My father-in-law was mentioned in despatches after the bombing of Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain. At this time he was ground crew. Does anyone know if there tends to be more information in the squadron records as to why he got this mention? Or how I may find more details?
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28-02-2011 06:52 PM #1Settling in.
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Mentioned in despatches - Why?
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25-03-2011 07:44 PM #2Starting to feel at home.
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If someone was 'mentioned in despatches', that was also mentioned in the London Gazette. If you look at issues of the Gazette, you will probably find more information.
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25-03-2011 08:11 PM #3Loves to help with queries.
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There seems to be a lot of info on this site:
http://www.
raf.mod.uk/Bob1940/
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