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Mike Friend
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RAF WW11 REcords
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Sunday 19 February 17 11:30 GMT (UK) »
I need help, I have recently got my fathers record of service from the RAF, I am having great trouble in understanding it, under miscellaneous it states: Med. Cat. Grade 2. should be reconsidered for trg. at later date. Also the actual record is mainly numbers, can I get help ?
nanny jan
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Russian John
Re: RAF WW11 REcords
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Sunday 19 February 17 12:15 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat.
This link might help;
https://ww2memories.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/common-abbreviations-on-ww2-raf-records-as/
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)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT Paling/WA (var)
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dowdstree
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Mary Malcolm - 1860 to 1945 - My Great Granny
Re: RAF WW11 REcords
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Sunday 19 February 17 12:37 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat from me too.
I have just spoken to my husband who is Ex RAF.
His explanation is
Medical Category Grade 2 - Not fully fit
trg stands for training - needed to retrain as he was not fully fit.
It would be helpful to know what his trade or job was at this time.
Regards
Dorrie
Small, County Antrim & Dundee
Dickson, County Down & Dundee
Madden, County Westmeath
Patrick, Fife
Easson, Fife
Leslie, Fife
Paterson, Fife
Mike Friend
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Sunday 19 February 17 15:16 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for your help,It shows on Mustering records: MECH\SE
Rank LAC, but the units are : 960sqd,950sqd, 5011, 5710, 5154, 2wing 9D.DC as a example
then the Azores are mentioned
dowdstree
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Mary Malcolm - 1860 to 1945 - My Great Granny
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Sunday 19 February 17 15:45 GMT (UK) »
O.K. here goes according to my husband - makes no sense to me.
Mech - Mechanic - he is not sure about the SE but thinks it may be something electrical.
960 and 950 are actual Squadrons.
5011, 5710 and 5124 - small units not big enough to be a Squadron
2wing - A large unit which is a combination of more than one Squadron. He is not sure what 9D.DC stands for.
Azores - Overseas posting to these islands.
Hope this is useful.
Dorrie's husband
Small, County Antrim & Dundee
Dickson, County Down & Dundee
Madden, County Westmeath
Patrick, Fife
Easson, Fife
Leslie, Fife
Paterson, Fife
KGarrad
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Sunday 19 February 17 15:53 GMT (UK) »
I think the rank of LAC is Leading Aircraftman?
Could be 1st Class or 2nd Class.
When on parade, and asked why he was still a LAC 2nd Class, my father replied "Because there isn't a 3rd Class, Sir"!
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)
JJen
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Sunday 19 February 17 15:57 GMT (UK) »
Could Mech/SE be mechanic of safety equipment/survival equipment?
LAC - Leading Aircraftman
JJ
Mike Friend
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Sunday 19 February 17 16:26 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all for your responses, that has helped me a lot. So with that information could I assume that my father was attached to various squadrons as some sort of mechanic as he was not fit for active duty for some reason ?
Best Regards
Mike
JJen
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Sunday 19 February 17 16:45 GMT (UK) »
Hi Mike,
I would not presume that your father was unfit for active duty. Medical categories usually have letters and numbers -
A4 G1 Z1
Can you see anything that resembles the above?
JJ
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