thedawnpatrol Posted 9 January Share Posted 9 January any info on this officer please ? i have a rough note he served with 52 Squadron........? I have his medal pair thank you Julian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 9 January Share Posted 9 January Are you sure it's J W not JV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 9 January Author Share Posted 9 January 1 hour ago, charlie962 said: Are you sure it's J W not JV? well, now you have asked..........but i can't check till tonight, this thing called 'work' gets in the way ! thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 9 January Author Share Posted 9 January 1 hour ago, charlie962 said: Are you sure it's J W not JV? ah, you are right, ive just looked at a photo i took of his medal box, it is J.V. Martyn................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 9 January Author Share Posted 9 January ok, so a brief bit of googling has thrown up Lieut. James Vivian Martyn............any more would be a great help. Full name: James Vivian Martyn Born: Q3 1894, Porth, Glamorgan, Wales Died: 18th October 1971, Kingston, Surrey, England Education: Christ College, Brecon; Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Biography: Electrical Engineer; Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps (1916) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 9 January Share Posted 9 January AIR76-1,AIR 76/336/146,7046, Refers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 9 January Share Posted 9 January (edited) James Vivian Martyn The man whose records I've seen wasn't a pilot as far as I could work out but a technical man on the ground. RAF Museum provides these Casualty forms below which match up with RFC and RAF service records. B 1894, son of George F Martyn. Easy to find on census etc. Died 1971. Edited 9 January by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 9 January Share Posted 9 January Attached 53 Squdn (rather than 52) early on but no pilot qualification noted so are you sure the photo with wings and the wings themselves are for the same man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 9 January Author Share Posted 9 January Blimey he certainly moved around a lot…. as most of you know I inherited most of these items and they were somewhat mixed up with scraps of labels etc, most found during the 1970”s & 1980’s long before the information we now find was easily available. at least now we can correct any errors and appreciate the correct service these chaps gave for King and Country. thank you to all who helped unravel this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 9 January Share Posted 9 January 18 minutes ago, thedawnpatrol said: at least now we can correct any errors Does the photo have anything on the back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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