Thanks Sue. I believe the radio announcer occupation is outside of the Army/Airforce but you never know. The relocation to Melbourne circa 1958 was supposedly to a new job in radio. I was wondering if there is an archives that would hold staff lists of Radio Stations in VIC and WA.
We have much information on the DHUE family in WA. I would really like to concentrate on and find a birth of GJ Falkiner and his parents marriage and location after 1958. All I have is from the 1957 Marriage Certificate. GJ Falkiner supposedly born Sudbury England circa 1923, parents listed as John Henry Falkiner (Stockbroker dec) and Edith Catherine Longden. I am normally confident in finding such records and locating folks in the 1939 census but no luck so far.
Friends of the family have confirmed an English accent. And another confirmed flying bombers in the Airforce. But I have not found Service records as yet. Iwakuni appears to have been set up as an airbase for the Korean War. There are some informative records available online about the base.
Thank you for everyone's input!
I think you should be considering that the IMMI card information is reliable in every detail. My first cousin (NSW born) served in Korea, and on the weekend just past there was a family reunion with many of us attending at Uralla NSW. I caught up with this cousin and his Dad and asked about Radio Announcers etc... Yes, there were radio stations with Military announcers from British forces, DOA. I checked, yes, DOA was British Department of Army. I mentioned there could be other meanings to that abbreviation, yes, but usually it was British Dept of Army.
So, I introduced the IMMI card and my Uncle notices (he a retired Academic)
a) Immigration Card, so the applicant was NOT an Australian Citizen, and we went through each piece of info in GJF's hand ...
b) Soldier, so NOT Navy, NOT Airforce, so ARMY. United Kingdom or Canada or New Zealand or India or USA ...
c) mentions re-posting, so staying permanently ... as in 12 months or more and waiting for any re-posting ... so he has served and is now back to RESERVES and thus able to work to earn living as though a Civilian - so check to see HOW LONG UK soldiers would have needed to serve before being eligible to be a RESERVE ...
d) married so a wife and possibly family somewhere -
I asked my cousin about the Radio Announcers for broadcasting to the Services ... Yes, both USA and Britain established their Radio Stations, sometimes mobile ones, specifically for keeping morale and local info to the personnel ... Australians were kept up to date via the British broadcasts, the announcers were definitely in Uniform, well spoken 'posh' English accents ...
Now I am back home, and I have googled. I think it is likely there are UK resources to help with the BCFK (British Commonwealth Forces Korea) It may have been known as BRITCOM Broadcasting Station or similar.
JM
