Does anyone what this unit is in full? A member of this unit is buried in Holland nut I can't find any reference as to what kind of unit this should be. I only know it is part of the Royal Corps of Signals. TIA Stevin
It stands for Air Formation Signals and as you say was a signals unit....they were I believe involved with the air/ground liaison and wore a formation sign of a red plane on a square with three horizontal coloured bands...can't quite remeber the order of the colours but I think it was red, blue and then green....
Sorry the colurs were light blue dark blue and green representing the sky, sea and land. During WW2 18 Regiments were formed with a total strength of around 18,500. Apparently their role was to provide land-line communications by telegraph and telephone for the various air headquarters down to squadron level. Which cemetery is the soldier buried in?
Thanks very much Airborne medic! 43 year old Sgt George Valentine Thompson died on 22 July 1945 and is buried in Hilversum. He might have been stationed at Soesterberg at the time, as that was the closest air field. Maybe Hilversum is were the HQ was? I have no other information on his death or life, unfortunately. Thanks again. It is very much appreciated. Stevin
