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World War Two / Re: Distinguished Flying Medal Lookups - No More?!
« on: Saturday 15 April 17 20:02 BST (UK)  »
It looks like the member KYT who posted the original message is no longer active. His last logon to the forum was in June 2013.

He had a website www.cfww2.com, Commonwealth Forces of WW2. This no longer exists.

The Wayback Machine has the last valid capture of the site in November 2011.

For those looking for Award Citations try the London Gazette web site :-
www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice

I found that searching the surname yielded multiple results. However using the service number gave me a direct hit.

In my case only the notice of the award was available, not the citation. So other hunters may or may not get the actual citation.

Anyone know where to go, to get the actual citation?

Hope this helps someone.

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World War Two / Re: Distinguished Flying Medal Lookups - Donald Thane Pitman
« on: Friday 14 April 17 16:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi

My wife's cousin was Donald Thane Pitman. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal in 1942.
His award was listed in the Supplement to the London Gazette dated 11th August 1942 (page 3498).

We would be most grateful if you could see if you have his medal citation in your book. His service number was 984566.

Donald was 22 years old when he was killed by enemy action on the night of 17th January 1943. He was in an Avro Lancaster, registration number W4772, which took part in the air raid on Berlin that night. His Lancaster is recorded as having crashed in the North Sea 10km West of Vlieland.

In the book Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943 by Martin Bowman (ISBN: 9781473849839) the event is covered.

At the beginning chapter 8 the raid on Berlin on the 17th January is described. In this there is a reference that Unteroffizer Karl-Georg Pfieffer filed a report claiming to have shot down a Lancaster at 10km West of Vlieland at 2329. This was probably W4772 in which Donald was returning from the raid.

The chapter contains a description of the attack on the Lancaster.

Prior to the war Donald was a child actor. He played the part of Gussy in the 1935 version of Emil and the Detectives.

Thanking you in anticipation.

W Price


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Breconshire / Re: Builth Tollgates
« on: Thursday 04 August 11 12:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi Morgan

Thanks for your response. I was already aware of that map, that is were I got the information on there being 2 tollgates.
 
It looks as thought I made an error in my post, Should have been 1861 census.

Also looking back to the original census record, the entry for the tollgate is recorded on the sheet that contains information for dwellings in Cattle Market. So I assume that the tollgate was adjacent to the Cattle Market. Not sure where I got Halfield Terrace from, but away from base at present so do not have all transcripts with me.

Update:-

I got Halfield Terrace from the census transcript. However the image of the census record shows the entry on the page for the Cattle Market, thus the transcript contains a major error.  So, a lesson learnt; do not rely on transcripts alone, check them against the image of the record.

Thanks again

 William Price

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Breconshire / Builth Tollgates
« on: Friday 29 July 11 15:04 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I am trying to find information regarding tollgates in Builth.

My great great grand parents were Isaac and Elizabeth Price who, as recorded in the 1851 1861 census, were living at Toll Gate Halfield Terrace Builth. Elizabeth's occupation is recorded as Tollgate Keeper.

Halfield Terrace does not show up on any of my internet searches.

I was under the impression that there were 2 tollgates in Builth; however I have now been informed that there were 6.

Does anyone have any information on Builth tollgates?

Does anyone know where Halfiled Terrace was?

Thanks

William Price

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: i have looked everywhere for my mother-in-laws father
« on: Friday 29 July 11 14:57 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I am the Great Grandson of the Lloyd (Jones) Price mentioned by JAP in this post.

Quote from: JAP on Monday 17 December 07 06:04 GMT (UK)
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Probably the following family?
In Builth in all censuses; all children b Builth.  Husband is Isaac, b Llangartten - a roadman/labourer.
1871
Isaac 60, Elizabeth 55, Lloyd 14 (Clerk Weighing Machine)
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In 1881, together in Builth are Martha 36 (Dressmaker & Milliner), brother Lloyd 24 (Writing Clerk Railway) and nephew Henry PRICE 9 all b Builth.

I would be interested in receiving PMs from others researching the descendants of Isaac Price and Elizabeth Price (nee Jones).

Thanks

William Price

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