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Offline scrimnet

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Re: What uniform is this Corporal wearing.
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 02 May 23 19:04 BST (UK) »
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I'd agree with RAF corporal and late 40s or early 50s RAF by the medal ribbons. I can't quite make them out but I think they are probably mostly WW2 campaign and general service medals inclding the 1939-45 Star. One may be the Air Crew Europe Star.

He has no brevet, no even a half one. He wouldnt have the ACE star sadly

Good point - I've just checked my father's photos and he is wearing an AG (Air Gunner) half brevet on his F/Sgt uniform.

Does this mean that the person in the photo must have been ground crew?

Also, can you ID any of the medal ribbons? Assuming that he actually served during the war I assume that they would include the 1939-45 Star and/or the Defence medal and the War Medal. My father served in Coastal Command in the Indian Ocean from 1943-1945 and earned those three, although he didn't claim them until about 1990.

Sadly the pic is too poor to id most of the ribbons...39/45 Star one end, Defence Medal at the other.
Not everyone got the Defence Medal by a long chalk.
If the original of this pic is scanned at around 600dpi, there may be a chance of ribbon ID

And yes...Has to be ground crew of some description...But not Med Branch!
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Re: What uniform is this Corporal wearing.
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 02 May 23 19:39 BST (UK) »
Also, he is not wearing a speciality trade or technician badge so unlikely to be working 'airside' or in Ops such as Radar or Air Traffic Control.

My guess would be one of the many general admin jobs found in the Station HQ or attached to an Air Ministry department, especially with the quantity of medal ribbons.
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Re: What uniform is this Corporal wearing.
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 03 May 23 10:11 BST (UK) »
Quote from: scrimnet on Tuesday 02 May 23 19:04 BST (UK)
Sadly the pic is too poor to id most of the ribbons...39/45 Star one end, Defence Medal at the other.
Not everyone got the Defence Medal by a long chalk.
If the original of this pic is scanned at around 600dpi, there may be a chance of ribbon ID

And yes...Has to be ground crew of some description...But not Med Branch!

Are there four or five ribbons there? I assume that he must also have gained the War Medal based on at least 28 days of service, so that should be one of the others. Second left right (his left) looks a bit like the Italy Star to me and the next could be the Africa Star, possibly with the North Africa clasp (rosette) in the centre.
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