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CAN ANY ONE HELPME I NEED INFO ON MY GRANDFATHER his name IS VERDON HARTSHORN AND HIS ADDRESS brynmawr south wales g.b. I would love
he was an air frame fitter in the raf, from 1939 - 1945, then he was in the fleet air arm from 1945 - 1946- mr. verdun hartshorn . born 6th april 1916, . unfortunately i dont know his number if anyone out there can help i would be grateful

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Beer for the troops returning from Afghanistan.
The first thing (well perhaps the second thing) the lads want on their return from their tours of duty in Afghanistan is a beer. You now have an opportunity to buy our brave lads a pint.

RAF Brize Norton has launched a fund to buy beer for the boys when they arrive back in the UK from their tour of duty. It'd be great if you will have a collection at your hashes and can send a cheque to

Wing Cdr Chadwick
216 Sqn
RAF Brize Norton
Oxon
OX18 3LX

Cheque made payable to SIF Fund RAF Brize Norton with 'Beer for the Boys' written on the reverse. Tell them it's from your hash. Please dig deep for this one. Call a pint £2.50! They deserve it and a pint after their efforts is close to hashers hearts! I'd also be grateful if you do send a cheque to let me know so we can keep a total of hash donations.”

PS. The official Beer for the boy’s web site is at
http://www.216squadron.com/

Sincere thanks.

Mike

My father, George Memory, is now 93 years old and was in the RAF during the Second World War first based in Iraq and then Malta. I am doing some research for him about this time but he cannot remember his squadron number. He was a radio operator/gunner and was first based in Iraq where they initially had flying boats and later Blenheims and than office-based in Malta, apparently he was a bit of a morse code whiz. If anyone has any info that would be of help i would be exceedingly grateful.

although not current do to it being taken over by the army...is there any site that i can seek out former members of Tactical Communications Wing?...i served 9 years of my 12 on two tours with tcw and would really be keen to join any form of old comrades wing that may have been set up. Whilst with tcw i visited various places in over 14 countries including service in Bosnia and the original gulf war.

The NEW social Networking site at http://oldhaltonian.ning.com is open to all ex-brats. It contains a lot of content to appeal to all Old Haltonians, and membership is FREE.

Many members are uploading photos and videos like there is no tomorrow. In addition, the site boasts members from 29th entry, 33rd entry, 44th, 47th, right up to 117th and 217th entries. If you are an Old Haltonian, then come and join us there, and if it is not already there, why not make a group page for your entry?

Historian David Starkey quite rightly praises Lord Nelson and how he achieved what England expected when he saved us all from speaking French by winning at Trafalgar.

But we don't hear him mention Air Marshal Hugh Dowding, the RAF commander during the Battle of Britain, or Robert Watson-Watt, the inventor of radar, who between them and the brave pilots saved us all from speaking German. Reports The Daily Record, Glasgow.