DFCP (DFC award?)
A very quick check reveals at least one
ROYAL, ROBERT ERIC. Rank: Sergeant. Trade: Flt. Engr. Service No: 3000076.
Date of Death: 23/06/1944. Age: 19.
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 76 Sqdn.
Grave Reference: Grave 3. Cemetery: MONTCHALONS CHURCHYARD
Additional Information: Son of William Charles and Elsie Mary Royal, of Stratfield, Reading, Berkshire.
From your information that probably explains his exalted rank for a teenager plus his presence on a prestige Squadron. From his early number he was in possibly the first batch of ATC entrants. That presumably places the 3,000,000 series as starting in mid-late 43 given the length of time for training to posting to an Operational Squadron.
If your 3,000,000 series number is close to the start, then that means you were also an "early bird".
Perhaps you have your own memories and reminiscences to regal us with?
Please feel free to join in when you feel ready, like Bugs Bunny, we're all ears!
EDIT: In the 3,000,000 to 3,999,999 series there are 466 CWGC fatalities.
These seem to be the earliest, if that helps in any way
BUCKLEY, SAMUEL. Rank: Leading Aircraftman. Trade: Air Gnr. Service No: 3010883.
Date of Death: 16/11/1943. Age: 17. Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Grave Reference: Sec. N. Grave 496. Cemetery: ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE (HURST) CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Samuel and Lilian Buckley, of Ashton-under-Lyne.
ADAMS, KENNETH PATERSON. Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class. Service No: 3011286.
Date of Death: 16/01/1944. Age: 18. Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Grave Reference: Sec. 6. Grave 26. Cemetery: JARROW CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of William B.J. Adams and Esther Adams, of Jarrow.
The vast majority are post WW2 but I haven't gone through them to see if any were lost On Active Service over Germany etc, but many were allocated to Squadrons, so there is a chance that some did fall on Operations.
Last edited by Icare9; 8th Jun 2014 at 21:23.