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Peter Kershaw-Eames

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Tony

Tony Report 11 Nov 2014 18:42

Hi,
I'm looking for Peter Kershaw-Eames (or Kershaw Eames). He was born in 1920 ± 1 year, was in the RAF, flew Lancaster bombers and was shot down over Belgium between 1939 and 1945.
If anyone can pass on any information on Peter I would be most grateful.
Many thanks, Tony Skinner.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Nov 2014 18:45

Was he killed in WW2 ? If so he should be on the CWGC site

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Nov 2014 18:47

???

Births Jun 1921
Eames Peter K Edwards B.Stortford 3a 1430


Parents
Marriages Jun 1912

Eames Charles M Edwards Tendring 4a 1411
Edwards Nora K Eames Tendring 4a 1411

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Nov 2014 18:51

EAMES, PETER KERSHAW

Rank:Flight Sergeant
Service No:626196
Date of Death:26/04/1941
Age:19
Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force 21 Sqdn.
Awards:D F M
Panel Reference: Panel 36. Memorial:RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Charles Mortimer Eames, and of Nora Kathleen Eames, of Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire.

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Nov 2014 19:03

1911 census
73 Bolingbroke Grove Wands Common Battersea S W, Battersea, London, England
William Eames Head Married Male 63 1848 Treyford Sussex Hotel Porter
Sophia Southey Eames Wife Married Female 56 1855 St Lukes Middlesex -
Charles Mortimer Eames Son Single Male 26 1885 Clapham Surrey Theatre Clerk
Edward Douglas Eames Son Single Male 20 1891 Wandsworth Surrey Tourist Agents Clerk

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Nov 2014 19:06

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Northcote Road, Battersea, Wandsworth, London, England

Will Eames Head Married Male 43 1848 Hotel Porter Treyford, Sussex, England
Sophia S Eames Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Middlesex, England
William H Eames Son - Male 15 1876 - Middlesex, England
Sophia R Eames Daughter - Female 14 1877 - Middlesex, England
Frank E Eames Son - Male 12 1879 - Middlesex, England
Frederick C Eames - - Male 8 1883 - Middlesex, England
Arthur G Eames - - Male 6 1885 - Middlesex, England
Charles M Eames - - Male 6 1885 - Middlesex, England
Edward D Eames - - Male 0 1891 - Middlesex, England

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Nov 2014 19:14

Name: Nora Kathleen Eames
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1892
Date of Registration: Jan 1986
Age at Death: 93
Registration district: Bournemouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 23
Page: 134


Looks like his dad died too in 1941
Deaths Dec 1941
Eames Charles M 57 Colchester 4a 1189

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Nov 2014 19:20

Name: Charles Mortimer Eames
Year: 1919
County or Borough: Wandsworth
Ward or Division/Constituency: Wandsworth
Street address: 32 Streathborne avenue

With Nora Eames

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Tony

Tony Report 11 Nov 2014 19:38

Thank you so much for all this information, I'm overwhelmed. I was getting nowhere with my searches.

Very many thanks,
Tony.

safc

safc Report 11 Nov 2014 21:45

http://www.peames.me.uk/articles/letters.htm

scroll down to telegram

and letter

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Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

Tony

Tony Report 12 Nov 2014 13:23

Very many thanks for sharing the telegram and letters with me. I will pass this on to my mother, now aged 94, who asked me if I could find any information about Peter.

Thank you,
Tony