Been doing a lot of research on my family over the past few years along with help from other relatives have managed to trace my family (mothers side) to 1141 with all sorts of interesting twist and turns.
As for WW2 My Mums Dad (Grandad 1) worked on building parts for Mosquito’s in a piano factory at Stoke Newington, Nan worked in ammunition and guns at the Woolwich Arsenal so im told. Nan 1’s brother served in the Royal Navy and at one point so im told was involved on Russian Convoys. My Mum remembers Nan saying “them police have turned up again to take him back” Torpedoed twice in one night on different ships and survived he spent 18 months recovering in the USA. Proving difficult here as the only evidence i have of him being alive is a birth Certificate, and change of name document ( another story from WW1 ?) I have been informed that if he was an Air gunner and deployed on Merchant ships there would be no record !!!!
Dad side is even better. (Grandad 2) was a fireman in London during the Blitz and drove buses. Nan 2’s brother was in the RAF joining in 1921/22 and worked alongside Churchill in photo reconnassence iam trying to get his service record from Cranwell but it is proving difficult. Brother 2 was a dispatch rider serving with 11 group from October 1940 he has just died so am now getting to grips with service records.
Mum & Dad still have there gas masks and case, ration books and other stuff issued to there family’s in London in WW2.
Chris
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