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Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« on: Monday 07 December 15 11:52 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone recognise the name E.Vernon?
He was in the RAF approx around 1940s??
Originally from Manchester England
Are there any photographs online? Where would his base have been?
Not sure where to start

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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 December 15 13:12 GMT (UK) »
What was his date of Birth?

Did he have a trade before he joined the RAF?
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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #2 on: Monday 07 December 15 13:28 GMT (UK) »
What was his date of Birth?

Did he have a trade before he joined the RAF?


I know he died around 1999 in Manchester his name is Eric

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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #3 on: Monday 07 December 15 13:33 GMT (UK) »
Apply for a copy of his death certificate in the first instance, I suggest.
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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #4 on: Monday 07 December 15 14:02 GMT (UK) »
Apply for a copy of his death certificate in the first instance, I suggest.

Will his name not be registered anywhere within RAF records for that period of time?

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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #5 on: Monday 07 December 15 14:48 GMT (UK) »

RAF records are still with MOD; you can apply for a copy of his service.  Details here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 08 December 15 12:50 GMT (UK) »
You could go to the alphabetic List of surnames here on Rootschat, and see if anyone else is searching for Vernons.

If you do, it will be like winning the football pools.

Do you see what I did there?
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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 08 December 15 13:10 GMT (UK) »
Is this his death - in which case it gives another bit of information, his birth.

Eric Vernon
Birth :   6 Jan 1923
Death:   Aug 2000
Age at Death:   77
Manchester Lancashire
Register Number:   I65B
District and Subdistrict:   0061I
Entry Number:   236
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Re: Any connections to E.Vernon RAF from Manchester
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 08 December 15 13:13 GMT (UK) »
Yes that is him