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Title: Gunner RAF
Post by: ryanharam31 on Thursday 02 May 24 18:01 BST (UK)

Hello all,

On my great uncles RAF service record, his rank is given as a Gunner.

Any ideas on what this role was/what they did?

Many thanks

Title: Re: Gunner RAF
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Thursday 02 May 24 18:13 BST (UK)

Have you 'Googled 'Air Gunner RAF' - plenty of references?

Title: Re: Gunner RAF
Post by: mmm45 on Thursday 02 May 24 18:18 BST (UK)

If he wasnt aircrew then he may have been RAF Regiment

https://www.rafregt.org.uk/raf-regiment-association-information/raf-regiment-history/

Ady

Title: Re: Gunner RAF
Post by: rafcommands on Friday 03 May 24 07:47 BST (UK)

Gunner was not an RAF rank.

Air Gunner AG was a trade associated with rank of Sgt or above.

Ground Gunner GG was also a trade and usually associated with rank/classification ACH/AC2/AC1/LAC/Cpl/Sgt

Ross