General Discussion

I have received the following enquiry:

Hi, I'm looking for some information about the RAF air-mail service from UK to BAOR in 1919. I wonder is there anyone who might talk to me about postal covers from the service, or if there is a publication I could buy? Thank you.

I received the following response from Geoff Hanney:

There is amount detail in “The Postal History of British Air Mails” by Edward B. Proud; pages 31 to 50 – Covers RAF Services including BAOR during and just after the World War 1.

There is couple of pages in “History of the British Army Postal Service, Volume 2 1902-1927” by Edward B. Proud; 2^nd edition pages 36-37 although I believe this is just an abridged version from the Air Mail book.

Cover addressed to the 17th Stationary Hospital, Bombay, India sent from P. Robertson, Civil Detenus, Conception, Valparaiso, Chile. Chile interned a few German sailors, but Robertson doesn't sound very German. Any references to British or American internment of civilians in neutral Chile would be appreciated.

I have the original document awarding the rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Air Service, to a Joseph Francis Thomas Fenn, dated 1st May 1918, backdated to 30 January 1918. 'Signed' by George V.

I can find no reference to him on the internet. Can anyone help?

Cheers

Tony

The cover shown has APO 723 address so presumably the recipient is going to Greece where at some point he has become a PoW as per cachets.

Can any one tell me what the "G.M." mark is an abbreviation for and also the G.H.Q. 0.2.E. M.E.F. No 4 in the boxed cachet means. I can work out the GHQ and MEF bits, but not the 02E and No 4.