anyone know what you get on a 'digital copy' of a GRO Index birth.  The birth of W.C. Digby was registered in Pontypridd and I wondered if it would state the actual place of birth (eg home address). 

I am researching Sgt Wilfred Charles DIGBY who lost his life with the crew names below when their aircraft Lancaster Mk1 W4110 KM-K failed to return from operation flight on 13/14 May 1943.   

Crew: Lancaster I bomber W4110 of No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron piloted by 23-year-old Flying Officer William Rail, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from Vumba, Southern Rhodesia was shot down by night fighter pilot Karl-Gustav Pfeiffer of IV/NJG 1 and crashed into the North Sea west of Den Helder, the Netherlands. The aircraft had been returning to RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, after a raid on Pilzen, Czechoslovakia. All seven of the crew were killed and were later named on the Runnymede Memorial on Cooper's Hill in Runnymede, Surrey, England.

Pilot F/O. W.D. Rail 80131 RAF (Southern Rhodesia)
Flight engineer Sgt. N.K. Underwood 1000940 (Driffield, Yorkshire)
Navigator Sgt. A.T.C. Bromwich 1392030 (Fleet, Somerset)
Bomb aimer Sgt. W.C. Digby 1315999 (Nelson, Glamorgan)
Wo ag Sgt. R.C. Boardman 1028039 (Tyldesley, Lancashire)
Air gunner Sgt. R.S.A. Walker 1085432 (unknown)
Air gunner Sgt. G. Batty 1415510 (Swansea, Wales)

Prior to joining 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron at RAF Waddington, this crew was posted to South Africa for training under the "Joint Air Training Scheme," possibly about September 1942.  Back in the UK this crew was posted to Waddington from No1654 conversion unit on 9 March 1943. Sgt Digby was on his 12th operation with this crew when he lost his life. 

That is the extent of my knowledge. I would appreciate any help building background details on Sgt Digby and his fellow crew members.

PS I have copies of the Operations Record Book for the operations this crew carried out,

when I put click on some websites I get an annoying message Clock Error message Your Clock is ahead and prevents me logging to to the relevant page, yet when I check the clock time and date it is showing correct time and date ??

Any suggestions would be appreciated.