ronaldward Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Mary Daykin of Tupton,Derbyshire,the sister of John Daykin enlistedMay19th1915 Killed in action 20/22 Sept 1917 .Is this RFC uniform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalredcross Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Women's Royal Air Force NGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldward Posted 11 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Women's Royal Air Force NGG Thought her shoulder chevron looked like RAF wings.Will now have to see if she has a service record.Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Fred She has one available to download from TNA Documents Online Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Sorry - here's the link - just put the surname in the box and hers is the only one that appears. Airwomen's records search page Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apwright Posted 12 January , 2009 Share Posted 12 January , 2009 John Daykin enlisted May19th1915 Killed in actio21thSept.1916.No mention of him in War Graves site. If he was the son of William DAYKIN of 15 Madin St, New Tupton, Chesterfield, then this is him on CWGC with a different date of death: Name: DAYKIN, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Unit Text: 16th Bn. Date of Death: 20/09/1917 Service No: 26193 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A. Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...asualty=1629676 This man's service record is on Ancestry and shows that he enlisted at Chesterfield on 19/5/1915 aged 19 years 2 months, and confirms that he was killed in action between 20 & 22/9/1917. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldward Posted 12 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 12 January , 2009 If he was the son of William DAYKIN of 15 Madin St, New Tupton, Chesterfield, then this is him on CWGC with a different date of death: Name: DAYKIN, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Unit Text: 16th Bn. Date of Death: 20/09/1917 Service No: 26193 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A. Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...asualty=1629676 This man's service record is on Ancestry and shows that he enlisted at Chesterfield on 19/5/1915 aged 19 years 2 months, and confirms that he was killed in action between 20 & 22/9/1917. Adrian Many thanks for this information we only had a small cutting from the local newspaper so this gives us more to add to our family research.Forum contacts have confirmed that his sister was demobolised from the RAF on 4.9.19 and enrolled at Coventry on 17.4.1918. I thought the RAF did not come into existence until 1919. Her number was 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldward Posted 12 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 12 January , 2009 Sorry - here's the link - just put the surname in the box and hers is the only one that appears. Airwomen's records search page Sue Many thanks.Now have copy of her certificate of discharge on demob dated 4.1.1919.Her number was 23 so possibly she was an early entrant when she enlisted at Coventry 0n 17.4.1918. Have also received from apwright (Adrian) her brother's service record Regards, Ron Ward (fred Holling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalredcross Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 The Royal Air Force came into being on 1 April 1918. The WRAF was formed basically of transfers of women in the WRNS and QMAAC who had been serving with either Royal Naval Air Service of Royal Flying Corps units. NGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldward Posted 14 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 14 January , 2009 The Royal Air Force came into being on 1 April 1918. The WRAF was formed basically of transfers of women in the WRNS and QMAAC who had been serving with either Royal Naval Air Service of Royal Flying Corps units. . NGG Her demob record shows she enlisted on 17th April 1918 and gives her number as 23 and rank as member. Will follow-up to see if I can find a site for WRNS and QMAAC. Many thanks AC2 Ron Ward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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