My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
Eager ...
If only you had gone to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission earlier you would have been able to obtain the following:
http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead ... T,%20T%20A
STEWART, T A
Rank: Lieutenant
Trade: Obs.
Service No: 103853V
Date of Death: 11/09/1944
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: South African Air Force 34 Sqdn.
Grave Reference Coll. grave 8. E. 1-5.
Cemetery BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Francis and Sarah Stewart; husband Of Majorie W. A. Stewart, of Nanyuki, Kenya.
The CWGC is a great resource and is available free.
If only you had gone to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission earlier you would have been able to obtain the following:
http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead ... T,%20T%20A
STEWART, T A
Rank: Lieutenant
Trade: Obs.
Service No: 103853V
Date of Death: 11/09/1944
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: South African Air Force 34 Sqdn.
Grave Reference Coll. grave 8. E. 1-5.
Cemetery BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Francis and Sarah Stewart; husband Of Majorie W. A. Stewart, of Nanyuki, Kenya.
The CWGC is a great resource and is available free.
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
Thanks all for feedback :goodjob:
Polchraine thanks for info It really helps never knew oF the site
I am sure my gran had the address but communists, Africa, 2 family migrations apartheid mde us travel pariahs - and her death in 93.
so in effect it had later in effect had been lost to me
I have one or 2 photos of TA Stewart if there is any interest
This thread has been challenging and cathartic
Thank you all for the kind words
The stories of others act as reminder of the value of life and friendship and the sacrifice our generation one or two removed made
TIM
Polchraine thanks for info It really helps never knew oF the site
I am sure my gran had the address but communists, Africa, 2 family migrations apartheid mde us travel pariahs - and her death in 93.
so in effect it had later in effect had been lost to me
I have one or 2 photos of TA Stewart if there is any interest
This thread has been challenging and cathartic
Thank you all for the kind words
The stories of others act as reminder of the value of life and friendship and the sacrifice our generation one or two removed made
TIM
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
It does throw up some interesting facts or snippets. One day I put in a variation of my surname and found that there were just 14 deaths recorded under that name ... so I clicked on each and found that two had the same parents and a third was from the same town in the Aussi outback so probably a cousin.
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
A very close Family Friend of mine was Pilot Officer Crook, I have quite a lot of his stuff, uniform, medals, flight log, POW Diary, I think I have a clock from Liberator also, along with some papers and photos, maybe I have some that feature your Grandfather? I tried PM'ing you but it wouldnt let me as I am too new.
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
Stumitch, Welcome to the forum. You will need to make 15 posts before you can send or receive PM's however I am sure ENS will be along when he gets a moment.
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
Salut
Fascinating story. thanmks for sharing with us.
Do you anything about the where-abouts of your grand father's equipment/flying kit and how it ended up in that chap's collection ?
Fascinating story. thanmks for sharing with us.
Do you anything about the where-abouts of your grand father's equipment/flying kit and how it ended up in that chap's collection ?
Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
Eager
A very close Family Friend of mine was Pilot Officer Crook, I have quite a lot of his stuff, uniform, medals, flight log, POW Diary, I think I have a clock from Liberator also, along with some papers and photos, maybe I have some that feature your Grandfather? I tried PM'ing you but it wouldnt let me as I am too new.
A very close Family Friend of mine was Pilot Officer Crook, I have quite a lot of his stuff, uniform, medals, flight log, POW Diary, I think I have a clock from Liberator also, along with some papers and photos, maybe I have some that feature your Grandfather? I tried PM'ing you but it wouldnt let me as I am too new.
Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
Absolutely fascinating, I bet there's a wealth of stuff we could all share on here - some of it still to be discovered in family history and long forgotten boxes of keepsakes..
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
hi stumichstumitch wrote:Eager
A very close Family Friend of mine was Pilot Officer Crook, I have quite a lot of his stuff, uniform, medals, flight log, POW Diary, I think I have a clock from Liberator also, along with some papers and photos, maybe I have some that feature your Grandfather? I tried PM'ing you but it wouldnt let me as I am too new.
My APOLOGIES ... I missed this - work has intervened at an insane level for over 6 months.
I love the offer I will drop you a PM and touch base about this.
Tim
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“F-Open shooters are compensating for something”
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Re: My Grandfather : Stewart T.A. Lt 11/09/44
Apparently I cannot receive or post PM's until I have made 15 posts (this is my fourth!) so if you have PM'd, I did not receive, sorry
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