thedawnpatrol Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 Going through more of the medal collection I inherited……. can someone please help with info on these two officers to start off…. Major C Defries RFC / RAF 2nd Lt R C E Vernede RFA/ RAF any help gratefully received cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 DEFRIES - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8253515 VERNEDE - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8237050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 23 January , 2023 Share Posted 23 January , 2023 RAF Casualty Forms. Defries. https://www.casualtyforms.org/form/5386 Vernede https://www.casualtyforms.org/search?surname=Vernede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 24 January , 2023 Author Share Posted 24 January , 2023 thank you Both. so Defries was a Technical Officer..............and Vernede was a Kite Balloon Observer.. R F A but attached to the RFC/RAF where it says Regiment or Corps, it states RFA / 6th DAC whats DAC ? if you don't mind, i'll ask for help on a few others..........its so nice to put information and gain knowledge of these brave chaps with their duly earned medals. Julian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 January , 2023 Share Posted 24 January , 2023 2 minutes ago, thedawnpatrol said: DAC Divisional Ammunition Column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 24 January , 2023 Author Share Posted 24 January , 2023 Thank you Charlie, sadly his record of service in the NA has no details other than his name........... ive got his 3 WW1 medals and i'm going to frame them with a photo of a Kite Balloon ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 January , 2023 Share Posted 24 January , 2023 Vernede didn't go to RAF till mid 1918. His Artillery service record is here but not digitised. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1158142 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 January , 2023 Share Posted 24 January , 2023 (edited) Vernede first went to France 27/9/15 as a Gunner, 60521. Commission to Special Reserve, 3/9/17 I think. Edited 24 January , 2023 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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