Help Please With Identity Of 2 D-Day Veteran's Signature's 198 And 197 Squadrons

Hi All,
May not know what I am on about most of the time but just glad I can help others like yourself every now and then matey! 😀

Geoff.

Hi All.hawker1966,
I came to the same conclusion as OneEightBit (LAC Thomas Newstead), I would add you may try 197 Squadron service records or a general search for
RAF service personnel records ? Follow the links they may help better.
http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections-and-research/tracing-your-family-history/tracing-your-royal-flying-corps-and-royal-air/where-to-find-service-records
http://www.raf-ff.org.uk/veterans.asp
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-royal-air-force-airmens-service-records-1912-1939
http://www.197typhoon.org.uk/
These few may get the ball rolling good luck matey.

Geoff.

Thanks 1batfarstard

I will give some of the suggested links a go..

Hi All.hawker1966,
I came to the same conclusion as OneEightBit (LAC Thomas Newstead), I would add you may try 197 Squadron service records or a general search for
RAF service personnel records ? Follow the links they may help better.
http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections-and-research/tracing-your-family-history/tracing-your-royal-flying-corps-and-royal-air/where-to-find-service-records
http://www.raf-ff.org.uk/veterans.asp
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-royal-air-force-airmens-service-records-1912-1939
http://www.197typhoon.org.uk/
These few may get the ball rolling good luck matey.

Geoff.

L.A.C Thomas Newstead 197 Squadron?

Hi Oneeighthbit:

I had the second name down the same as yourself, which i am pretty much certain correct, but i cant seem find a name for that squadron or on signed prints.. but will keep trying as hopefully someone will come up with an answer..

L.A.C Thomas Newstead 197 Squadron?

The F/Lt’s signature names do look like a W and a P, to me.

I can confirm that W G Parkes of 198 Sqn was a wartime casualty. He died in the crash of his Typhoon upon returning from an op with aircraft damage, so definitely your signature is not his:

PARKES, WILLIAM GEORGE

Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 420497
Date of Death: 09/03/1944
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Grave Reference: 4. N. 10.
Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Frank Roy and Lilian Parkes, of Bega, New South Wales, Australia.

See the attached Circumstantial Report on his loss.

Do you have any idea when and where the signatures were added to the print? Are they add-ons to this single print, or are then found on the other prints by the artist? If the latter, then tracking down the artist or his publisher would be one way to investigate.

Regards,

Matt

Hi Matt
Thank you for your interest, i would of said that the signatures are add ons, as searching the net this particular print dosnt appear to have these names applied..

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The F/Lt’s signature names do look like they begin with a W and a P, to me.

I can confirm that W G Parkes of 198 Sqn was a wartime casualty. He died in the crash of his Typhoon upon returning from an op with aircraft damage, so definitely your signature is not his:

PARKES, WILLIAM GEORGE

Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 420497
Date of Death: 09/03/1944
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Grave Reference: 4. N. 10.
Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Frank Roy and Lilian Parkes, of Bega, New South Wales, Australia.

See the attached Circumstantial Report on his loss.

Do you have any idea when and where the signatures were added to the print? Are they add-ons to this single print, or are then found on the other prints by the artist? If the latter, then tracking down the artist or his publisher would be one way to investigate.

Regards,

Matt

Pretty illegible at this size. Is it possible to post full size images of these signatures?
Mike

I will give it a go..
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Pretty illegible at this size. Is it possible to post full size images of these signatures?
Mike