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World War Two / Re: japenese pow
« on: Wednesday 11 September 13 20:28 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that but I already knew. I live in Dundee so that was easy to find. Unfortunalty I can't get any more info on my grandfather as i'm only related through marriage therefore I am not the next of kin! It's a long story, one which is very private. But thank you for your help.

Sandi

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World War Two / Re: japenese pow
« on: Wednesday 11 September 13 14:30 BST (UK)  »
I really don't know how to thank you! this is brilliant. I will def look up this camp. Again, thank you.

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World War Two / Re: japenese pow
« on: Wednesday 11 September 13 13:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi, Yes I can. His name was David Butchart and he signed up here in Dundee. I don't have his service number.  His youngest son has no interest in this and isn't very well, and his last remaining son has dementia. Seems like i'm the only one interested.

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World War Two / Re: japenese pow
« on: Wednesday 11 September 13 13:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi. Have found an old newspaper which has a story about my grandfather which was printed the day after his death in 1984. It seems he was with the 152 Highland Field Ambulance service and was captured at St. Valery, France and ended up in a POW camp in Poland! He spent 5 years in the camp before coming home to Dundee,Scotland.  My apologies for thinking it was the japenese who captured him. :-\ As no-one is left (except his younger son),I would be very grateful for any info.

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World War Two / Re: raf help
« on: Friday 06 September 13 21:41 BST (UK)  »
Sorry I haven't been in touch  :-[. I have been asking my elder sisters what they can remember and looking through my late mothers personel papers but no luck there. It does seem however that the "medal" was what all recruits got when they done their training as my brother has this! As for my grandfathers service no, I can find no trace of that!!  As I have some holidays coming up, i'm going to spend more time searching to see what I come up with. I did find out quite a lot about my other grandfather who was in the Med Core and i'll be chasing that as well. Many many thanks for all the information. If I do find him, i'll be sure to let you all know!

Sandi

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World War Two / japenese pow
« on: Wednesday 10 July 13 21:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi, looking for any info on japense pow. My granddad was in the medical corps during the war and was captured by the japs and forced,along with many others, to walk across Europe (so i'm told). I do have some info as when he died it was in the local paper. He never ever spoke about this time and when I questioned him about he, he put his cap on and went to the pub!!!

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World War Two / Re: raf help
« on: Wednesday 10 July 13 21:48 BST (UK)  »
Many many thanks for all the info you have given me.I'm so glad I came on this site else i'd still be looking!! Will be checking them out tomorrow, and now i'm off to find out about my other granddad who was a japenese pow during WW11. I'll be in touch..

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World War Two / Re: raf help
« on: Wednesday 10 July 13 20:33 BST (UK)  »
Wow, thanks Ross. I looked in there but couldn't find him. Will check it out. Spoke to one of my sisters and she remembers gran saying he was ground crew/land gunner. but that's all she can remember. What exactly do you mean when you mentioned class F reserve for WW2?

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World War Two / Re: raf help
« on: Wednesday 10 July 13 19:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi, The photo I have is plain black & white but nothing on the back which i'm thinking was a copy but as to where the original is, I have no idea. My granddad was called David Wilkie Barnett and was born in 1901 Dundee. He died in 1973. On his pic there is what I would say his number(?) and above that near the shoulder is what looks like a bird/wings? We were always told he failed his pilot's exam but maybe that's what he told his family, I don't know. I just wish he had spoken about it before he died but were we living outside Scotland for a while and  only got to see them once a year. Such a headache and I've still to trace my g.uncle who was in the Black Watch and served in India before WW11 and another granddad who was in the med core at the same time!!

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