Search Results for : R.C.A.F.

In August of 1943 Tom had completed his course at RCAF-Clinton and was on a fourteen day leave at his parents before being reassigned to Halifax, NS.

It was a Thursday in October of 1940 that Mark Card received word that he was to report to London, ON., prepared to leave for the RCAF Manning Pool in Brandon, Manitoba. On the Sunday evening prior to his leaving Mrs. Cecil Tinney arrived at his parents home to present Mark with a wrist watch […]

Of Chatham, ON. The father of Wilfred Walter RCNVR. V62462. Son of Samuel J. Carder and Jane Ann Carder; husband of Emily E. Carder, of Chatham. Wilfred was a well known barber of Chatham before joining the RCAF.   Prior to his transfer to the RCAF Wilfred was a Sgt. A450067. Appears on the “Muster Roll” of the 2nd Bn., […]

LOOKING FOR FAMILY AND SERVICE INFORMATION – Contact GOH Website. The MS 31/07/41 reported that Charles has been called up to begin training at BTC No.12 – Chatham. Charles was on a week-end  leave. MS 28/08/41. While overseas in 1944 Charles wrote the following to the Merlin Community Club: 7 April, 1944. “Today I received your […]

Born in Merlin, Raleigh Twsp., Kent Co., ON. in 1919 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carnahan of Merlin. Fred married 6/09/1941, the same month he enlisted, in Tilbury and was living on Mill St., Tilbury and had a son.  The Merlin Standard 25/09/41 reported that Fred had reported to the RCAF- Manning Pool in […]

Enlisted. May have married (Marshall).

His original enlistment was with the Kent Regt. but had elected to transfer to the RCAF in 18 August,1941 serving overseas discharged 20 Sept., 1946

Son of Agnes and Edward Carrick of Tilbury. Husband of Evelyn (nee Everitt). Charles lived his adult life in Tilbury. He joined the RCAF, serving as an air gunner and wireless operator until the end of the war.  The CDN 5/01/45 reported that he had graduated as a WAG at RCAF-St. Catharines and was on a furlough […]

The son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Carroll of the River Road, Dawn Mills. The CDN 23/10/43 reported that AC1 was home to attend a wedding while he was training at RCAF-Guelph. He was home for the shower and was presented with a fountain pen engraved with his name and service number in gold, a gift from the […]

Reported joining the RCAF along with A. T. Kemsley and P. I. Carney in August of 1941. CDN 25/08/41.

DN16/02/1944: Serving at Manning Depot, Toronto, spent the week with Mother.  TH02/08/45: Ranked Lt: “Spent a few days with his mother before going to the Pacific.” LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION – CONTACT GATHERING OUR HEROES

Born on December 8, 1918, at Tilbury (South Harwich, Twsp.,) Kent Co., ON. The son of L. J. Carson of Mount Elgin, ON and brother of David (Chatham Twsp.), Mrs. Harold Snobelen of South Harwich and Mrs. Carmen Knott, 3rd Concession, Raleigh, Twsp., Kent Co. Lewis lived and worked on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Knott […]

P/O. RCAF. P/O Carswell was reported returning from Ottawa to join Mrs. Carswell and their baby son who had been staying with Mrs. G.T. McKeough at Erie Manor. CDN 27/07/42. The CDN 28/10/43 reported that Sqd. Ldr. James  and Mrs. (formerly Kitty Elliot of Ottawa) welcomed a little daughter ‘Heather’ on 18 October, 1943, she was staying in […]

R.R.#4 Bothwell, Kent Co. ON. Arrived aboard the S.S. Mauritania from overseas docked at Halifax NS. 1 January, 1946. Looking for family and service information – Contact GOH Website.

Clarence Elwood (sometimes spelt Ellwood) Case was born in Chalmers, Indiana, on 27 February 1899. This is the date that is on the extract of his birth record, which I’ve also attached below, since other documents have his birth year as 1900 and/or his birth date as 25 February.    According to his sister Mildred (abt.1905 […]

Ida enlisted with the RCAF(WD) in London, ON. in 1943. She was reported as leaving for RCAF basic training at Rockcliff, ON. in September of 1943. She also served in Saskatoon, SK. After the war she worked at the Bell Telephone in Chatham, from which she retired.