LOST TOUCH.

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His Son has a photo  of him (non uniform), and would like to find anyone who knew his Dad, and has any photos of him during his time in the RAF. His Service Number was 1197255, and his rank on leaving RAF was LAC.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Leslie's last years, were lived in 242 Market Road, Cheshire and his final days at Shalom House.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>His Wife at the time was Maisie Hyde and she lived at 172 Haden Hill, Willow Cottage, in outer Birmingham.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>His Son Geoff applied to the RAF about 2 months ago, duly paid his fee and enclosed his own Birth certificate to ask for his Fathers complete service record, they did warn him it might take up to 3 months, but to date , he has not heard anything from them.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>If you did know Leslie Lewis Hyde, please let me know then I can let his Son have your details to contact you. Les Haines Webmaster. 27/02/2011</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>####################################################################</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>ALGIERS</U></B></I></div> <div> <B>Does anyone know where these photos were taken, or and knew Sgt Ernest Walter Vann, otherwise known as Wally.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="33a6bc20.jpg" border=0 width="619" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="33c45c20.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="33b7ec20.jpg" border=0 width="382" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="33d2fc20.jpg" border=0 width="303" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                              </B></div> <div> <B>Outside the Y.M.C.A building in Parc D'Hydra.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0033CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>And any idea where they were billeted???</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Above 4 sent in by Wally's Daughter Heather Barton, </B></div> <div> <B>she is trying to find out where these photos were taken.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>####################################################################</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OLD R.A.F. COLLEAGUES, SEND ME AN EMAIL, WITH A PHOTO, NAME, POSTINGS AND E - ADDRESS, AND I WILL POST IT ON THIS PAGE FOR YOU.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Les Haines.</U></B><U> </U></div> <div> <IMG SRC="11927430.jpg" border=0 width="295" height="323" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                        <IMG SRC="11ab4c20.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                 In Germany 2000</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Padgate - West Kirby, Jan., </B></div> <div> <B>1947 - April 1947. </B></div> <div> <B>My other postings were:-</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>No.1 Parachute & Glider Training School Upper Heyford, </B></div> <div> <B>Oxfordshire.1947 - 48.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>The Berlin Airlift:- Wunstorf, Fassberg and Lubeck 1948 - 1949.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Returned to Oakington, for Demobb, April 1949.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Left the RAF Reserve in 1958, to join the R.M.P.'S, did 9 years with them.</B></div> <div> <B>Anyone from the </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>above </B></FONT><B>posting still out there please get in touch, </B></div> <div> <B>my E - address is:-</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>les.haines@btinternet.com</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>#######################################################################</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Bill Brooksbank.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <IMG SRC="29cfa770.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <div> <B>Bill's postings.</B></div> <div> <B>1943,43 sfts, Weyburn, Sask, Canada.</B></div> <div> <B>33 air sea Rescue, mcv, detach., RAF, bla, care of GPO, London, Nov 1944.</B></div> <div> <B>33   "    "           "            "  RAF, Troheim, Norway, zone 5 bla.</B></div> <div> <B>Posted to work at burns unit, medical Wing Royal Victo</B><B>rian hospital, East Grinstead,either in RAF or RCAF wing.</B></div> <div> <B>Other postings in England, in 1946, ferrying boats.</B></div> <div> <B>Station Sick bay, RAF, Dunsford, Surrey, Uk.</B></div> <div> <B>Last known address,41 Percy Street, Bingley, Yorkshire, Uk.</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B> If you know him, please E mail Doreen at the following address:- </B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="http://doreenbachorcik@yahoo.ca " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://doreenbachorcik@yahoo.ca "><B>doreenbachorcik@yahoo.ca </B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>##################################################################### </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e7319a0.jpg" border=0 width="561" height="410" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above photo sent in by Derek Painter, August 1953.</B></div> <div> <B>Derek is 5th from left. back row.</B></div> <div> <B>He would like to hear from any of the following,</B></div> <div> <B>George Crook, Jim Raynor, Ray Linden and Jim</B><B> Leverett.</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>They were 4 of his Hut mates from Eindhoven in Holland.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If you know Derek and would like to get in touch, just E mail me:- </B></div> <div> <B>Les Haines Webmaster.   les.haines@btinternet.com</B></div> <div> <B>And I will pass you on to Derek.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>###################################################################</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="42feeb20.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="434" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Ken we think is 6th from left back row, taken at west Kirby 1955-56-57??.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="433c9db0.jpg" border=0 width="713" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Was ken swotting for his Trade Test???, in his billet. Sorry about the photo I can't get it any clearer</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="431cfdb0.jpg" border=0 width="719" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above three photos of K.K.Smith, known as Ken or Kerie, were sent to me by his Daughter Christine Walls.  Does anyone know Ken???, or where the above photo was taken ??, if so could you drop me an E mail:-  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0033CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>les.haines@btinternet.com </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>with any info you have.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>##################################################################### </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Derrick Etches.</U></B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><U> </U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11ce9c20.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Second day at Cardington being kitted out, jabs, lectures etc.</B></div> <div> <B>Left Cardington on the 7th March 1958, for RAF Bridgnorth, (squarebashing.</B></div> <div> <B>Hut 77, A. squadron, 8, flight. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="286ee8e0.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Derrick is in the middle of rear row. </B></div> <div> <B>Other names:- George W. Campbell, John Chisholm, Tony Braid (Liverpool),</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>John Corr, Mick Hurst, Brian R. Cuss, Malcolm Chalk, (Hotsy Kotsy), Brian Henwood,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Cecil Humphrey, Barry Anderton, D. Grime, M.J.Fleming (Mick), David Bow, </B></div> <div> <B>Maurice ?, R. Rushton. DI's. Cpl. vance & Cpl. Jones.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11e54c20.jpg" border=0 width="596" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Derrick is under the arrow.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11f91c20.jpg" border=0 width="657" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>RAF Halton - No 1 School of cookery/catering.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Top row:- Phil Waterman, PeterLees, Bill Phearson, Brian ?, Ken Williams, </B></div> <div> <B>Derrick etches, it was his day for washing pans etc.,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Bottom row:- Alec or Alex ?, Brum ?, Instructor, Cpl. Laming Brian Henwood</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>And Pam Baker WRA</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="12082c20.jpg" border=0 width="642" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Stationed at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk, May, 1958.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Two back rows are civilian cooks, storeman, dish/pan washers, </B></div> <div> <B>and pastry cooks (Ladies).</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Front row:- Derrick is 3rd from right, Keith Nightingale-camp Butcher,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Flt. Sgt. Brundell, Chef in charge. He can't remember the last three.</B></div> <div> <B>February, 1961 Demmobed.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If you know Derrick and would like to get in touch, </B></div> <div> <B>his email address is:-  </B><A HREF="http://chesteed677@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://chesteed677@yahoo.co.uk"><B> </B></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://chesteed677@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://chesteed677@yahoo.co.uk"><B><U>chesteed677@yahoo.co.uk</U></B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ROOM FOR MORE.</div> <bR> <div> ******************************</div> </td> </tr></table></body>