RFT Posted 1 January Share Posted 1 January Researching 251232 AC2 Robert Cocklin Side RAF According to RAF Record of Service, born 1900, son of Robert & Lydia Side, who were known to be residing at 33 Dewsdale Road, Blackheath ?E3 (previously 24 Ferry Street, Cubitt Town, E14). Served as F51232 RNAS, before transferring to RAF 01 Apr 1918. Trained as a Blacksmith he is described as a Fitter AE, and actively served in South Russia with 47 "A" Squadron, 15 Jun 1919 - 20 Apr 1920. Recipient of BWM & VM. Transferred to RAF Reserve 18 Jul 1922. Nominal Family Tree appears on Geni but contains nothing more than names of parents & siblings. Does anyone know what happened to him post-1922? Thanks in advance, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 1 January Admin Share Posted 1 January Rob From the 1939 Register - I am thinking this is your man? Courtesy FMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 1 January Admin Share Posted 1 January His death recorded in 1986 (FMP) Married Ivy in 1924 (FMP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January Thank you David. That's more than I knew half-an-hour ago. Do please let me know if you come across any other items of news. Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January More thanks David - You're turning up items quicker than I can respond! Well done. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 1 January Admin Share Posted 1 January Most welcome To add this is his actual death and burial dates courtesy Ancestry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January (edited) David, Do you have his 1939 address which doesn't seem to appear - Unless I've missed something! Edited 1 January by RFT Correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 1 January Admin Share Posted 1 January My mistake with the cropping. (Courtesy FMP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January Topic seems to have been buttoned-up. Thank you again David. Would you be able to assist in providing similar detail (where it exists) for two or three other individuals? Happy New Year to you. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 1 January Admin Share Posted 1 January Not found anything further on Robert. If I can help with other veterans' stories I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January Thank you David. Would you prefer I post a topic or PM. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 1 January Admin Share Posted 1 January If it is to do with veterans then perhaps a topic including what you already have. Others may be able to add more to their stories too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 1 January Share Posted 1 January 1 hour ago, RFT said: Served as F51232 RNAS His RNAS Official No. was F.50745 - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6850661 F.51232 was Thomas Samuel TELFORD - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6851148 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January 4 minutes ago, DavidOwen said: If it is to do with veterans then perhaps a topic including what you already have. Others may be able to add more to their stories too. Agreed. I'll commence topics, one by one, within the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January 3 minutes ago, horatio2 said: His RNAS Official No. was F.50745 - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6850661 F.51232 was Thomas Samuel TELFORD - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6851148 Interesting piece of info. His RAF Record of Service states RNAS F51232. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 1 January Share Posted 1 January (edited) The widely promulgated addition of 200, 000 to convert an RNAS Official Number into an RAF Number on transfer is a Rule of Thumb only. There are many, many rxceptions to that rule. It seems even the RAF admin did not understand what they were actually doing. The root cause of the problem was almost certainly the large numbers of RNAS ratings who did not transfer to the RAF, leaving gaps in the numerical sequence to be back-filled. Edited 1 January by horatio2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted 1 January Author Share Posted 1 January Thank you for the explanation. I've certainly come across similar situations with RNAS/RAF service records and could never quite work out why such confusion may have occurred. Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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