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John410 · 18 October 2009, 08:40 PM

Hi Graeme
Many thanks for the information and it is another step in solving a mystery about an uncle who left Sudbury Ontario and went overseas, then went out to the West Coast (Vancouver) and never went back east. I have uncovered some information and am presently looking for the copies of his RAF documentation and enlistment sheet...which I've misplaced. I appreciate you taking the time to dig out the info and please keep in touch...
It is especially interesting to me as I was in Lahr, Germany, for four years from 80 to 84 and Alsace and Strasbourg were French....but the locals speak French with a German accent and many of the towns have German names reminding us that Alsace changed hands over the years as a result of war.
On the picture my uncle wrote "returned from bombing Strasbourg, GERMANY"
Thanks again.....

Cheers....Jack

18 October 2009, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
John410 Observer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Surrey BC Canada Posts: 6	Edmund Fortin Royal Flying Corps Hi Graeme Many thanks for the information and it is another step in solving a mystery about an uncle who left Sudbury Ontario and went overseas, then went out to the West Coast (Vancouver) and never went back east. I have uncovered some information and am presently looking for the copies of his RAF documentation and enlistment sheet...which I've misplaced. I appreciate you taking the time to dig out the info and please keep in touch... It is especially interesting to me as I was in Lahr, Germany, for four years from 80 to 84 and Alsace and Strasbourg were French....but the locals speak French with a German accent and many of the towns have German names reminding us that Alsace changed hands over the years as a result of war. On the picture my uncle wrote "returned from bombing Strasbourg, GERMANY" Thanks again..... Cheers....Jack