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Armed Forces / Re: RAF Haydock
« on: Thursday 18 March 10 17:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hi swo man,
                     According to  Service Pals,  RAF Haydock, ( Blackbrook) and RAF Fazackerley were never bequeathed a Station Crest, I was surprised when I scrolled through all the known  RAF Stations, some of them really large important  camps that never had a station crest either --- It seems really strange to me.
 Regards,
 Flygirluc.

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: locked folder on Ancestry
« on: Thursday 13 August 09 00:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi,         
Thank you for your input, which I am extremely grateful for, but I have been lucky, and managed to contact one of the people from my ancestors line.
   Regards,
     Flygirluc.

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Census and Resource Discussion / locked folder on Ancestry
« on: Tuesday 11 August 09 21:32 BST (UK)  »
I have just started using Ancestry, and while trolling through the Shropshire section I found an entry where two members were discussing  their ancestors who turned out to be brothers from Edgmond, born just after 1800.  My Great Grandfather was a third brother, and I was keen to contact them, but the folder has the padlock motive displayed on it. Can anyone please advise?
 Regards,
    Flygirluc.

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Armed Forces / Re: RAF FAZACKERLEY
« on: Tuesday 11 August 09 15:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
     Thanks for that info kyt.  I was stationed at "Faz" in 1952. Living in the huts there, and busing it to and from RAF Haydock  to work the switchboards at North West C.C.  When the new accommodation blocks were completed at Haydock (nee RAF Blackbrook) the signals staff moved up the "East Lancs" to the refurbished unit. Later I was posted to Egypt to RAF Abu Suier. During my tour there, I had to return home on compassionate leave when my father suffered from a stroke in 1953. --- I hail from Liverpool, so I had to go to Fazackerely to inquire when would I have to return to the "Canal Zone".  " Faz" had quite a large M.T. Section when I was there ( I suppose this was to due to the large volume of  stores, equipment, and personnel passing through the Liverpool docks. I remember our WRAF Officer I.C.  name was Pilot Officer  De-Arth. She was still on the Unit at that time.
    Regards,
      Flygirluc

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Armed Forces / RAF FAZACKERLEY
« on: Sunday 09 August 09 15:03 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
       Can anyone please inform me when this unit actually closed down. I know that there was a Royal Ordnance Factory within the perimeter of the camp. Which establishment became defunct first?
       Initially  the personnel  of  N.W.C.C  ( RAF Haydock nee blackbrook) lived  on  Fazackerley while the old wartime camp up the East Lancs was rebuilt.  The signals staff use to bus it backwards and forewards to Haydock for duty, until the accommodation blocks there were completed that is.
       Regards,
          Flygirluc.

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Armed Forces / Re: RAF Haydock
« on: Saturday 25 July 09 22:51 BST (UK)  »
Hi again,
              After I posted my message last night, another Wraf  came to mind, who was at "RAF Faz" and Haydock whilst I was serving there, her name was Law Cormack (a Scot) I remember she claimed her younger brother to  join her on the Unit. She married a corporal, and later was  blessed with twins.  At "Faz" there was a Cockney girl ( I think her name was Rose) and when I  came off the late watch on the switchboard, and walked down the old style billet ( 20ish in a room) Rose was laying on her bunk. I started talking away to her, and got a bit miffed when she seemed to ignore me, then I found out  --- she always slept with her eyes wide open !!!
              I mentioned yesterday that I was a regular on "Jankers" at North West, this was due to a Corporal SP known as "Jock Mc ****"  who kept asking me for a date, and I use to "knock him back" as I was not keen  on him. So he started hitting me with the form 252.  They were for dirty buttons, unpolished shoes, incorrectly dressed, plus a host of other misdemeanors.  I spent  over 30 days on extra duties in total. I'd be "awarded" say five days, I would complete these, and the day I was free, and before nightfall, he would charge me again, and so it went on, and on.
To "prove a point" --- the girls in the billet all got stuck in, my buttons and cap badge were "brassoed" till they shone, my shoes were bulled up so you could see your face in them, The uniform was cleaned and pressed with razor sharp creases, I had always sent my shirt and collars to the Chinese laundry, the collars always came back starched (they would cut your throat if you turned your head too quickly) but it was all in vain --- I received my customary  252 the following morning.  but it was all finally sorted out when the CO became involved

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Armed Forces / Re: RAF Haydock
« on: Friday 24 July 09 21:10 BST (UK)  »
Hi Folks,
              I was posted to "North West C.C" in 1952. We were billeted at RAF Fazackerley, and driven up and down the East Lancs, by garry, to and from RAF Blackbrook (or RAF Haydock)  The camp was being rebuilt with the communications centre down below ground level. There were no married quarters on site at that time, and the new  accommodation blocks were yet to be completed. As I was a regular "Janker Walla" I spent quite a lot of time (after my stint on the switch board) cleaning up the new sections, and accommodation blocks,(as the builders completed them, and handed them over) My fellow WRAF "Janker Walla's and I, use to have a radio,  and listen to all the latest hits, as we swabbed our way around the buildings. If there was no one around, we would have a jive or two. and really enjoy ourselves. We eventually moved into the Haydock blocks with four girls to a room. Two of the WRAF'S I remember were ---  Sheila Campbell  and Jean Simpson.  From Haydock I  was posted to RAF Abu Suier, Egypt. As I had volunteered for overseas duty, I had to have an interview with the WRAF Officer i.c. She said" by rights, I should turn your application down, as all your charge sheets are full -- and thats on both sides of pages!!!!! but reading them, every one is trivial, and just about all the girls are doing the same moves, but getting away with it. Why is this ? To which, I replied " Don't ever  get on the wrong side of a Snowdrop". It got that bad on the Unit, the SP's ended up, charging each other, and eventually the C.O. interceded, and demanded an end to the episode. The WRAF Officer informed me that under the circumstances she was granting my application, and within a few weeks, I was East bound on an Avro  York

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