On 09/08/2013 20:41, CWatters wrote: > On 09/08/2013 14:53, chaswrdrown@ yahoo.co.uk wrote: >> Hi, >> Does anyone out there have any information as to the death of >> WILLIAM WHITTLE CLARK. >> We believe it may have been in 1940's but have been unable to >> find any reference to him in the FRO. >> >> Did he go abroad or change his name?? >> >> He was born on 01 June 1889 in Queen Charlotte's Hosp. Marylebone. >> He married SUSAN HORLOCK 14 July 1915 in Wanstead Parish church, >> East London (then in Essex). >> In 1933 he left home in Biggin Hill, never to be seen again by his >> wife and two daughters. >> His (now elderly) daughters are anxious to know what happened to him. >> >> Can any descendants of his step-siblings help? >> Can any one else help please?? >> >> many thanks >> >> Charles Drown >> chaswrdrown@ yahoo.co.uk >> > > > There is a record of a William Whittle Clark at the National Archive but > only covers dates 1918 to 1928. > > Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and predecessors: Airmen's > Records. Reference:AIR 79/11/869 > > Perhaps he qualified for a pension later or perhaps he went back in the > RAF in WW2 ? 1911 Census appears to have him down as a gunner in the Royal Artilery. Born "West Ham, Essex". Looks like he may have served in both the army and airforce?

On 09/08/2013 21:07, CWatters wrote: > On 09/08/2013 20:41, CWatters wrote: >> On 09/08/2013 14:53, chaswrdrown@ yahoo.co.uk wrote: >>> Hi, >>> Does anyone out there have any information as to the death of >>> WILLIAM WHITTLE CLARK. >>> We believe it may have been in 1940's but have been unable to >>> find any reference to him in the FRO. >>> >>> Did he go abroad or change his name?? >>> >>> He was born on 01 June 1889 in Queen Charlotte's Hosp. Marylebone. >>> He married SUSAN HORLOCK 14 July 1915 in Wanstead Parish church, >>> East London (then in Essex). >>> In 1933 he left home in Biggin Hill, never to be seen again by his >>> wife and two daughters. >>> His (now elderly) daughters are anxious to know what happened to him. >>> >>> Can any descendants of his step-siblings help? >>> Can any one else help please?? >>> >>> many thanks >>> >>> Charles Drown >>> chaswrdrown@ yahoo.co.uk >>> >> >> >> There is a record of a William Whittle Clark at the National Archive but >> only covers dates 1918 to 1928. >> >> Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and predecessors: Airmen's >> Records. Reference:AIR 79/11/869 >> >> Perhaps he qualified for a pension later or perhaps he went back in the >> RAF in WW2 ? > > 1911 Census appears to have him down as a gunner in the Royal Artilery. > Born "West Ham, Essex". Looks like he may have served in both the army > and airforce? > > The air force grew out of the Army, not becoming a separate force till the spring of 1918 so it would be quite natural to start in the army and up in the air force by the end of the war. -- Graeme Wall This account not read, substitute trains for rail. Railway Miscellany at <http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail>