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Great War Multiple signed Early RAF. Bachelor's Farewell Dinner and Concert to Henry Joseph Starr,
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Great War Multiple signed Early RAF. Bachelor's Farewell Dinner and Concert to Henry Joseph Starr, Corporal, RAF. 11 Oct 1918. From his colleagues at RN Airship Station, Polgate. 26 signatures (most identified whilst writing up this note). An attractive and scarce item that is worthy of research. Polgate was the UK's second airship station. part of the Dover Command, was built at Willingdon with the entrance at the Triangle, the present-day junction with Coppice Avenue. It was named Polegate as it was the practice to name bases after the nearest Railway Station, although the entire area was within the parish of Willingdon. Building work commenced in early 1915 and on 6 July that year it was commissioned with one SS airship which made its first flight that day and was soon joined by others. These airships patrolled our waters daily, between Dungeness and Portland Bill, searching for U boats and mines which they could destroy with their bombs. They also accompanied military convoys and hospital ships, which brought casualties home from the front and would radio Morse code to warn these vessels of any imminent danger. Autographs include Matthew John Golightly (238982) Born 20 Mar 1891 at Portsea. ADM 188/424/238982 and AIR 76/186/0/0121 downloaded. Married Florence Grace Larence in 1932 at Portsmouth. Died 10 Nov 1961. Thomas Milton (204990), Harry John Coleman (204981) Born 2 Dec 1895 at Islington. Died 2 Feb 1975 at Dover. ? H Brock, Francis Vernon Moss (76274) Born 28 July 1900 at Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire. Married [1] Jessie H Boots 1927 at Banbury; [2] Gladys Bennett 1973 at Loughborough. Died 20 Oct 1975 at Loughborough. Victor Dodd OBE (218935) Born 24 May 1899 at Fulham. Died 1970 at Macclesfield, Cheshire. Unfortunately, on the 20th of December 1917, while trying to return to base in fog, his airship ran into another one that was anchored in a field. Both airships caught fire and Victor and the engineer jumped out, landing in a snow-covered field. Both were badly injured but survived however, the pilot remained in the airship and died when it crashed to the ground. (Google "The Polegate Airship Disaster" for the full story). Alfred Walter Roffe (251192) Born 6 Oct 1900 at Forest Gate, London. Married Louisa E Sawyer 1936 at Uxbridge. Died 1971 (reg at Hounslow). ? Malcolm Whist*. William Henry Heath (244543) Born 31 Jan 1899 at Woolwich. Matthew Lord (249093) Born 27 Sep 1899 at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Herbert Moxon Galloway (218939) Born 6 May 1899 at Kentish Town, London. Unknown. Alfred Henry Elleman (248542) Born 23 Jan 1900 at Smethwick, Staffordshire. Unknown, William Edwin Dolling (213789) Born 23 May 1887 at Chelsea. Frederick William Cooke (115774) Born 1897. William Frederick Davis (6443), Born 1897, John Howard Baker (206551) Born 15 Aug 1886 at Witney, Oxfordshire. Alexander John Cadogan (235858), Born 2 June 1893 at Battersea, London. Rowland Wallace Forman (237080) Born 10 May 1883 at Cookham, Berkshire. Alfred Kelly (224693) Born 14 May 1897 at Willesden, London. James Albert Horswell Baker (219719) Born 11 Feb 1884 at Kingsthorp, Northampton. Albert George Byron (224681) Born 27 April 1898 at City of London. Good condition Est.
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Great War Multiple signed Early RAF. Bachelor's Farewell Dinner and Concert to Henry Joseph Starr, Corporal, RAF. 11 Oct 1918. From his colleagues at RN Airship Station, Polgate. 26 signatures (most identified whilst writing up this note). An attractive and scarce item that is worthy of research. Polgate was the UK's second airship station. part of the Dover Command, was built at Willingdon with the entrance at the Triangle, the present-day junction with Coppice Avenue. It was named Polegate as it was the practice to name bases after the nearest Railway Station, although the entire area was within the parish of Willingdon. Building work commenced in early 1915 and on 6 July that year it was commissioned with one SS airship which made its first flight that day and was soon joined by others. These airships patrolled our waters daily, between Dungeness and Portland Bill, searching for U boats and mines which they could destroy with their bombs. They also accompanied military convoys and hospital ships, which brought casualties home from the front and would radio Morse code to warn these vessels of any imminent danger. Autographs include Matthew John Golightly (238982) Born 20 Mar 1891 at Portsea. ADM 188/424/238982 and AIR 76/186/0/0121 downloaded. Married Florence Grace Larence in 1932 at Portsmouth. Died 10 Nov 1961. Thomas Milton (204990), Harry John Coleman (204981) Born 2 Dec 1895 at Islington. Died 2 Feb 1975 at Dover. ? H Brock, Francis Vernon Moss (76274) Born 28 July 1900 at Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire. Married [1] Jessie H Boots 1927 at Banbury; [2] Gladys Bennett 1973 at Loughborough. Died 20 Oct 1975 at Loughborough. Victor Dodd OBE (218935) Born 24 May 1899 at Fulham. Died 1970 at Macclesfield, Cheshire. Unfortunately, on the 20th of December 1917, while trying to return to base in fog, his airship ran into another one that was anchored in a field. Both airships caught fire and Victor and the engineer jumped out, landing in a snow-covered field. Both were badly injured but survived however, the pilot remained in the airship and died when it crashed to the ground. (Google "The Polegate Airship Disaster" for the full story). Alfred Walter Roffe (251192) Born 6 Oct 1900 at Forest Gate, London. Married Louisa E Sawyer 1936 at Uxbridge. Died 1971 (reg at Hounslow). ? Malcolm Whist*. William Henry Heath (244543) Born 31 Jan 1899 at Woolwich. Matthew Lord (249093) Born 27 Sep 1899 at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Herbert Moxon Galloway (218939) Born 6 May 1899 at Kentish Town, London. Unknown. Alfred Henry Elleman (248542) Born 23 Jan 1900 at Smethwick, Staffordshire. Unknown, William Edwin Dolling (213789) Born 23 May 1887 at Chelsea. Frederick William Cooke (115774) Born 1897. William Frederick Davis (6443), Born 1897, John Howard Baker (206551) Born 15 Aug 1886 at Witney, Oxfordshire. Alexander John Cadogan (235858), Born 2 June 1893 at Battersea, London. Rowland Wallace Forman (237080) Born 10 May 1883 at Cookham, Berkshire. Alfred Kelly (224693) Born 14 May 1897 at Willesden, London. James Albert Horswell Baker (219719) Born 11 Feb 1884 at Kingsthorp, Northampton. Albert George Byron (224681) Born 27 April 1898 at City of London. Good condition Est.
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