by tonyjenkins, (6473 days ago)
I am told my Grate Uncle (Jack Parry) Son of Catherine Ann Phipps (Parry by her first marriage) of 24 The Square Parkend would visit her during WW2 on his motor bike.
I am told he was a despatch rider.
I understand he was based within 50 miles of Parkend.
Can anyone advise where he may have been based?
Regards
Tony Jenkins
by slowhands, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, (6473 days ago) @ tonyjenkins
Tony
Well I guess Malvern / Worcester would be about 50 miles from Parkend, so how many "services" bases would have been in WWII within a circle centred on Parkend sweeping from Malvern around ? - a fair number I would guess !
Herefordshire had a number of RAF bases, such as Madeley & Credenhill, and a munitions factory - Rotherwas..
Worcestershire had RAF facilities at Defford, Croome Court etc
Gloucester had RAF Innsworth and Quedgley, Morton Valence and other.
In Monmouthshire the RAF base at Caerwent , munitions factory at Glascoed
Wiltshire - may just be in 50miles - Wotton Bassett munitions factory
sorry if this doesn't narrow things down
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by tonyjenkins, (6473 days ago) @ slowhands
Thanks
I believe he was Army not RAF,
Regards
Tony
by slowhands, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, (6473 days ago) @ tonyjenkins
Army Personnel Centre
HQ Secretariat
Historical Disclosures
Mail Point 400
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow G2 8EX
Scotland, UK
+44 141 224 2744
You will require to fill in a 'Request for Service Details' forms and, for some enquiries, a request for a fee (currently £25) for the search will be made.
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by tonyjenkins, (6471 days ago) @ slowhands
Thanks for address I need to work some OT to pay for the search fee.
A cousin has suggested Aschurch (Tewkesbury) as a potential base.
Regards
Tony
by slowhands, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, (6471 days ago) @ tonyjenkins
GIs in Ashchurch during World War II
From 1942 to 1944 in particular the suburban village of Ashchurch,
then just outside Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, acted as host to thousands of GIs, who set up one of the most important logistical bases for the D-Day landings in Britain.
The base had a deep impact on life in Tewkesbury, as a source of employment and social life during a very austere war regime.
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by tonyjenkins, (6470 days ago) @ slowhands
Thanks for steering me to another great web site.
My father, now in his eighties, believes my Great Uncle was based at Glascoed and would call at Parkend on the way to Ashchurch.
Incidently my father use to live at Fetter Hill, in a cottage once owned by Pace.
My father tells me that a murder took place there in the 1920's Mrs Pace poisoning her husband with sheep dip.
My Grandmother Emily Jones lived there until abt 1960, my father's half sister now lives in the property.
I believe the property was once used as the offices for Dark Hill iron foundry?
Regards
Tony
by slowhands, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, (6470 days ago) @ tonyjenkins
ah Beatrice and Harry PACE circa 1928, she was acquited of murder....
Harry is buried in Clearwell
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=2479
The Poisoning of Harry Pace, Fetter Hill Coleford 1928 is dealt with in the
book "Gloucestershire Murders" by Linda Stratmann, orderable from Amazon
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