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World War Two / Re: RAF WW2 Service Records
« on: Sunday 13 November 11 17:15 GMT (UK)  »
 ;) Thanks for the quick reply, I'll follow it up. K

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World War Two / Re: RAF WW2 Service Records
« on: Sunday 13 November 11 11:16 GMT (UK)  »
 :) I am trying to find out about me fathers RAF WW2 service record. So far I seem to be at a brick wall. He died in 1947 when I was just 11 so I really don't know much. I know he was LAC and served in the middle east but not much more. Can anyone point me in the right direction. National archives seem to be a waste of time! Keith

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Portobello Road School
« on: Friday 11 November 11 15:28 GMT (UK)  »
 :) I joined the school in the second year in 1948. I stayed till Xmas 1952 and left as soon as I was allowed at age 15 and two months. Our maths, history, geography teacher was Miss Matthews, quite strict, she used to send me out of school to fetch her a packet of fags if she ran out. The Head, Mr Markham was most unimpressed when i asked to leave. Went from school to apprentice compositor, gradually worked up when I became qualified to Works Manager and subsequently started my own printshop with a partner. That went well and after eleven years sold my half to my partner and moved back to Cornwall aged 40 and opened a Kawasaki motorbike shop. Can't have been a bad school then!

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Portobello Road School
« on: Saturday 15 January 11 14:04 GMT (UK)  »
 ;) Bumblebee - you may have known my brother then. We moved up from Cornwall in 1948 and he joined the school in the 4th year I think - name Derek Parnell (Age 76).

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Portobello Road School
« on: Saturday 15 January 11 14:00 GMT (UK)  »
 :) Hello, I went to Portobello Road School from 1948 till the end of 1951. The two arch entrance in Portobello Road was at the end heading towards Harrow Road by the railway bridge, The railway line ran alognside the school so if you were travelling towards Ladbroke Grove station from Westbourne Park on the Metropolitan line you couls see the school in its entirety from the train. The middle section of the buildings was bombed and had a modern rebuild whereas the two surviving ends were the original Victorian red brick construction. The headmaster while I was there was a Mr Markham which was an apt name as wayward pupils were wheeled into his office for six of the best! There was another entrance at the other end of the school close to Ladbroke Grove, I beleive in Lancaster Road if memeory serves. Best wishes, Keith

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