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219110 F/Sgt. Bernard William Alford Royal Air Force 61 Sqd. from:Devon I have little information, apart from the fact that my father Bernard Alford was based at RAF Skellingthorpe, near Lincoln and flew as crew on Lancasters during the Second World War. He was demobbed in 1948. He and my mother were divorced by then and, as far as I am aware, he had had no contact with either my mother or myself for sometime before that. He emigrated to Canada in 1957. This is just a long shot that someone might have some information about him which would fill in some gaps for me. Anne Phillips Add to this record.  Additional Information: Bernard William Alford was my Grandfather. Married to Jean Alford, father to my mother Susan Taylor, and to my uncle Steven Alford. He passed away in the winter of 1993 due to a massive coronary heart attack and left us all with ought the rock of our family. My mother Sue was thinking of Bill a lot this morning, being remembrance day, and found this site after searching his name on the internet. This has impacted me quite a bit, and would love to get in contact with you to learn more about my grandfather. nick taylor Reply Related Content: No. 61 Squadron Royal Air Force RAF Skellingthorpe Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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