WOII S D Vickers RAF (Service No.590124)

[asherp]

Hello

I am doing some research into a Sidney Richard Vickers.

Vickers was captured by the Japanese and following the end of the Second World War in the Far East he was awarded the OBE (Military). I have found his London Gazette notice for the award.

His rank was Warrant Officer II and his RAF Service Number 590124. It appears that he came from the Kent area.

If you are able assist please let me know.

Many thanks

Asher
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[excel]

Sorry, I have deleted my original message as I hadn't read your information properly and had the wrong Service.
added later:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/prose01/WW2_RAF_ServiceRecord.htm

National Archives, Kew has this information about P.O.W's
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/2jan2005.pdf

[daretodiscover]

The Innsworth address won't do you much good as they moved some time ago:

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/raf.html

RAF DPA SAR Section
Room 220
Trenchard Hall
RAF Cranwell
Sleaford
LINCS
NG34 8HB

[asherp]

The problem is that I am not related to WOII Vickers so cannot request his service records. However, there might be someone researching RAF Far East POWs and might have come across him.

[ADM199]

There should be some detail regarding his time as a F/E Prisoner of War at Kew in WO392/26.

Gives Name Rank No,Branch of Service. Date Captured,Date Liberated or died and where he was when Liberated.

[DeeBoneham]

Asherp

Just a quick comment.  The RAF dont have WO II.  We have Flight Sergearnt and Warrant officer as shown in the London Gazette...  Might be worth you trying to contact a gentleman called Graham Pitchfork who wrote Men behind the medals as he might have researched WO Vickers at some point. 

Dee

[asherp]

DO you have Graham Pitchfork's contact details?

Many thanks

Asher

[DeeBoneham]

I dont but you might be able to get hold of him via the publisher.  if you look on amazon or something they will show that...
Dee