Can anyone help identify an RAF unit and Veteran from a service number please?
 

This is a friend of mines relative which I am trying to help them workout what he did during the war. They are under the impression it was something to do with Barrage Balloons?

I have looked on the National Archive and Fold 3 but cannot find any trace of him.

Here are the details, any help appreciated.

"Hello my aunt has my grandads dog tags, It says RAF 912 no. 848309, Norman Elvins. I got his dob slightly wrong it’s 28/8/1910"

Thanks in advance for any help/advice, cheers, Neil

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912 Balloon Sqn ?

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Yes that's the one.
Just trying to find out any details of his service and any medals he may have been entitled to as well?

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821nnn onwards in 8nnnnn are Balloon Sqns of Auxiliary RAF

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Mr Norman Elvins
Birth
28 Aug 1910
Death
25 Jan 2002
Residence
Birmingham, West Midlands, England

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Btw what is interesting is that Alec Hinks
848385 Royal Air Force also of 912 Sqn has a very close number to Norman Elvins which indicates to me that the AAF balloon Sqn’s like the Main Flying AAF Sqns had local service number allocation batches