Hello Alwyn I joined them many years ago and had a search done for old Taffy but with no results. Seeing as he would be as old as myself he must be 86 so maybe the old fella is long dead. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Owen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alwyn ap Huw" <alwynaphuw@dsl.pipex.com> To: <WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:23 PM Subject: ATB: [CAE] war time buddy > As a general rule Rootsweb Mailing Lists do not help people looking for > other living people or for people who do not appear in your own family > tree. > > > Have you tried: > > http://www.forcesreunited.org.uk/ > > You have to pay a fiver to join, but I am told that many of those who have > done so have found many an old buddy. My father has made contact with a > few > old National Service mates through this site and swears by it. > > Having tried other services provided by the same company I have some major > reservations. But who am I to argue against my Dad and his old comrades in > arms? > > Its up to you to decide if it's worth a fiver to try them or not! > > All the best > > Alwyn > > > > > -----Neges Wreiddiol-----/-----Original Message----- > Oddi wrth/From: Owen [mailto:oclarke4@comcast.net] > Anfonwyd/Sent: 19 April 2006 04:55 > At/To: WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > Pwnc/Subject: [CAE] war time buddy > > I am new to this list and have joined in the hopes that someone out there > may be able to help me find my old war-time buddy. > > Bill (Taffy) Lloyd, Leading Aircraftsman, RAF. > > During 1942, 43 and 44 Bill served with me at #34SFTS Medicine Hat, > Alberta, > Canada. > When we were posted back home in '44 I lost track of Bill. > I'm afraid it's not a lot to go on but I'm afraid it's all I have. > I do have some pictures of him so if anybody would like copies I would be > happy to send a few by e-mail. They would be JPG files so any program > should > open them. > > Owen Leslie Lawrence Clarke. > I have put my full name because while in the Hat I was known by my second > name Leslie. The local lads we met the first night out in1941 didn't think > much of Owen, so I gave them a choice. > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/319 - Release Date: 19/04/2006 > > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/inst/uwbangor.shtml > Bangor University Archives > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >
Have you tried the online BT telephone book? Just a thought. Arlene > Hello Alwyn > I joined them many years ago and had a search done for old Taffy but with > no > results. Seeing as he would be as old as myself he must be 86 so maybe the > old fella is long dead. Thanks for taking the time to respond. > Owen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alwyn ap Huw" <alwynaphuw@dsl.pipex.com> > To: <WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:23 PM > Subject: ATB: [CAE] war time buddy > > >> As a general rule Rootsweb Mailing Lists do not help people looking for >> other living people or for people who do not appear in your own family >> tree. >> >> >> Have you tried: >> >> http://www.forcesreunited.org.uk/ >> >> You have to pay a fiver to join, but I am told that many of those who >> have >> done so have found many an old buddy. My father has made contact with a >> few >> old National Service mates through this site and swears by it. >> >> Having tried other services provided by the same company I have some >> major >> reservations. But who am I to argue against my Dad and his old comrades >> in >> arms? >> >> Its up to you to decide if it's worth a fiver to try them or not! >> >> All the best >> >> Alwyn >> >> >> >> >> -----Neges Wreiddiol-----/-----Original Message----- >> Oddi wrth/From: Owen [mailto:oclarke4@comcast.net] >> Anfonwyd/Sent: 19 April 2006 04:55 >> At/To: WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com >> Pwnc/Subject: [CAE] war time buddy >> >> I am new to this list and have joined in the hopes that someone out >> there >> may be able to help me find my old war-time buddy. >> >> Bill (Taffy) Lloyd, Leading Aircraftsman, RAF. >> >> During 1942, 43 and 44 Bill served with me at #34SFTS Medicine Hat, >> Alberta, >> Canada. >> When we were posted back home in '44 I lost track of Bill. >> I'm afraid it's not a lot to go on but I'm afraid it's all I have. >> I do have some pictures of him so if anybody would like copies I would >> be >> happy to send a few by e-mail. They would be JPG files so any program >> should >> open them. >> >> Owen Leslie Lawrence Clarke. >> I have put my full name because while in the Hat I was known by my >> second >> name Leslie. The local lads we met the first night out in1941 didn't >> think >> much of Owen, so I gave them a choice. >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/319 - Release Date: >> 19/04/2006 >> >> >> >> ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/inst/uwbangor.shtml >> Bangor University Archives >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru The National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth. > www.llgc.org.uk/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > --