Hi Everyone, I have a problem as although the CWGC have given the detail below, I do not know what Squadron Alfred Frank was in and Find my Past have only the 1 record of the CWGC for him, no other details, so I cannot track his service career or what might have happened to him. Any help would be much appreciated. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Leading Aircraftman ROBERTS, ALFRED FRANK Service Number 1352467 Died 03/03/1944 Aged 31 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Son of John Joseph and Margaret Roberts; husband of Margaret Elizabeth Roberts, of Connah's Quay. INSCRIPTION SOME DAY, SOME TIME WE'LL MEET AGAIN Buried at CONNAH'S QUAY CEMETERY Location: Flintshire, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 18 Cemetery/memorial reference: Sec. H. Grave 15. I believe that he died in Aberdeen. Kindest regards, Mavis
From 1939 Register. Name: Alfred F Roberts Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 22 Nov 1912 Residence Year: 1939 Address: 13 Union Street Residence Place: Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales Occupation: Electricians Labourer Schedule Number: 363 Sub Schedule Number: 1 Enumeration District: ZMBD Registration district: 619-3 B 3 Inferred Spouse: Margaret E Roberts Inferred Children: Hubert F Roberts Household Members: Name Hubert F Roberts Alfred F Roberts Margaret E Roberts Tim
RAF postings were to a Formation but not all Formations are Squadrons. Especially for non aircrew Other Ranks then they could be on the strength of a Squadron but in most cases they would be posted to a Base/HQ/Station etc and used as a common resource for co-located Squadron needs. As he is commemorated on the CWGC (and hence passed away over 25 years ago) you can apply to the RAF Disclosures with out need to supply a death certificate to get a copy of his full service records. His death in Aberdeen was due to TB. Ross
Thank you so much Ross and Tim for your clarification, I'm on a learning curve! Much appreciated. Kind regards, Mavis
