Who is this Wg Cdr ? - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Von Alles · #1 10th January 2015, 19:27

hello,

could you help me ? I am looking to identify this airman (Wing Commander ?), named "Alec" ? He served in 1945 in the RAF in France with the F/Lt rank.
Thank you in advance

Alex Smart · #2 11th January 2015, 02:42

Hello,
Just my guess.
Could it be Alexander "Alec" Cowan ?
Alex

Von Alles · #3 11th January 2015, 09:55

Thank you Alex for your help.
Why do you think it could be this gentleman ? I was unable to find a picture of Cowan.
Could you help me to decipher the photo : no pilot badge (administrative officer ?), what are the military decorations ?
He was in the military government in northern France in 1945 as F/L.
Best regards

Stephen M. Fochuk · #4 11th January 2015, 22:25

Looks like the first one, on the left, is the British War Medal from the First World War. I'd hazard a guess that the second one is the British Victory Medal, which would make sense, and god knows what the third one is.

Stephen

Brian · #5 11th January 2015, 22:36

Hi Von Alles

Of course he's wearing a 'pilot badge'! RAF Wings!

Looks a bit old for WW2 service!

Cheers
Brian

Alex Smart · #6 12th January 2015, 05:20

Hello,
But NO "VR" pins in the lapels of his jacket.
So RAF and not RAFVR ? ( can the lack of the pins be relied upon to be certain of RAF and not RAFVR ?).

As for why I chose Cowen, simply because the name "Alec" there seem to be very few with this name, others like Alex Henshaw seem to be "Alex".

Alex

Von Alles · #7 12th January 2015, 18:51

Wow ! Thank you gentlemen for your help !
Yes he seems to be old for air service , but not for ground duties, like supplies, and so on.
I keep on my enquiry with these new elements.
Best regards

VoyTech · #8 15th January 2015, 14:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen M. Fochuk

Looks like the first one, on the left, is the British War Medal from the First World War. I'd hazard a guess that the second one is the British Victory Medal, which would make sense, and god knows what the third one is.

Is the third one not the 1939-1945 Star?
Also, isn't the middle stripe in his rank a little bit thin for a W/Cdr? Looks more like S/Ldr to me.

Von Alles · #9 15th January 2015, 19:28

Thank you VoyTech for contribution.
If the third one would be the 1939-45 Star, there is a clasp on it : which one ?
About the rank : difficult to see, but could be a possiblity.
Best regards

Von Alles · #10 15th January 2015, 20:29

Could it be the Honourable Francis Alexander Innys Eveleigh-de Moleyns ?
I can't a photo of him on the net.

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