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hi,
I'm after any help at all for information regarding my great grand father, guy dubois st marc.

I know he was in the RAAF WW2 as a squadron leader (here are the details i currently have)
SQUADRON LEADER
GUY DUBOIS ST MARC
292436
SERVICE   ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
DATE OF BIRTH   10 MAY 1901
NEXT OF KIN   DUBOIS ST MARC, P
DATE OF DISCHARGE   9 NOVEMBER 1945
POSTING AT DISCHARGE   AFHQ (VAOC) AD

please if there is any one at all that could help with some more information or even photos it would mean the absolute world as we have nothing at all
Thank you

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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:28 GMT (UK) »
His records at the Australian Archives haven't been digitised yet but you can request for them to be done so:

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=5375839&isAv=N

Click "Request a Copy"

VAOC was Volunteer Air Observers Corps

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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:36 GMT (UK) »
thank you so much for that
when i click on the link it is telling me that the page has expired?

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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:38 GMT (UK) »
Grrrr

OK, go to http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/

Click Recordsearch

Enter his service number (292436) in the keyword search

Then Click "Request a Copy"

Timescales vary as to how long they will take to get the file scanned for you


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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:41 GMT (UK) »
thank you so so so much i really appreciate it

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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:43 GMT (UK) »
 :( unfortunately i have already had a look at that site

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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:43 GMT (UK) »
He also has an entry (though only part of it is shown) in the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School Alumni book

https://books.google.com/books?id=SQXuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22DUBOIS+ST+MARC+GUY+raymond+noel%22&dq=%22DUBOIS+ST+MARC+GUY+raymond+noel%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHwv_op5PKAhUG6GMKHQQDBqgQ6AEIHDAA

It maybe worth contacting the school for either the full entry and/or any other indo they may have. They seem to be working on digitising their archives so you never know:

https://www.mgs.vic.edu.au/mg/content/archives

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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:44 GMT (UK) »
:( unfortunately i have already had a look at that site

Did you request a copy of his record? Most records don't have photos but they can contain a lot of info anyway

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Re: trying to find infomation regarding my great grandfather guy dubois st marc
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 18:49 GMT (UK) »
i will do but i will have to wait till the bank opens so i can tf $ to pay for it :) cant wait :)