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World War One / RAF - Founder Members - 1st April 1918
« on: Wednesday 14 January 09 00:24 GMT (UK)  »
Does anyone know of a online resource or database that has a list of the founder members of the RAF / WRAF.

E.G.: Those Army (RFC) and Royal Navy (RNAS) men and women that transfered service on 1 Apr 1918 on the founding day of the RAF.

I have 2 in my direct bloodline (Both maternal Great Grandfathers) (one from each service) that I only just found out about. I'm very keen to track down as much as possible about them.  Also my Great-Grandmother joined the WRAF in Jan 1919.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks


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World War One / Kidbrooke - RFC / RAF - WW1
« on: Tuesday 13 January 09 02:36 GMT (UK)  »
Has anyone got any details, info or pictures of Kidbrooke during WW1 and the months after before demobbing.  I have a number of relative that were based there (My G Grandparents). A Royal Flying Corps member who transfered to RAF on 1st Apr 1918 (Founder Member) and his to be wife, who joined up in Jan 1919 for 8 months service at Kidbrooke in the WRAF.

I have pictures of them in uniform and some service records.

What I want to know, is more about the units at Kidbrook in WW1.  There is lots about it in WW2.
So far I understand that it was No.1 Stores Depot for the RAF (Would like to know if it was RFC before 1 Apr 18), it also had a Barrage Balloon Unit (No.1 Balloon Barrage Centre). It would be great if this could be confirmed and even better any details.
The Balloon unit would have been a large organisation with Sqns below it, has anyone any idea of the unit numbers.  (I know the ones at Kidbrook for WW2, the ones in WW1 would be brand new for the creation of the RAF).

Anything on Kidbrook (not not RAF Kidbrook - as it wasn't called that until much later) would be much appreciated.

Thanks

DM

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