My father wishes to trace someone he served with in 1945/6; I thought this might be relatively easy, but first glance suggests too many alternatives (some perhaps spurious &/or costly) or sources restricted to those who are either next of kin, etc.
Has anybody here been down this road before & in a position to suggest most effective course of action ?
TIA
Concious Pilot
By: superplum - 29th January 2012 at 22:34
contact RAF Innsworth who hold the records of all RAF personel, serving and deceased. explane in as much detail the reason behind your request and who you are trying to contact without being to waffly anal. you will probably have to pay a small fee and the info may take a few weeks to come through.
RAF Innsworth is no more – it’s now full of brown jobs! RAF records are, mostly, held at RAF Cranwell.
By: pistonrob - 29th January 2012 at 17:32
contact RAF Innsworth who hold the records of all RAF personel, serving and deceased. explane in as much detail the reason behind your request and who you are trying to contact without being to waffly anal. you will probably have to pay a small fee and the info may take a few weeks to come through.
By: conciouspilot - 29th January 2012 at 16:22
Thanks for the replies, guys. All input gratefully received, as getting nowhere so far; will give these suggestions a twirl.
By: Resmoroh - 29th January 2012 at 15:05
Try putting his name on Rafcommands.com. Lots of experts there who might know of him – or where to go to find out about him.
HTH
Resmoroh
By: waghorn41 - 29th January 2012 at 14:49
Could try here:
http://www.raf-comrade-contact.co.uk
Log in, go to Member Forum in the right hand menu then scroll down to ‘Reunions…’, 3rd item is Comrade Search Noticeboard
By: kev35 - 29th January 2012 at 10:50
I would suggest that the first thing to do is to try and establish whether the person you are searching for is still alive. I presume this person would be in their mid eighties or above. The best route would be a search of Birth, Marriage and Death records. If you have a name like Aloysius Clatworthy it should be relatively easy but if the name is John Smith you will be swamped with possibilities.
It might be worth trying Forces Reunited and depending on which of the Armed Services he was with it might be worth contacting Squadron and Regimental Associations or Old Comrades Associations. Maybe you could approach the British Legion too?
Hope this helps.
Regards,
kev35
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