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Royal Air Force News Friday, March 22, 2019 R'n'R 6
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Death War Graves Commission who worked and went out has dementia and I think Can you help reader
after leaving the RAF. Ken together. While at Binbrook that photos of Dad would be
adored his late wife Madge John lived with his parents in a great help to his long-term
ELDER Cpl ‘Chas’, F-FTR and sadly lost his only Brigg Scunthorp. The period memory. If any readers can
S/N 522043, born April 22, son Peter to cancer. Loved at Binbrook was between help please email Irene Moir: find photo of Dad?
1935. Passed away peacefully and greatly missed by his 1969-76. John left the RAF ipmoir080@gmail.com.
January 29. Reunited with niece Rosemary and his around 1976, we carried on
his departed wife Doris. great nieces Chris, Marion being good friends until we Reunions
Loving father to Jackie, and Audrey, great-great drifted apart. 5 Sqn have an
Debbie, Julie, Marie and Sgt niece Claire and great- annual reunion and it would
‘Makem’ Elder. Grandfather great nephew Ian and their be good if we could grow WAAF/WRAF/RAF(W)
to 15, great-grandfather to families. Happy memories, the number of personnel Association: Reunion
eight. Served RAF Halton, gone but not forgotten. that attend. 5 Sqn also has and AGM to be held in
Ouston, Leconfield, Changi a Facebook page where Cambridge, April 5 – April
and Penang 1954 to 1964. personnel keep in touch. 8. Please contact Linda
Does anyone knows John's Hamill – Treasurer, 01472
ON February 18, WO (Retd) whereabouts? He moved 232986, Sgt Tracy Watson –
(Comms) Clifford George to Lincoln after his RAF Chairperson, 01256 367762
William Jones (Cliff) died service and time spent in or: waafassociation.org.uk.
in the Sue Ryder Hospice, Saudi Arabia. Please contact:
Peterborough, aged 86. He Keith Degnan, Apartment THE 2019 Reunion and
leaves his loving wife Herta, 4, Lido Grange, Sandy Lane, AGM of the Coastal
daughters Annelie, Iris and Prestatyn, LL19 7AX; call: Command and Maritime
Gwyneth, his grandchildren, 01745 887275; email: keith. Air Association is taking READER ARTHUR Bowman writes: “I am enquiring
Jon, Ian and Kirsten and degnan601@btinternet.com. place at the Cheltenham about the RAF Moffet Camp (in South Africa, Rhodesia
great grandchildren Oliver Chase Hotel, Gloucester 1942) during World War II until it closed.
and William. The funeral I am trying to find a photo of over the weekend of April “Our family have a damaged photograph of the RAF
was held at Peterborough KENNETH TURNHAM my father, FS Edgar Mann, 26-28 with the Reunion football winners' 1943 team which shows my father on the
Crematorium on March 8. as due to a fire none exist. dinner being held during the top left rear row (above).Sadly half his face and part of his
Seeking He enlisted in July 1935 and evening of Saturday, April body has been torn off the left corner from this picture.
In Memoriam served at stations including 27. For further details please “Does any archive or former RAF family members have
contact Bob Hall (Functions a complete picture of the 1942 RAF football winners from
Buzzard,
Leighton
RAF
MY name is Keith Degnan Henlow, Gutlersloh and Member), email: functions@ RAF Moffet? We would like to purchase a copy for our
TURNHAM KENNETH Service No: A8084906 based Northolt. He left the Service ccmaa.org.uk. family history memories book.”
Born November 29, 1926, at 5 Sqn, Lightnings, RAF in July 1958. My Dad had If you can help please contact: Arthur Bowman, 50
died February 27, 2018. Binbrook. I am trying to find a great tenor voice and I RAF Changi Association Birchwood Avenue, North Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne,
Former Flt Lt Lancaster ex colleague Cpl John Kitchen remember him going to (inc. HQFEAF). The 23rd NE13 6QA.
navigator in Bomber from the same Sqn. John Mess dos at Henlow where Annual Reunion and AGM
Command. Worked for the and I were propulsion fitters he would sing. My brother will be on May 10-13 at the
Novotel Hotel Nottingham
How to use our service NG10 4EP (off M1 Jnc. 25).
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