Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6693713

Reference: AIR 79

Title: British RAF Airmen 1912-1919

Description: Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and airmen in the Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1912 and 1919. The record set contains records of more than 300,000 airmen, who were born in over 30 countries.

UPP: GBM/AIR79/134043

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7614040

Title: Edward George Hugoe Luxon

Description: Edward George Hugoe Luxon, Royal Naval Air Service 04 Oct 1917 (No.F39208). In April 1918, he transferred to the RAF upon its formation (No.239208). He served at Vendome France.

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Source information

ID: 7614043

Title: Image of original Birth Certificate

Description: Held by family member - Grandaughter

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Source information

ID: 7614056

Title: EGH Luxon Service Record

Description: Photo of Service RAF Record for EGH Luxon. Contains details of his transfer from Royal Naval Air Service.

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Source information

ID: 7614113

Title: RAF Nominal Roll

Description: This was a list compiled of all members of the newly formed RAF 1 April 1918

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Additional: The RAF was founded on 1 April 1918 by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service and was controlled by the British Government Air Ministry which had been established three months earlier. To emphasize the merger of both military and naval aviation in the new service, many of the titles of officers were deliberately chosen to have a naval flavour, such as flight lieutenant, wing commander, group captain, and air commodore.The newly created RAF was the most powerful air force in the world on its creation, with over 20,000 aircraft and over 300,000 personnel (including the Women's Royal Air Force). The squadrons of the RFC kept their numerals while those of the RNAS were renumbered from 201 onwards. At the time of the merger, the Navy's air service had 55,066 officers and men, 2,949 aircraft,[2] 103 airships and 126 coastal stations. The remaining personnel and aircraft came from the RFC.

Source information

ID: 7614716

Title: EGH Luxon Royal Naval Air Service record

Description: This document out lines the initial attestation of EGH Luxon into the RN. He was a tailors cutter by trade and was brought into service to work on the fabric of damaged aircraft.

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Additional: This is acopy of an official document held at the National Archives - Catalogue Reference:ADM/188/631 Image Reference:104 refers.

Source information

ID: 7621537

Reference: gbm_adm188

Title: Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/ADM188/116441

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7621540

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1875/3/AZ/000344/300

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7621541

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1902/2/AZ/000213/210

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7621543

Reference: gbm_rafnom

Title: Royal Air Force Muster Roll 1918 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/RAFNOM/00085482

Additional: This ties in with other primary sources relating to EGH Luxon's transfer to RAF upon its formation

Credit: © Ted Beard and Kevin Asplin

Source information

ID: 7621544

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1960/4/AZ/000703/055

Credit: © General Register Office

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