Any help at all please for RAF Pilot

[liverpool annie]

Trystan!

We're SO fortunate to have a man around like you

Annie

[Judy Pengilly]

Thx Trystan, for those that are interested Fred!!! (Canadian Uniform) is the subjest of my post on the "Emigrant" Forum.  The lady is Gwendoline May Cater, Nee Pengilly, Freds Sister (in a WRAF Uniforn 1918/19).  She is the wife of the pilot Fg Off Cater in respect of this post.

[MiddleEnglander]

Hi Judy -

I've just looked at the National Archive - and there are only two Wilfred Cater entries for the period 1914 to 1945.  One of those is for a Wilfred W Cater, the other, plain, Wilfred Cater.  Here is his entry:

Medal card of  Cater, Wilfred
Corps: Machine Gun Corps
Regiment No: 137162
Rank: Private

It's could be your man ... there  aren't any others !

Also - did you look on the extra details pages of the CWGC e.g. the cemetery details pages ?  I note that one entry confirms he was a pilot. The detailed entries for Barnstable cemetery show that there were very few RAF casualties buried there - which suggests that it wasn't near a highly active base, and none for crew who died on the same day - so he could have been a fighter man or simply brought home to be buried.

Not a lot I know - but a bit more to puzzle over.

Aye

ME

[manmack]

hello judy,got your message,its a tough one this,all i could find was the following,which you have probably already got,here goes.
www.raf.mod.uk/history/souces.html#archives
www.rafmuseum.org.uk
these should be able to tell you his details and cause of death,he may not have been in the raf when he died,that will explain the lack of unit details on his grave??
there is also this.
wilfred ernest cater
dunraven
victoria rd
barnstaple

john cater & sons builders
victoria st
barnstaple

francis cater
parkside
park lane
barnstaple

miss cater
30 broadfield rd
barnstaple
all c.1941
there may be mention of him in barnstaples papers in the obituarys,good luck,sorry i couldnt be more helpful,mack

[peckham]

Perhaps I have missed mention of this in all the foregoing but has anyone tried the MoD websitee that deals specifically with records of RAF personnel.

Of course they will divulge details to a bona fide relative/descendant.

http://www.mod.uk/contacts/raf_records.htm

[annsa]

Hi,

Try the general queries message board at:

www.rafcommands.com

Regards,

Ann

[nanny jan]

Hi Judy,

RAF service papers from WW2 can be obtained from PMA, RAF Innsworth, Gloucester GL3 1EZ.  My dad has just got his late brother's; cost £30. It covered from when he joined to when he was shot down and killed over France.

PMA will send you a declaration form; return it with a cheque and you will get copies of the papers in about 7-10 days.

Nanny Jan

[PNIMMO]

Wilfred Cater and Gwendoline May were my grandparents.  My mother was Patricia Cater and my maiden name was Pauline Ledbrooke.  Any further Information you have would be appreciated.

[DeeBoneham]

There is a website that you can access to get the forms .  It has been mentioned on several other threads as it is tri service.

By the way Innsworth is now at High Wycombe...  Pity they fixed it as it wasnt broke!

Dee