JA Gray ID 7516670 RAF

Discussion in 'The War In The Air' started by Gail Everitt, Nov 22, 2021.

  1. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    I'd say "Rysland" - you wouldn't put the individuals unit into their home address - like 4jonboy I just looked at street view in case it had a name on the house, but nothing, but then a house name can be a temporary thing given by those that live there at the time and ditched once they moved on
     
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  2. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    The house name doesn't really matter does it? We were talking about the initials on the pin badge ERCT and what that means.
     
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  3. P-Squared

    P-Squared Well-Known Member

    House names change with time. However, that is definitely an address in Berwick-on-Tweed. ‘Royal air’ makes no sense in any context.
     
  4. JohnH

    JohnH Active Member

    I have looked for the 1939 Register entries for 20 North Road, Berwick-upon-Tweed. I can find no records at this address so far, I have the found sheet with details of houses no. 6 to 16 North Road.
     
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  5. Gail Everitt

    Gail Everitt Member

    Thanks guys for getting involved and helping me with this.

    I think I will write to 20 North Road and see if I can find out anything from there.
     
  6. Gail Everitt

    Gail Everitt Member

    Ah. Is it actually ‘North’ Road? I’ve taken a clearer picture of the address. Maybe zoom in and see what you think.

    Blimmin fancy writing…lol
     

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  7. JohnH

    JohnH Active Member

  8. Gail Everitt

    Gail Everitt Member

    Yep, looking to find out what that means too.
     
  9. Richard Lewis

    Richard Lewis Member

    Agreed, but a brainteaser nonetheless.

    About 15 miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed is a place called Ryslaw. It looks, at least to me, to be the name of the house on the address. The ‘y’ in ‘Gray’ from the line above is on the end of the house name which confuses things.

    Richard

    From a 1940s map:

    Ryslaw.JPG
     
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  10. P-Squared

    P-Squared Well-Known Member

    My thoughts as well (as in the ‘y’ of ‘Gray’ confusing the next line.). If anything, I’d suggest the house - 20 North Road - is named after that village, for some reason.
     
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  11. Gail Everitt

    Gail Everitt Member

    Oh wow!!!! Great work!
     
  12. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    I concur, it's Ryslaw. Well done Richard:).
     
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  13. Gail Everitt

    Gail Everitt Member

    Hi all
    Little update for you. I’ve managed to get in touch with JA Grays daughter. We have a name for the owner of the medals: James Albert Gray. Sgt Major in the Medical Core.
    Thanks for all your help as it helped to to get in touch with the Berwick Advertiser to look for information. I got an email from his son in law the day it published.
    just need to put a name to the pilot now.
    Thanks again
    Gail
     
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  14. Gail Everitt

    Gail Everitt Member

    I don’t think I ever posted a close up photo or the pin badge. Hopefully this will lead us to the RAF pilot. I’ve still no luck with the name and I asked the family of JA Gray if they knew how the medals came to be sold, but they don’t know either. I am sure there is a Scottish connection as the ‘propeller’ looks like a saltire.

    The family actually sent me some photos of James Albert Gray and I’ve attached my favourite.
    Many thanks guys
    Gail
     

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