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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Same Thomas?
« on: Monday 20 May 24 06:49 BST (UK)  »
The top signature looks like Thomas llis (the E in Ellis is missing).

The two Ts in Thomas are different, but the two 'homas' characters look similar.
llis in the top signature looks similar to (E)llis in the bottom one.


Tony

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World War Two / Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 11:39 BST (UK)  »
41 Squadron was at a number of different locations in 1943:

October 1942-March 1943: Llanbedr
March-April 1943: High Ercall
April-May 1943: Hawkinge
May 1943: Biggin Hill
May-June 1943: Friston
June-October 1943: Westhampnett
October 1943-February 1944: Tangmere

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/41_wwII.html#google_vignette

RAF Friston in Suffolk is probably the closest to RAF Hornchurch in Essex.


Tony

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World War Two / Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 08:04 BST (UK)  »
104 Personnel Dispatch Centre:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162600

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hednesford


Tony

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World War Two / Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 07:53 BST (UK)  »
5 Personnel Dispatch Centre:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100808

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padgate


Tony

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World War Two / Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« on: Wednesday 15 May 24 05:39 BST (UK)  »
what does D2E mean?

Below are discussions from other forums, there is not a straightforward answer:

https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-form-543-help-needed-please.83417/

https://forum.rafcommands.com/forum/general-category/18716-reason-auth-columns-on-raf-service-records?18837-Reason-Auth-Columns-on-RAF-Service-Records=


Tony


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World War Two / Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« on: Tuesday 14 May 24 12:57 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: KathrynBryant1 on Tuesday 14 May 24 10:07 BST (UK)
Morning Tony.  Thank you for the information you provided.  You'll have to excuse my ignorance but do you know when Dad was at this place please?

Regards,

Kathryn


Abbreviated as 2 S of T. T. on the records.
Two postings on 17/2/42 and then 16/12/42 (if read correctly)

Tony

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World War Two / Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« on: Tuesday 14 May 24 05:25 BST (UK)  »
No 2 School of Technical Training in WW2 was at RAF Cosford, Shropshire:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cosford


Tony

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Thomas Chapman from cabinet maker to Professor of Music?!
« on: Monday 13 May 24 12:25 BST (UK)  »
In the advert found by mckha489, Mr T. Chapman has an F. C. V. qualification.
Was he a Fellow of the College of Violinists?
Correspondence courses were available from the Victoria College of Music and Drama.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_College_of_Music_and_Drama


Tony

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Armed Forces / Re: Identifying WW1 item
« on: Saturday 11 May 24 08:15 BST (UK)  »
PRES would be his Religious Denomination - Presbyterian


Tony

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