Trying to find out more about my grandfather

EGT · Leading Aircraftsman

Trying to find out more about my grandfather

CLB · Corporal

Hi

I'm doing similar work on my grandfather, if you have his personell number you can get in touch with the RAF records who take about 5 weeks to send you a copy of his records. Once you have this depening on how much info is on there you maybe able to track his movements etc.

here's a link - http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/raf.html

hope this helps & good luck

CLB

EGT · Leading Aircraftsman

Thanks CLB, I will try & get his service number, this may be the the key to getting his service records if my grandmother knows - sadly she is a bit senile now. Good luck in your search.

AW · Air Commodore

Stephen,
There's a E.W. Hobbs listed in the London Gazette for 1943 with the rank of Flight Sergeant, which is the one below Warrant Officer, this might be your grandfather before promotion to WO. Service number 563773.

EGT · Leading Aircraftsman

Thanks Alan, I am hopefully going to be able to get his service no. tonight.
My Mum has found one of his old training books, it doesn't have his number but does however have 2297 Sqn noted inside. I assume this would have been one of his initial training units. Does this mean anything to anyone?

AW · Air Commodore

Stephen,
Can you possibly send me a scan of the page with 2297sqdn on it and anything else in the book if possible that may help to identify where he was. The reason i ask is that there was no RAF squadron listed with that number, and it could be something else.
Alan, alpol.wells@btinternet.com

EGT · Leading Aircraftsman

Hi Alan,
I am based overseas, most of his service items are scattered among the rest of my family so getting info is slow. I will try & get a scan off my mum, but it appears he may have been at Kirton-in-Lindsey at the time. From what I can gather this seems to have been a Fighter Command station? He may have been based there for a period after the war, I see that the airfield was used by training units for a period in the late 40s'-early 50s' & he remained in the RAF until the 60s'. One my uncles has his logbooks, so I am hoping he will lend them to me for a while.

EGT · Leading Aircraftsman

Hi, well seems I have my grandads service no. E W Hobbs 1585038. Looking forward to getting his records from http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/raf.html.