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Henry Howard Drummond DFM AFC (Retired Wing Commander) died Sep Quarter 1982 aged 72. His death is recorded at Epping Vol 9 Page 2174. Is it possible to find any information about Henry, such as an obituary or any family from these details?
Thanks
aberdein
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aberdein,
The local papers probably carried a death /funeral notice which would give you names of family members and place of burial.
The papers also may have carried an obit or article on him.
Why not ask the Local Studies Library nearest to Epping if they have the papers archived and would look this up for you and email the material?
charlotte
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Thanks charlotte, that`s certainly a good place to start
aberdein
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Hi,
W/C Henry Howard Drummond, AFC, DFM, was a close friend of my family and a major influence on my early life. I am the owner of much memorabilia from Harry's RAF career, including some obituaries, and I was also privileged to be a member of the guard of honour at his funeral.
I would be fascinated to learn of your connection to Harry.
Regards,
Peter
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Hi Peter and a warm welcome to Rootschat. I have been researching my family history for a lot of years now and eventually I got around to looking at Peveline Jane Carruthers who married John Drummond. She was my grandmothers sister and Henry`s mother. Henry was my mothers cousin. I remembered Henry being in the RAF and I discovered his pilots licence on Google. From this some kind people on RC started me looking at his wartime career. I then got so interested that I engaged a professional researcher at Kew to find out whatever he could. However I know nothing at all about Henry`s family other than his son Frank being named on his death certificate. I would like to know about Henry`s family, also if you knw anything about his sister Dorothy who married Arthur Barton. I know his brother Frank settled in Tasmania. I must point out that information on living relatives isn`t allowed but after you have made three posts we could correspond by Personal Messages if you wished. Delighted to hear from you
Regards
aberdein
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Hi aberdein,
I really need to correspond with you by e-mail, so will get my three posts in asap!
I am a long time genealogist and keen military historian. I probably know more about Harry's wartime career than anybody, including research time spent at Kew... if only I had been in contact with you earlier, I could have saved you from splashing out your hard-earned cash! I'll be amazed if your researcher found out anything that I didn't know, but am certainly interested to see what they did locate at TNA.
Bye for now,
Peter
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HH Drummond was my grandfather.
If people are still checking this thread, then feel free to contact me.
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Hello - HH Drummond was my grandfather and I am also currently researching our family tree - perhaps we can link up and share info? I've got a fair amount of information but still along way to go. I knew about our Tasmania connections but it would be good to get some more details.
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So by process of elimination (and your initials), hello Owen!
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Well, assuming that you are neither of my sisters - hi Sarah.
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Hi - have in an old photo album a cut-out from paper about Sergeant Henry Howard Drummond ('Sale pilot wins D.F.M .. 30 flights over continent'). Great Uncle taught him to fly which is obviously why it was kept. Doesn't have paper or date but does have a photo of him taken by T Longworth Cooper, Sale. Let me know if you don't have and would like a copy.
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Hello there
Yes please - it would be great to receive a copy of that cutting - I knew my grandfather had won that medal but would be nice to be able to read about it.
Thank you
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Hello,
Have been unable to attach as I don't own copyright and site would have to take article down.
Transcription..(there is nothing to say which newspaper or date, sorry.)
Sale Pilot Wins D.F.M
30 Flights over continent
A Sale Sergeant Pilot who has taken part in 30 roads over enemy country, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal in connection with a daylight raid on two German battleships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
He is Sergeant Henry Howard Drummond of 50 Woodhouse Lane, Sale.
Sergeant Drummond learned to fly in the Civil Air Guard, which he joined before war broke out. His bomber has a bulldog emblazoned on the fuselage with a boomerang superimposed.
Sergeant Drummond's home is in Jarrow-on-Tyne, but for the last five and a half years he has resided in Sale. Before the was he was a commercial traveller for a firm of paint manufacturers. He is an enthusiastic organist and singer, having been a member of Sale Musical Society for a number of years. He is a member of Backers Lane Methodist Church.
Hope that this has some extra information for you and that you didn't have & hope that wartime newspapers were more accurate...- presumably could be a local paper soon after he received DFM. More information on twitter account if this helps. - worth checking as there is a picture of him.
Fiona
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Hi I am researching RAF RIccall and looking to contact HH DRummond family if you can help that would be great trying to get get all his story whilst at the base
Thank you Sue
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Hi Sue
Welcome to Rootschat ;D
There seem to be many family members posting here and as long as their email addresses haven't changed, they should all receive a notification that you have posted and hope fully come back soon.
We don't allow the posting of email addresses here so please correspond by personal message once your count is up to 3.
Dawn
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Thank you we are doing a DVD about the history of skip with common which takes in RAF RIccall wing commander HH Drummond played a major role in its history during the war I can not find much information on him I am under a time restraint on this project so Ian hoping someone gets back adap I would like to do this story really justice . Thank you Sue
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Hello, HH Drummond was my grandfather. Please let me know how I can help
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HH Drummond was my grandfather.
If people are still checking this thread, then feel free to contact me.
hi i would like to speak with you can you contact me please sue
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Both of you now have enough posts to use the personal message system to chat off-forum and exchange email addresses.
Dawn