It has been rather quiet for a while but one or two things have come up I thought I would share, and of course, ask for more advice.

Firstly, you may remember that the Biaggi family cared for the grave of a Corporal Adams who was with a security unit when he died in a motorcycle accident. I was briefly in touch with a relative who kindly sent me his photograph. If the lady in question sees this thread can she please contact me as I have lost her details due to computer problems.

Here is the photograph of Douglas, known as Dougal, on the occasion of his marriage to Doris.

Next up is a photograph of Dominique’s grave with a temporary wooden cross. I believe this to be his grave at Harrogate’s Stonefall Cemetery and the fact that the inscriptions are in English does seem to point to that.

The next two are of Dominique, the first perhaps in the French uniform worn in N Africa?

The second of these is a bit of a poser. I was originally told by the MoD Medal Office that Dominique was entitled to the 1939-1945 Star, the France & Germany Star and the War Medal. However, it transpires now that they have no record of his service, even though 346 operated as an RAF Squadron under the auspices of Bomber Command. That shouldn’t prove an obstacle as I can provide plenty of evidence regarding his service with 346 Squadron and prior to that. The other problem is that the Medal Office could not confirm one way or the other whether Dominique was entitled to British Campaign Medals. They should have a definitive answer for me by early February. Now, if anyone here has evidence of French personnel serving with the RAF receiving British Campaign Medals, I would be very pleased to hear from you. My final question relating to this last photograph is the Medals pictured there. I velieve the Medal on the left to be the Croix de Guerre with a faded ribbon and the one on the right to be the Medaille Militaire, also with an extremely faded ribbon. Can anyone here confirm my thoughts on this, and, advise on the identity of the third Medal?

Thanks agin to everyone for their indulgence and as always, any further information would be most gratefully received.

Regards,

kev35