I could do with some advice re potential walt.
I got the Costa Rica Biodiversity Portal with pictures of insects and plants, and something about printers and a crimping tool...
nice to know my brilliant career is being properly remembered!
nice to know my brilliant career is being properly remembered!
Avoid imitations
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I notice 'work' does not feature in the airship's testimonial. Helicopter man obviously!
Me old Welsh mucker. P.S. How is it down the slate mine these days?
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My service number says I was either:
A loan for a car
Or
A picture of a house.
A loan for a car
Or
A picture of a house.
Searching Google for my service number bring up a photo of trees near Kyoto.
My service number throws up Zoro Tools - dry wall tools.
Googling my Service Number brings up...
...a lawn tractor dipstick.
...a lawn tractor dipstick.
As a proper professional ( Engineer) mine brings up a signed photo of an Astronaut........
It's sort of saying something there
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My service number threw up a "lonely heart" ad - for an American gay bloke!! Still, I suppose at my age beggars can't be chosers and he did look 'fit' 
Service number + name brought up commissioning entry, promotion entry and PVR entry in the London Gazette. So duly saved and tucked away. Thanks for the steer
Service number + name brought up commissioning entry, promotion entry and PVR entry in the London Gazette. So duly saved and tucked away. Thanks for the steer
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Tried my name and service number and also only found a promotion no retirement. Don't forget that they started to give officers a letter after their number donkey's years ago. I refused to use it but unless you put in Giggle can't find it in the LG.
Re. the Walt. We had one on the squadron. He was one of the first Beatles (or some other pop group) but left before they became famous and also played cricket for England. The really odd thing is after he was made redundant no one ever heard from him again. Just disappeared into thin air. Maybe this is your man.
Re. the Walt. We had one on the squadron. He was one of the first Beatles (or some other pop group) but left before they became famous and also played cricket for England. The really odd thing is after he was made redundant no one ever heard from him again. Just disappeared into thin air. Maybe this is your man.
My service no comes up as a colour hex - olive drab would you believe...
Its either that or a six point deep impact socket...
A few pages on there are details of service, they got my middle initial wrong though.
Its either that or a six point deep impact socket...
A few pages on there are details of service, they got my middle initial wrong though.
Those still serving, or have left in about the last five years, will not find any current references to their service (promotion/retirement etc) in the Gazette. The RAF no longer submits the entries as a cost saving measure - similarly (as pointed out before) the RAF List is no longer published in hard copy - rather, just a nasty (and inaccurate) spreadsheet.
I am also the US Patent Number for an infusion catheter...ouch! Or a link to a video of Mongolian Throat Singers opposing Chinese hegemony.
I am also the US Patent Number for an infusion catheter...ouch! Or a link to a video of Mongolian Throat Singers opposing Chinese hegemony.
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Tankertrashnav,
Weird name for a Plumber?
Oh and I also got the telephone number of a plumber with the same name as me in Co Cavan, in Ireland, if anyone is looking for one!
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As one of Trenchards' finest my service number begins with a letter, P, and so google throws up loads of links to photos on Fickr and similar.
However when I add my name I get a Googlewhack - ony one result - and it's a reference to a NASA publication about rotating stall in axial flow compressors. As I was a sooty for 27 years that was a bit weird.
However when I add my name I get a Googlewhack - ony one result - and it's a reference to a NASA publication about rotating stall in axial flow compressors. As I was a sooty for 27 years that was a bit weird.
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I had 4 service numbers during my 30 year career with the RAF.
4 ???
1234567 on joining as a Boy Entrant
B1234567 when they changed the system
1234567 on commissioning
1234567B once the commissioned side caught up with the airmen's system.
Could this be a record????
4 ???
1234567 on joining as a Boy Entrant
B1234567 when they changed the system
1234567 on commissioning
1234567B once the commissioned side caught up with the airmen's system.
Could this be a record????