Weaving Brothers

Discussion in 'Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy' started by gash hand, May 1, 2020.

  1. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Our friend Ray Weaving died in 1995 and for many years he often spoken of his 2 elder brothers who were both killed in action ww2 when Ray was a school boy in Carshalton Surrey. As I recall, he had, in all, 1 sister and 3 brothers. If he was here today he would have wanted us to place this on WW2 Talk to remember
    his brothers. Their details are as follows:
    Flight Sergeant Lionel George Henry Weaving. KIA 28. 9. 43. Service No. 943636 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve served 622 Sqdn - Sterling. Combat Report Air 50/283/82.

    Private Ronald Weaving KIA 29. 3. 45. aged 19. Army No. 14730698. 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
    CWG 6/611 - Reichswald Forest Cemetery.

    Ray believed Ronald was killed when 5th Seaforth were mounting a river assault but combat reports for battalion seem elusive. Could this thread also be considered to be placed in the Army section as well for cross reference purposes regarding Ronald. Can you boys shed any light please. Thank you Dizzy and She
     
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  2. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    For information:
    Lionel George Henry Weaving
    Casualty

    Ronald Weaving
    Casualty
    Note that both the casualty lists and the CWGC concentration forms have his date of death as 30.3.45.
     
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  3. KevinBattle

    KevinBattle Senior Member

    Why not just create one thread for each in the appropriate section?
    Are you sure you're not starting to overwhelm yourselves with enquiries?
     
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  4. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Yes thank you Kevin we will start another thread. Indeed we do have a few irons in the proverbial fire, but given time and tide waits for no man we need to get on with it, as we have already spent 10 years looking for my Uncle Eric whose name turned out to be Albert with Eric being his 3rd and preferred name. We do appreciate everything that you and everyone on this site assists us with.
    Dizzy and She
     
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  5. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Thank you Tony for your swift and positive reply duly noted and screenshot. We note the two dates difference, we understand this can occur on the evening of one day and still be flying in the next on the mission. Thank you for your efforts. Dizzy and She
     
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  6. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    It was Ronald where the date differed.
     
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  7. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    Looking at the concentration form for Ronald Weaving it gives his previous place of burial as Dinxperlo map reference 129625. I can't find map sheet 16 but using the translator site, 'Nord de Guerre' zone and reference rA129625 it results in the following location:
    Dinxperlo

    As you will see near a bridge over the river.

    Also found this previous post that mentions your man, unfortunately the originator hasn't been around since February 2012, but he confirms Ronald, and others who are on the concentration form, were killed in that village.
    http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/dinxperlo-seaforth-argyll-and-sutherland.34586/

    Post #85 has a photo of a plaque on the bridge posted just the other day.
     
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  8. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Sorry for our error and thank you so much for the correction Tony, because it is important for us to be absolutely correct in matters like this. She and Dizzy
     
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  9. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Tony splendid work on your part in tracking the evidence down and nailing it for us, you don't know how pleased we are but moreover how our friend Ray would have been about this because he searched endlessly in vain before access to computers, sadly he died more than 25 years ago, by the good help of yourself you have now completed the search for us for Ronald. We can now rest in the knowledge mission completed. thank you Tony. She and Dizzy
     
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  10. Sharon Jane

    Sharon Jane New Member

    How lovely to see this thread, Ray was my Dad and I was doing some research on the Internet looking for info about his brothers and I found this site. I have an old case of papers that belonged to my Dad's mother that my dad had and I found the telegram stating the death of his brothers.
     
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  11. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Sharon welcome to the forum
     
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  12. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    Welcome Sharon, if you are interested in researching your uncles further then, as suggested in #3 above, it would be good to have a separate posting for each, that will save a lot of confusion as time goes on.

    Of course it would also be wise to obtain their official service records, only available here.
    Requests for personal data and service records: a detailed guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


    In both cases you will not need a death certificate as they were KIA, the certificate fron the CWGC site will suffice. Good luck.

    Just for info - from Glasgow newspaper "The Sunday Post, Sunday, May 6, 1945" (Presumably a misreading of R or K which also occurred on the CWGC concentration form but later corrected.
    Weaving.jpg
    This would relate to his original place of burial at Dinxperlo, he was moved to Reichswald on 21 Apr 1947.
     
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  13. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Hello Sharon welcome to the forum, you have come to the right place for genuine help and guidance, people on here are so knowledgeable so you can rely on the information they give to you as being accurate.
    We were friends of your Dad Ray, as you know, and he was a regular tea drinker round our house. We are so pleased to know you have found your Uncles on here, which was our aim that family members would see the posts one day. Richard and Sheila
     
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  14. Sharon Jane

    Sharon Jane New Member

    Dick!... Is this you... Omg.... I would love to contact you are you on Facebook?...
     
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  15. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Panel from my photo collection for
    SERGEANT LIONEL GEORGE HENRY WEAVING
    Service Number: 943636
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  16. Sharon Jane

    Sharon Jane New Member

    Wow, thank you.
     
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  17. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Hi Sharon, ancient britons here, no facebook, send you a private message with my phone number, we still live in the same house. lovely to hear from you, been donkey's years, are you still smelling the flowers?
    Richard and Sheila
     
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