help please?

Jenny,
I have applied for service records with just a name, date of birth and a death certificate.
Good luck with your research.
Guy

 

You say he's your Dad, but he was born in 1915 and there seems to be a marriage in 1939 before he enlisted in 1940..
You say you were born 4 years before his death in 1978, so was there a second marriage (perhaps the first didn't survive the separation of WW2?)
Presumably that's why you have so little of him, much was kept/lost by his first wife/family?

I'd always assumed that Service Numbers in WW2 were unique but....
Sergeant GIRLING, ROBERT. Service Number 1591620
Died 21/02/1945. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

 

Hi TD,
The `Army` numbers are unique but the RAF have their own `system`

Kyle

 

Evening lads thanks for all the help would never of got this far without your input . Tricky dicky i will phone them and find out about the fee. Yes kevin he was married for the second time and most probally his first wife had all his papers and info .
Jenny.

 

Hmmm dont recall that I mentioned numbers in this thread - do you mean Kevins post??

TD

 

Easily done with us minions

 

Oooops Sorry TD yep Kevin`s right what a DESPICABLE mistake for ME to make , Sorry


Kyle

 

I would like to say a big thank you to tricky dicky for this information .I have been to the library and researched my family tree back to 1770. So THANK YOU tricky dicky
John Joseph Hurst
Birth: 17 Dec 1915 - London
Death: 26 Sep 1978 - London, England
Marriage: Sep 1939 - London
F: Matthew James Hurst
M: Elizabeth Simpkin

TD[/QUOTE]

 

Yep, he's not that despicable really, it's just a great big front he puts on to hide his generous heart..