Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

A few 100 Group first names needed please.

Squadron Leader C. Bond, DFC
Group Officer E.C Bather
Flight Officer C.L Gallavan - WAAF
Flight Officer Kitson - WAAF
Squadron Officer Ford - WAAF
Group Officer B.C Beecroft - WAAF
Section Officer Reynolds - WAAF
Section Officer Black - WAAF
Flight Officer M.P Hyde - WAAF
Section Officer E.Macleod - WAAF
Section Officer Hamilton - WAAF

You never know! Thanks for your help.

Danny

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Danny you can do most of these yourself

Step 1 - Go to a 1944 Air Force List (say Oct 1944)

https://digital.nls.uk/british-milit...chive/96416262


Step 2 - Find the Names In Index (Alphabetical) and find Service Number



a) Group Officer E.C Bather Page 1104 (#163)


Step 3 - Look up Service number and or Name within LG 1-1-1939 an 1-1-1949

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-not...s-page-size=10


a) Elizabeth Constance BATHER 163


Took me 5 minutes

Squadron Leader C. Bond, DFC may take a bit longer

as you will need to track promotions and awards for the following


C 53402 -- > 520309 Cecil BOND ( 53402)
C F 139729 -- > Cyril Frank BOND ( 139729)
C F 145419 -- > Claude Frederick BOND ( 145419).
C H P 62735 --> Charles Hearfield Porter BOND ( 62735).
C N 67781 _> Charles Norman BOND ( 67781).
C W J 332014 - C W J Bond (unknown but Promotion to F/O 1954) so not likely to be them

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Hi Paul, thanks a great step by step and will try this.

I hope all is good.

Cheers

Danny

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

...and surely Sqn Ldr C Bond DFC would not be a WAAF?

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Ha, no he was the Station Navigation Officer - RAF Little Snoring in mid-44.

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

So, probably the "Father of James Bond"? (LoL).
Could not let this one pass...a bit of Humour does good for everybody.

Surely a nice research...is it still related to W/C Bertie O'Bryen Hoare?

OBS: There should be an "easy" list for the WAAF....some were Brazilian born that came along with a bunch of Brazilians to serve the RAF...

All the best and excuse me for the joke...It was a good one nevertheless.

A.

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Hi Adriano,

How are you friend, yes still in relation to Bertie, its the last bit of the book and it will be off to the publishers before Xmas. I hope, and will certainly put a link on the forum once it is advertised.

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Excellent news Danny!

Your work to preserve his deeds do deserve all the best. You already do have a reader from the other side of the Atlantic.

Keep us informed!

Adriano.

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Could Sqn Ldr C Bond DFC be

a G Bond - can't find a Sqn Ldr C Bond with DFC in 1944

But I can find a Geoffrey Bond DFC (Acting Sqn Ldr) #113918 in 1944

He got a Bar to his DFC in 1945

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Paul,

You were right, it was Geoffrey, the ORBs were really difficult to see! I am really struggling with these details, I found most of the initials, but no joy in the LG, again poor working on my part!

Squadron Officer Ford - WAAF - Nothing in the GL
Group Officer B.C Beecroft - WAAF
Section Officer M.K Reynolds - WAAF
Section Officer D.P Black - WAAF
Flight Officer M.P Hyde - WAAF
Section Officer E.Macleod - WAAF
Section Officer J.E Hamilton - WAAF

Any advice please?

Thanks

Danny

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

Some of answers here


http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...ock-High-forum

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

They were mostly found by posters on RAF Commands


Flight Officer "M.P. Hyde" was 3369 Flight Officer Mary Hyde-Parker


Acting Group Officer Beryl Constance Beecroft (133), WAAF

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205451098

Wing Officer Elizabeth Constance Bather (163), WAAF

Acting Flight Officer Constance Lilian Gallavan (2730), WAAF

Jane Elvira MACLEOD (6420), Section Officer Elvira MacLeod

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205454882

Nellie Sophy Henry REYNOLDS (2598)

Hylda Marion HAMILTON (1893)



I think "Flight Officer Kitson" was 621 Flight Officer HJ Kidston.


https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/.../3038/data.pdf

Helen Jessie KIDSTON

882058 Corporal Miss Helen Jessie
KIDSTON (621)


Acting Squadron Officer Margaret Wallace Wright Ford (756)


Except Section Officer D.P Black - WAAF

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

So Black

First her Service number from AFL 1943 is 1928

https://digital.nls.uk/british-milit...chive/96261258

Confirmed from LG

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-not...s-page-size=10


Found by searching for "D P Black" with quotes and between 1 Jan 1940 and 1 Jan 1945 - now we need her forenames

now re-enterLG with "Black (1928)" with brackets and quotes and you find her commissioning from corporal 5th May 1941 which provide Diana Paget


https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-not...s-page-size=10


.881307 Corporal Diana Paget BLACK(1928).

Re: 100 Group WAAF names needed 1944
 

she only has her initials on Forces Records

First Name Surname Service Number Rank Record YearOrder by Year Unit
D P Black 881307 1939 Royal Air Force