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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 14 May 24 19:26 BST (UK) »
Quote from: KathrynBryant1 on Tuesday 14 May 24 15:47 BST (UK)
Sorry if I'm becoming a pain, but what does D2E mean against 41 Squadron on Dad's Record in 1943 please?
Sorry, I don't know that one. It's not a medical category.

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #28 on: Tuesday 14 May 24 19:56 BST (UK) »
Thanks Andy, no worries.

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Kathryn

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 15 May 24 05:39 BST (UK) »
Aucock/Aukett~Kent/Sussex, Broadway~Oxfordshire, Danks~Warwickshire, Fenn~Kent/Norfolk, Goatham~Kent, Hunt~Kent, Parker~Middlesex, Perry~Kent, Sellers~Kent/Yorkshire, Sladden~Kent, Wright~Kent/Essex

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #30 on: Thursday 16 May 24 07:37 BST (UK) »
Thank you Tony.  The links provided are most informative but obviously doesn't cover my query, perhaps one day it will come to light.  Nevertheless the rest of the information is valuable for future reference.

One last thing.

Is there anywhere that I can look up where the Personnel Distribution Centres were located please?

Kind regards,

Kathryn

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #31 on: Thursday 16 May 24 07:53 BST (UK) »
Aucock/Aukett~Kent/Sussex, Broadway~Oxfordshire, Danks~Warwickshire, Fenn~Kent/Norfolk, Goatham~Kent, Hunt~Kent, Parker~Middlesex, Perry~Kent, Sellers~Kent/Yorkshire, Sladden~Kent, Wright~Kent/Essex

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #32 on: Thursday 16 May 24 08:04 BST (UK) »
Aucock/Aukett~Kent/Sussex, Broadway~Oxfordshire, Danks~Warwickshire, Fenn~Kent/Norfolk, Goatham~Kent, Hunt~Kent, Parker~Middlesex, Perry~Kent, Sellers~Kent/Yorkshire, Sladden~Kent, Wright~Kent/Essex

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #33 on: Thursday 16 May 24 08:17 BST (UK) »
What knowledge you have as to where queries can be researched.  Obviously I don't have a clue hence my asking for help.   Thank you for the further information provided.

I don't want to go into great detail on here but I have been told that my Father had a liaison with someone (long since deceased) who worked at RAF Hornchuch at some point in 1943, this is why I am trying to determine where he was around that time.  Although all of the information provided is of a great help with the insight to my Father's movements, am eager to find out if what I've been told could be true.

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Kathryn

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #34 on: Thursday 16 May 24 11:39 BST (UK) »
41 Squadron was at a number of different locations in 1943:

October 1942-March 1943: Llanbedr
March-April 1943: High Ercall
April-May 1943: Hawkinge
May 1943: Biggin Hill
May-June 1943: Friston
June-October 1943: Westhampnett
October 1943-February 1944: Tangmere

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/41_wwII.html#google_vignette

RAF Friston in Suffolk is probably the closest to RAF Hornchurch in Essex.


Tony
Aucock/Aukett~Kent/Sussex, Broadway~Oxfordshire, Danks~Warwickshire, Fenn~Kent/Norfolk, Goatham~Kent, Hunt~Kent, Parker~Middlesex, Perry~Kent, Sellers~Kent/Yorkshire, Sladden~Kent, Wright~Kent/Essex

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Re: Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record
« Reply #35 on: Friday 17 May 24 12:24 BST (UK) »
Hi Tony.  Thank you so much for this further information.   It is very useful and very much appreciated.

Regards,

Kathryn
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