Sgt Petts (pic's)

Discussion in 'Your Collectibles' started by sgt petts, Oct 20, 2007.

  1. sgt petts

    sgt petts Member

    Here are three pic's of my lovely grandad Sgt Petts.
    And one of his brother Ted.And another great uncle.

    All survived WW2.

    Anyone else got any rellie pic's to post?

    sgt petts
     
  2. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

  3. sgt petts

    sgt petts Member

    Uncle Ted, great pic isn't it. He looks mad as a Hatter.

    I will ask dad on Wednesday to help with small bios.
    I will add grandad Swift here, even though we have no photo of him in uniform :noidea:
    And my great grandfathers nephew.


    And then the WW1 Chaps.
    I hope I don't get told off, as it's a WW2 forum.
     
  4. sgt petts

    sgt petts Member

    The WW1 Chaps..........
    I am affraid I don't know who these chaps are in the first photo, and which one I am related too. :noidea:

    great grandfather Andrew Munn R.e

    Cecil Henry Petts died at Gallipoli (great grandad Petts nephew)

    Great grandad Fredk Cecil petts (both pic's at the end)
    He survived the war, but was gassed, and damaged.

    My mum's grandfather James Cannon, was shot in the arm on The Somme, and had his left arm amputated.
    Her other grandad didn't get to fight in the great war as he lost his right arm in the print, he was a Compositor.
     
  5. sgt petts

    sgt petts Member

    And SGT PETTS again.

    I love this photo.
     
  6. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    My Dad. The head shot picture is a complete mystery to me I don't know where or when it was taken,
     
  7. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    My Uncle Donald (Andy) Andrewartha 115 Squadron
     
  8. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    My uncle George Frank Layne
     
  9. sgt petts

    sgt petts Member

    Wonerful photo's David, thank you for sharing them with us.

    sgt petts
     
  10. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

    There's quite a resemblance to Trevor Howard, David - especially the chin and eyes.

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  11. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    Here's another one of my Uncle George Frank Layne. From the mixture of uniforms I think it was taken at flight school, circa 1918. He is seated 2nd from left front row next to machine gunner.
     
  12. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    This one is again Uncle George Frank with his dad (my granddad) an another who is unknown,
     
  13. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    George Frank Layne 1916, 5th from right.
     
  14. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    And a couple more.
     
  15. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    And his card.
     
  16. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    I seem to have wandered off from ww2 in this thread, however in my uncles stuff is this picture which I thought worth sharing.

    The Vimy-Commercial first flew from Joyce Green airfield in Kent on 13 April 1919 with the military serial K107. It became G-EAAV on the civil register, The prototype G-EAAV entered the 1920 race to Cape Town and left Brooklands on 24 January 1920 but crashed at Tabora, Tanganyika on 27 February.
     
  17. Antipodean Andy

    Antipodean Andy New Member

    Great photos SP and DL, great pieces of history.

    DL, this'll sound really dumb but is the headshot a POW pic? Maybe even a repatriation pic? He looks pretty knackered in that pic compared to the others, if you don't mind me saying so. I seem to recall your Dad was a POW.
     
  18. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    Andy I agree with you he does look knackered in the picture, particularly unkempt.

    I initially thought it was a P.O.W. picture but am not sure. The strange thing about it is that the numbers he has in front of him do not relate to his service numbers.

    Also on the rear of the picture there seems to be an R.A.F. logo embossed on it and "42" I had not thought about it being a repatriation photo. I have attached a copy of the back of the picture so you can see what I mean.
     
  19. Antipodean Andy

    Antipodean Andy New Member

    A coincidence that the number in front of him has a "42" in it? Any significance in September 5, 1942?

    So, official RAF photo. Perhaps part of a large sheet given the stamps on the back? No hat so purpose of photo is for identification. Dishevelled appearance. Photo came into your father's posession.

    The "42" is the sticker. Could this mean something other than a date?
     
  20. David Layne

    David Layne Active Member

    In September '42 he was with 9 Conversion Flight at Waddington converting to Lancasters. I have pondered long and hard on this picture and nothing seems to add up.
     

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