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Title: Cant find RAF man- can You help?
Post by: Will Marshall on Friday 27 October 06 21:33 BST (UK)

Ive been to see a relative today who happend to have a couple of Edwardian related medals. One was the Jubilee medal from 1897 and the other was the British war medal of the first world war. Imprinted along the potside were the following details

196717 Pte 2 G.T Doy RAF

I assume this would be Thomas George Doy my Great granddad who i believed to be working on the fishing fleets off the north eastcoast. Not only this he was only 15 when the war started. If this is him his service was never mentioned which further complicates the search.

I cant find any trace of him on the national archives site and was hoping someone with some fresh eyes might be able to double check for me.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou

Will

Title: Re: Cant find RAF man- can You help?
Post by: Wendi on Saturday 28 October 06 17:08 BST (UK)

Hi Will

The RAF did not come into existence until April 1918 so by then, if it is your Ggranddad, he would have been 21.  The war ended in the November. 

Not hugely up on RAF research but, as usual, TNA have a guide it's at

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vr/

Wendi :)