Trying to find military records

dazwhites2003 · Post by **dazwhites2003** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:42 am

Hi. I am looking for some info about my Grandads RAF career during WW2. I would love to send off for his war records but do not have any info about his rank etc which I believe you need in order to contact the MOD. I have some photos of him based at RAF Weeton which I believe was near Blackpool. I think this is where he would have undertook basic training? I have been told he was a rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber? One of the photos is of my Grandad 'John Terence Mckeown' stood along side 24 other men all wearing RAF uniforms (he would be about twenty years old), on the back of photo is written 'Weeton, Hut W3 13/01/1942, Home of Binds' Not sure what the last part means? I have a copy of his death certificate which I know you need as proof but thats about it. Can anyone guide me to what my next step should be to be able to send off for his military records.

Many thanks

Darren

linell · Post by **linell** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:58 am

I got in contact with the Army Records Office which is based in Glasgow, not got the address to hand but you could Google it.

HTH Linell.

peterd · Post by **peterd** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:35 pm

weve got this from your old topic did you follow anything up on here ?

viewtopic.php?f=75&t=11088&p=130912&hilit=RAF+Weeton#p130912

dazwhites2003 · Post by **dazwhites2003** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:12 pm

Yep tried but no luck, not having any info on my grandads rank or squadron has not got me very far, this is my second attempt to try and find out some info so I can locate his military records. Also tried to upload images of my grandad but message appeared I could not upload any images?

peterd · Post by **peterd** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:04 pm

dazwhites2003 wrote:Yep tried but no luck, not having any info on my grandads rank or squadron has not got me very far, this is my second attempt to try and find out some info so I can locate his military records. Also tried to upload images of my grandad but message appeared I could not upload any images?

you might have to resize the image i will pm you my email send me the photo i will upload it

Northern Lass · Post by **Northern Lass** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:36 am

moving to military section

peterd · Post by **peterd** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:17 pm

photo added for darren

: It show my grandad (john Terrence Mckeown) middle row first on the left holding his pipe; raf 2.jpg (73.5 KiB) Viewed 3569 times

: The second attachment shows the back of the photo with the words 'Weeton Hut W3, 13/01/1942, Home of Binds'; raf 2a.jpg (57.83 KiB) Viewed 3569 times

: The first shows three men (my grandad on the right); raf 2c.jpg (65.07 KiB) Viewed 3569 times

peterd · Post by **peterd** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:27 pm

: the first shows a group of RAF guys sat outside a hut ( my grandad is the one on the right); raf 2b..jpg (61.25 KiB) Viewed 3568 times

: the last photo shows three men (my grandad on the left).; raf 2d.jpg (189.53 KiB) Viewed 3568 times

Hoping these photos may shed some light on my grandads RAF career, especially the fist two.

dazwhites2003 · Post by **dazwhites2003** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:19 pm

Just to correct myself, my grand father is the man on the right (the one without the hat)

peterd · Post by **peterd** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:59 pm

dazwhites2003 wrote:Just to correct myself, my grand father is the man on the right (the one without the hat)

altered the captions

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