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Royal Flying Corp?

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 10:01PM GMT
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Surnames: Wood
My grandfather was born in1897 and was in the Royal Flying Corp during WW1. My uncle used his flying log as scrap paper when he was a boy! Grrrrrrr.
Please can someone clarify the uniform I the picture.
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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 3:41AM GMT
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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 9:29AM GMT
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Sorry his name was Thomas Allenby Wood, born on 26th Oct 1897, in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. He lived in Cawood, Selby, Yorkshire. I know he never actually flew an aeroplane in battle as he broke his leg falling out of the cockpit. He was an engineer by trade. I have his records from the National archives AIr/76/559 and this tells me he enlisted on 9 July 1918, in the RFC. But his uniform doesn't look like other Royal Flying Corps uniforms. I wonder if you transferred in from another regiment or service. Why wasn't he called up in 1916?

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 8:47PM GMT
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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 9:15PM GMT
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Wow, thank you so much, that explains a lot about his uniform. I wish I had asked him the right questions! I can now tell my uncle much more about his service. Thanks again

Jeanne

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:05PM GMT
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Re: Royal Flying Corp?

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:23PM GMT
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Infosending1,

I’m a bit late adding this as I’ve not been available for a time and then forgot, but I thought you’d still like to know for future reference. The badge you linked to is the heraldic emblem used to represent the RAF not a cap badge, it’s the equivalent of the crossed swords, lion and crown badge/emblem used to represent the British army vs regimental cap badges.

The cap badge worn by Thomas Wood in the photograph looks to be a bronze version of the standard RAF cap badge worn by all airmen and women below Warrant Officer rank since 1918. It comprised the RAF monogram with laurels around surmounted with the King’s (aka Imperial) crown and was based on the former RFC monogram badge; warrant and commissioned ranks have their own style of cap badges incorporating an eagle.
Current versions of badges, that apart from the material, are virtually unchanged since 1918 are shown in this pdf
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/0F20E8C8_5056_A318_A... You’ll find commissioned officers badges on pdf pages 10 to 12; warrant officers and airmen on page 18.

Re: Royal Flying Corp?

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 10:24AM GMT
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Thanks for the info, I will pass it on to my uncle.
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