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Offline David Layne

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Prouter R.A.F.
« on: Thursday 26 July 12 22:12 BST (UK) »
The photograph below was a part of the memorabilia kept by my father after the war.

I can find no record of a Prouter at either of the squadrons my father served in or in the POW camps my father was in.

I am in hope that someone can identify this pilot for me.

Regards, David.





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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 26 July 12 22:47 BST (UK) »
I think the first letter is a C not a P
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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 26 July 12 23:01 BST (UK) »
I thank you for your suggestion however I cannot find a Crouter on the Air Force POW list or in the 97 Squadron or 50 Squadron orbs.

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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 26 July 12 23:40 BST (UK) »
I think it starts Crow and my initial thought was Crowther but I think the last letter is possibly an N
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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 26 July 12 23:41 BST (UK) »
He could be RAF VR looks like the small VR badges on his collar.

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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #5 on: Friday 27 July 12 16:05 BST (UK) »
CaroleW I cannot get any of those suggestions to match up and still feel it is Prouter.

mmm45 I think you are correct that is a VR badge.

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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #6 on: Friday 27 July 12 17:24 BST (UK) »
You might be able to crack this problem brute-force by browsing surnames in the published Air Force Lists - would work for officer, not other ranks, but would be tedious!
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
in Stirlingshire, Roxburghshire; Bucks; Devon; Somerset; Northumberland; Carmarthenshire; Glamorgan

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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #7 on: Friday 27 July 12 17:42 BST (UK) »
Well I think that it something along the lines of P Rouleh.


I did wonder if he was eastern european but I think he would have a Poland shoulder flash? The writing is not classic English cursive script but it isn't classic Polish script either.

He's definitely a flying officer RAFVR.

Sorry if I muddy the waters further.
Thomas, Davies, Jones, Walters, Daniel in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. That should narrow it down a bit!
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Re: Prouter R.A.F.
« Reply #8 on: Friday 27 July 12 18:54 BST (UK) »
That name looks to me like ProuteN - a good old IoW name. Any help?

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