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212 TDS (Training Depot Station), Vendome, France
212 TDS (Training Depot Station), Vendome, France
Personnel at this Training Depot Station, which operated from 1 April 1918. Information from the Great War Forum:- "My understanding is that RNAS Vendome was an attempt by that service at a concentrated training unit, along the lines set up by the French, whereby there was a central aerodrome with several satellite sites - so that all through training could be delivered. The RFC answer to this was the Training Depot system which didn't employ satellite fields. The RNAS in England had elementary schools, e.g. Redcar, Eastbourne, from which pupils progressed to the CTE at Cranwell and then finishing school at Dover, prior to operational posting. By 1917, 12 Sqn RNAS was operating in France as what was, virtually, a WW2 OTU in order to bring newly posted personnel from England up to scratch. The elements at Vendome were amalgamated into the RAF TDS system and became 205 and 212 TDS, operating a range of types; from Caudron G.IIIs as elementary trainers to Pups and Camels for advanced work".
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Born 1896
Died 1966
Royal Navy Actin Squadron Commander Royal Naval Air Service
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Born 1898
Died 1959
Royal Navy PI 40850 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell
Royal Navy PI 40850 Flight Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell (Instructor's School)-Vendome (Instructor)
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Wing Commander Royal Air Force
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Born 1897
Died 1980
Royal Navy PI 42965 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Greenwich-Chingford-Vendome
Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 42965 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Air Force Vendome (205 TDS, 84 Wing)
Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 42965 Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force Vendome (84 Wing), 205 TDS-212 TDS-Wing Hospital
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Born 1892
Died 1968
Royal Navy PI 40412 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell
Royal Navy PI 40412 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Chingford (Instruction)-Manston
Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 40412 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Manston-Vendome (212TDS, 84th Wing)-Hospital-etc
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Born 1899
Died 1918
Royal Navy PI 40378 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell
Royal Navy PI 40378 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Vendome (Assistant Instructor)
Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 40378 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Vendome (205 TDS-212 TDS) Training Depot Stations
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Born 1898
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 2265371 Sapper Divisional Signallers/Signal Training Depot
Royal Navy PI 42961 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Greenwich-Chingford-Vendome
Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 42961 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Air Force Vendome (205 TDS, 84 Wing)
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Born 1893
Died 1967
Royal Navy 15009 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Royal Navy 15009 Air Mechanic, 1st Grade Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service
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Born 1890
Died 1969
British Army Queen's Westminster Rifles
Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant (Observer training) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Clement Talbot Wrks-Roehampton-Eastchurch
Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant (Observer) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Riviera
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Born 1895
Died 1941
Royal Navy Probationary Surgeon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Navy Probationary Surgeon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Ophelia
Royal Navy Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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Born 1899
Died 1945
Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force Redcar- 212 TDS (Instructor), Vendome
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Air Force
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Born 1896
Died 1963
Royal Navy PI 38068 Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service C Palace-HMS Cleopatra-Eastbourne-Vendome-Cranwell
Royal Navy PI 38068 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell- Vendome (Assistant Instructor)
Royal Navy PI 38068 Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Vendome
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Born 1876
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lt. Col. Medical Branch
Royal Navy Surgeon-Commander
Royal Navy Surgeon Naval Medical Service
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Born 1890
Died 1973
Royal Navy F4541 Petty Officer Mechanic (E) Royal Naval Air Service President-President II
Royal Navy PI 38760 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Naval Air Service Vendome
Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 38760 Second Lieutenant (Admin) Royal Air Force 84 Wing. Vendome, 205 TDS-212 TDS
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Born 1892
Died 1981
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Engineers
Royal Navy PI 38323 Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Eastbourne-Vendome-Cranwell
Royal Navy PI 38323 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Vendome-Assistant Instructor
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Born 1891
Royal Navy PI 37975 Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Chingford-Calshot-Yarmouth
Royal Navy PI 37975 Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Yarmouth-Rosyth
Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 37975 Lieutenant/Honorary Captain Royal Air Force Rosyth
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Born 1892
Died 1952
Royal Navy Surgeon Probationer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Goldfinch
British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps
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