Charles "Billy" Cudemore

[beyond20/20]

While in Canada Billy Cudemore Married Carolyn Alice Bodwell April 26th 1920. They remained married until 1926. He married Bessie Tankard in 1934. In WW II he was involved with flight training at Heston.

B20/20

[Graeme]

Russ

I should have checked my database before clicking on the "Submit Reply" button. You're quite correct, Hervey-Bathurst's claim was later in the day. Mind you, it's not the first time the Communiques "scrambled" the combats reported by a squadron - I experienced the same when trying to get to the bottom of Mannock's claims.

Graeme

[RussGannon]

Graeme

My note taking was a bit sloppy too. My log has 9 EA Scts - two formations; and because Js 6 & Js 3 are in the mix I scribbled in my notebook two formations of 9! Checked my copy 29 Sqn SRB for 28 July 17 - original clearly in poor condition and said patrol at bottom of page and almost impossible to read. What can be determined states 9 EA seen at 8,000ft possibly in two formations - patrol engaged 4 - but cannot read beyond that.
None the less it is certain there were only 5 pilots on patrol which left 1030:
B1678 Lt Campbell
B3467 Lt Collier
B3456 Lt Hawgood
B1609 Lt Cudemore, &
B3454 Sgt H-Bathurst.

Yes it sounds like some scrambling.

Kirk

Great photos.

I think the actor Peter O'Toole likes to claim he was born in Ireland, but there are suggestions, that although o Irish decent, he was born in Yorkshire - suspect the same re Mannock, where on Aero Cert he has put mothers birthplace.

Darby is not too far south of Sheffeild where my mother hails from.

Cheers Russ