Rfc raf ww1

By recommendation i have decided to move this to prewar.

My Great Granddad (going back a bit now) apparently served in the RAF/RFC i have no knowledge as to where or when. His name was Reginald Harold Smart.

I've tried looking at the national archives site but all i can see is a list for RAF officers. I'm guessing not all in the RAF/RFC would be in this list?

Anyone got a clue of where to look next?

 

Do you have access to his medals? They will have his service number on them which should help with your research.

 

Tried to find him here but no luck.
Must have served at Home, in UK, only.
The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Refine Browse Criteria=*

Does the NA MIC index hold all RFC/RAF names? I also recently tried to find one and failed to find anything in the index, search on name (uncommon) and number failed.

 

I think Paul Reed mentioned on here once to another member that the RAF were not on there.

 

No i don't have access to any medals or anything. I think my great uncle must of had them, who lived in America.

As for RFC/RAF names i think the only lists you can search are officers, maybe he was a mechanic or something along them lines.

 

He could have been in the 'Royal Engineers' then when the 'RFC' was formed he tranferred/ cross badged or whatever its called .