Hello everyone.
Once again I'm amazed at the response, and so quick. I have seen him referred to as 'Sir' Victor etc. in many places. I was aware of him from 1945 when I was 8yrs old [now 86], but only in Mum's conversations with her siblings. To reiterate, he was Mum's 1st cousin and 6 yrs younger than her, and I might have met him as a child. If he wasn't knighted then that does become a mystery Mystery, if you see what I mean.
I have subscriptions to 2 major genealogy sites and can't afford more, and use others. I have delved into them as far as is possible, so I'm grateful for any info and suggestions of where else to look, and what for, and had already tried some before crying 'help'. It isn't important in the scheme of things, but the curiosity is great! We were such an ordinary family with strong rural origins in the lower orders from the Whitstable-Blean-Canterbury area, and I have always appreciated that.
The internet is so important in that I live in Oz, so can't go and do any direct stuff with my ancestry as it is all UK-based as far as written records [like churches etc] are concerned, and I am not in communication with any of my closest living relatives - those that are still alive. Mum & her sisters were great oral historians, which has been useful.
Thanks again.
