brett361975 Posted 15 November , 2008 Share Posted 15 November , 2008 The wife's farther surname being Galley I recently found a Victory medal to 36056 CPL P.L GALLEY R.A.F. I thought it would be a nice research project but have never researched the RAF before, I wonder if anyone had any pointers or better still any information regarding this man. Any help would be much appreciated. Kind regards Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 15 November , 2008 Share Posted 15 November , 2008 Brett, Not listed on CWGC Nor "Cross of Sacrifice" Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 15 November , 2008 Share Posted 15 November , 2008 Since he was RAF, he wouldn't be on SDGW. He isn't listed on CWGC. I have searched for his Mic, and failed to find one for him. Did he get to serve abroad? He is also not mentioned on the aerodrome site. Sorry to be so negative. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett361975 Posted 16 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2008 Thanks for looking chaps, All I have is his victory medal. I do not even no what the P L in his name are. Sounds like I have taken on a nightmare task ! Are RAF records for WW1 still held? would there be anyone I could write to for information? Regards and thanks again Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 RAF service records should be in: AIR 79/348 (service numbers 36026 - 36150). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 I have searched for his Mic, and failed to find one for him. Did he get to serve abroad? It was not possible to earn the Victory Medal without serving in a theatre of war. The online Medal Index Cards DO NOT show all or even a small percentage of the men who were either in the Royal Flying Corps or Royal Air Force. Their campaign medals were largely issued by the RAF (the exceptions were the stars) and their MICs have yet to be released; the online MICs are army records and only record those who were given army awards. They also only record those who served overseas and there were several active air services (RFC, RNAS, RAF) units in the UK; some of these, particularly in the RNAS qualified for a singleton British War Medal. The RAF service records were not destroyed in WW2 and are in AIR 79 at Kew; these are in service number order and fortunately you have that on the medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett361975 Posted 19 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 19 November , 2008 Thanks for all the information chaps, I have just received the medal and found his name was F L GALLEY and not P L as I was let to believe. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. I have checked the CWGC and the Ancestry web site but can find no reference. Bruce any chance you could check the aerodrome site you mentioned? for F L GALLEY Thanks again for all your help Regards Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 19 November , 2008 Share Posted 19 November , 2008 Here's some details to get you going: Births Jun 1884: GALLEY Frederick Leopold, District Watford, Volume 3a, Page 585 Marriages Dec 1908: GALLEY Frederick Leopold, District Watford, Volume 3a, Page 1328 to HARDY Selina Emily http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl Name: Frederick Galley Relation: Son Father's Name: Thomas C Mother's Name: Emma A Gender: Male Where born: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England Civil Parish: Rickmansworth Ecclesiastical parish: Rickmansworth St Mary County: Hertfordshire Street address: 17 Parkside House Occupation: Leather Manufacturer (Army leggings) Condition as to marriage: Single Employment status: working at home Household Members: Name Age Alfred Galley 15 Arthur Galley 17 Dora Galley 13 Emma A Galley 55 Frederick Galley 16 Thomas C Galley 56 Thomas S Galley 79 William Galley 20 Edith Rogers 20 servant I confirm that his papers are in AIR 79/348, he survived the war and was not a fighter ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 19 November , 2008 Share Posted 19 November , 2008 AIR 79 records are not online, but you can request a copy using their shop online service. The original is larger than A3 so they charge more than the documents online fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett361975 Posted 21 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 21 November , 2008 Thanks for all the great information re Fredrick, it has been a real help. Thanks again Regards Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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