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From: "Chris Watts" <>
Subject: Re: Royal Flying Corps Help
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 09:47:09 -0000
References: <c1v0bv$1lpoe3$1@ID-186669.news.uni-berlin.de>


"Caroline" <> wrote in message
news:c1v0bv$1lpoe3$1@ID-186669.news.uni-berlin.de...
> We have found a postcard, showing on the front in gold, the wings of the
> RFC, 'With love and all good wishes' and a verse by Manning. Written on
the
> back is a short note to my husband's gt.grandmother, addressing her as
'My
> Dear Mother' and wishing her a Happy Birthday. The signature is not a name
> that we recognise - William. It is postmarked Greenwich where he is
> obviously based, but we can't read the date. The family had three sons -
> Albert John, Ernest H. and Percy L. Either this is a 'new' son (unlikely
as
> not shown on census records for 1891 and 1901) or William is a nick-name.
I
> have checked all the SIMPKINS on the CWGC. The oldest son (Albert John) is
> shown on the CWGC as dying in 1918 aged 39 with the Canadian Forces - so
it
> is unlikely to be him. Is there any way that I can check whether a William
> SIMPKINS was a member of the RFC (or Ernest or Percy SIMPKINS).
>
> Thank you for any help.
>
> Caroline
If an officer then check the Army List (up to 1918)
Otherwise check WW1 Army records at the National Archives (PRO). In this
case probably the best starting point is the index to campaign medals.

Chris


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