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The Common Room / Re: Question re Messages from The King
« on: Monday 20 January 25 14:25 GMT (UK)  »
OK.  I have found an A3 marriage certificate in a file I must have been given some time ago.  I'll probably go with phoning the GRO and let them sort it for me.   Thanks for the help ...........

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The Common Room / Question re Messages from The King
« on: Monday 20 January 25 11:51 GMT (UK)  »
When my uncle was going to be 100 years old I organised a card from The Queen for him.  When his daughter (my godmother) was celebrating her Golden (50) Wedding Anniversary I organised a commemorative marriage certificate for her - I was her bridesmaid all those years ago and her younger sister had remarked that the original certificate was probably getting a bit dog-eared!

So, my godmother is celebrating her Diamond (60th) wedding anniversary this year and I know she can have a card from The King.  I cannot apply until five weeks before the anniversary and can download the form and organise here from home (France) but does anyone know if I have to provide a marriage certificate as I will need a few weeks to order and receive one.

Thanks for any advice/knowledge of this.



Gillian

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for an obituary
« on: Monday 06 January 25 14:44 GMT (UK)  »
An Update after a weekend of searching.  I have looked at a lot of online DailyTelegraph obituaries and on the website of 'Aircrew Remembered'.  I contacted the latter website and they suggested that with my father-in-law's military records I could identify the relevant RAF Squadron and get the Operational Service Records to identify Flight Lieutenants to search in the obituaries.

I have looked at father-in-law's service record and memoires and cannot see any mention of RAF Squadrons or people by name.

He does say he was conscripted on 15th December 1942 and reported to RAF Cardington and then the Marine Force Division (RAF) at Tenby in Wales.  He also mentions being at Weston-Supermare and RAF Locking for training but that's it!

Any suggestions please ............

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for an obituary
« on: Friday 03 January 25 11:03 GMT (UK)  »
A good idea to link the two threads - thank you.

Advice has been that without a name for the obituary it is hard (impossible) to search.   I have looked at my father-in-law's memories and although he talks about his time as air sea rescue in Tenby in 1942 (which my brother-in-law says was a feature of the obituary) he doesn't mention any names.  I have looked at his military service records which I have and, again, no names of commanding officers etc. mentioned.

So frustrating!

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for an obituary
« on: Thursday 02 January 25 15:06 GMT (UK)  »
No, sorry.  My brother-in-law describes the obituary as "a random Flight Lieutenant" and a photo of a bi-plane or seaplane in the background with his father standing on the wing in shorts.  Father-in-law was 'Fleming' but I don't think he would have been named.  Best guess on date is 2009 or 2010 but could have been 2007 or 2008!

I have found lots of obituaries on the 'Aircrew Remembered' website but none of those relating to Flight Lieutenants show a suitable photograph.

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The Common Room / Looking for an obituary
« on: Thursday 02 January 25 14:57 GMT (UK)  »
My brother-in-law remembers sitting with his mother in 2009 or 2010 and looking at obituaries in The Daily Telegraph.  It was her habit to check them daily (probably making sure she wasn't in them!) and there was an obituary of a Flight Lieutenant which featured a photograph of a plane and the young chap standing beside it or on the wing in shorts was my father-in-law as a young man/new recruit.

I have been trying to find the obituary/photo.  So, does anyone have access to the newspaper's archives or can suggest where I might look?  I have looked on the website of 'Aircrew Remembered' but not found anything.

Father-in-law was based with air sea rescue in Tenby in 1942 and we think that was what/where the photo referred to.

Thank you!

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for a newspaper article
« on: Saturday 10 August 24 13:34 BST (UK)  »
Wonderful.  That's really kind of you and much appreciated.


Gillian

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for a newspaper article
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 17:43 BST (UK)  »
Interesting story.  My husband, brother-in-law and I have all looked at the photo and thought the man on the right of the third photo could be their father but further research into Flight Lt. Tom Fletcher on a website of 'Aircrew Remembered' suggests Tom is the main standing on the right on the wheel of the plane and not father-in-law.

My brother-in-law thinks/remembers his father was standing on the wing of an airplane on the water.  I can't access the website you have used as I am in France and the library doesn't offer such a service.

Would it be too much to ask you to have another look?  Please!!  I will be ever so grateful .............

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The Common Room / Re: Searching for a newspaper article
« on: Thursday 08 August 24 10:29 BST (UK)  »
Sorry, if I wasn’t clear.  It is the photo that was with the obituary I am looking for because it had my father-in-law as a young, new recruit in it which my husband and brother-in-law want to see.  Father-in-law joined up 15.12.1942 and was in Tenby.  The obituary with the photo showed the deceased as a Flight Lieutenant but I imagine he went on to greater things to have an obituary with photo but we have no name.  I have looked at my father-in-law’s military records but no CO mentioned anywhere.

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