RAF - Founder Members - 1st April 1918

[MRAF31]

Does anyone know of a online resource or database that has a list of the founder members of the RAF / WRAF.

E.G.: Those Army (RFC) and Royal Navy (RNAS) men and women that transfered service on 1 Apr 1918 on the founding day of the RAF.

I have 2 in my direct bloodline (Both maternal Great Grandfathers) (one from each service) that I only just found out about. I'm very keen to track down as much as possible about them.  Also my Great-Grandmother joined the WRAF in Jan 1919.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[rafcommands]

If they are Commissioned Officers or Warrant Officers then they will be listed in the April 1918 Air Force List.

I have a paper copy of this so if you post the names I will do the look up for you.

If they were of other rank then they will be in the RAF Muster Role, but again this is not an online resource.

I do not have a copy of the Muster Role but I understand a copy is present at the IWM archives and RAF Museum at Hendon.

Regards
Ross

[MRAF31]

My ancestors were both Other Ranks so I was hoping that they had an online Muster Role. Obviously not. So i'll have to take a trip to the Air Historical Branch at some point, Or write to them for a look up.

I hope that in time it will be digitised and published, particularly in time for the RAF's 100 year anniversary.

Thanks anyway,

DM

[MRAF31]

Long time since I have posted, but the following link goes to an excellent website with the 1 Apr 1918 Muster Roll for the RAF.

My G Grandfather and G GrandUncle both feature. 

http://www.britishmedals.us/kevin/raf1918.html

[GrahamSimons]

This may be of help:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/raf-rfc-rnas.htm