thedawnpatrol Posted 19 November , 2022 Share Posted 19 November , 2022 Thought i would post some photos of Lieut Durham”s items in my collection, he had an interesting military career, Navy, Army then RFC / RAF he was wounded at Gallipoli in 1915 the small ‘Boots’ pocket book contains notes on his time at Gallipoli, the writing is in pencil and tiny, so very hard to read, he was in the Hawke Battalion, then transfured to the 12th Northumberland Fusiliers and was attached to the Royal Flying Corps 7 Squadron as an Observer. Army book 136 records his service flying in France, Army book 425 records his pilot training. in 1918 he was selected for Pilot training but never gained his wings before the wars ens. i will post scans of his operational log book next week. Durham is central in the group photo, note the Fusiliers cap badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils d Posted 26 November , 2022 Share Posted 26 November , 2022 Joseph Durham was born in 1894 and lived in Whitley Bay , son of R Durham .Educated Newcastle Grammar School. Where was his WW2 service? Please correct the title of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawhiri Posted 26 November , 2022 Share Posted 26 November , 2022 His birth date according to his RAF casualty card was 24 December 1893, although other sources state 24 December 1894 which is consistent with his birth registration in the first quarter of 1895. Interestingly his RAF casualty card also has him as John Ostens Durham, rather than Joseph, which seems to arise from some confusion about his full name, which according to his AIR 76 record was Joseph Ostens John Durham. As for his WW2 service, he appears to have rejoined the RAF on the commencement of hostilities in September 1939 as a Pilot Officer before subsequently being promoted to Squadron Commander later in the war. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34700/page/6662 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35037/page/156 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35586/page/2518 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37007/supplement/1729 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 26 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 26 November , 2022 4 hours ago, nils d said: Joseph Durham was born in 1894 and lived in Whitley Bay , son of R Durham .Educated Newcastle Grammar School. Where was his WW2 service? Please correct the title of this thread. Thank you, not sure how to alter the title……… 15 minutes ago, Tawhiri said: His birth date according to his RAF casualty card was 24 December 1893, although other sources state 24 December 1894 which is consistent with his birth registration in the first quarter of 1895. Interestingly his RAF casualty card also has him as John Ostens Durham, rather than Joseph, which seems to arise from some confusion about his full name, which according to his AIR 76 record was Joseph Ostens John Durham. As for his WW2 service, he appears to have rejoined the RAF on the commencement of hostilities in September 1939 as a Pilot Officer before subsequently being promoted to Squadron Commander later in the war. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34700/page/6662 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35037/page/156 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35586/page/2518 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37007/supplement/1729 Thank you Tawhiri , yes id like to know more about his WW2 service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 26 November , 2022 Share Posted 26 November , 2022 2 hours ago, thedawnpatrol said: Thank you, not sure how to alter the title……… Hover your mouse pointer over the title above first post and click & hold - selects the Edit option and take it from there. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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