Hi, I am looking for information for someone who i met recently who told of their father - a Flt/Sgt from Port of Spain, Trinidad by the name of Leo Eric Fernandez. Born in 1922 and served with the RAF on Lancasters as a tail/mid-upper gunner. I am speicifally looking for a service number so I can cross reference with ORB's etc. He may be aware of this site and therefore have contacted you but I have had no luck researching so far so I thought it was worth a try.

Many thanks,

Dan Hill

I forgot to name my father on yesterday's comment...

Harold Dudley Tate

Thor

My Dad (from Perth Town, Trelawny JA) was in the RAF during WW2, I'm piecing together all the bits he takes for granted! Now I have found this site I'm sure I'll be able to do a better job!

Is there anywhere I can post up a photo he has of his fellow servicemen? I am sure others might recognise someone they know.

It is interesting that he left JA to fight the fascists, but his squadron (not sure if that is the right term) are all black.

This is a brillant site BTW!!

May 29, 2010

My father Leslie Cowan served in the Royal Air Force. I do not know the years as my Mom informed me that he passed away 21 days after I was born in July 1952. I do have a photograph of him in RAF uniform which my grandfather(his dad)gave to me as my father's only child. My grandfather has since passed away also. If anyone has any information about him I would greatly appreciate you sharing it with me. Thank You.

Looking for anyone who might have known or have any information about my Father Eric Roy Record. He was living in Port Antonio, Jamaica, when he joined up in the late 1940's. Not exactly sure what year, I dont have too much info about him. I know that he was born in 1928, joined up in Jamaica and then served in the airforce and settled in England, where he died in 1982.

My grandfather Gordon Chin, who lived in trinidad when he joined the Bomber command, canadian air force.that is all i know as i have tried to find something about him on here but cant as i dont know dates.he was born in 1927 so im thinking what age was the youngest you could 'join up'? H e is still alive today, but has been very poorly so i would love to cheer him up by finding some history or some one he knew back then

littlemiss2211@yahoo.co.uk

Hello!
Just came across your site Thank You!I appreciate the time and effort in Honouring "All" who served their Country during WW2.I spent my early childhood in Jamaica and will always remember the warmth of the people.
I feel, it would be greatly appreciated by many if Cy Grants tribute and other Biographies could be communicated to Schools in the Caribbean so present children and future generations there, can have a sense of pride for doing their part during WW2.
(?)Is there a (website) or ( photo records) that I could check, for a relative, or a Christopher Scott in the RAF during WW2 Thanks Chris

My father Cecil Vanderbilt Cambridge served in the RAF as a volunteer from British Guiana during World War 2. My his service be reflected in the records of those who proudly served? Thank you.

Dear Hans and others who have supported www.caribbeanaircrew-ww2.com, it was with great sadness that I learnt of the passing of Cy Grant. Mr. Grant was the inspiration for this website and a great humanitarian and purveyor of West Indian culture, history and peace among all people. Having endured the rigors of World War II and imprisonment, after having been shot down ove Holland and being rescued by the father of Hans Klootwik (the webmaster of this site!) he went on to a life time to building bridges between people of different backgrounds. He was honored, in absentia at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, DC on June 19, 2010 at the Caribbean Glory event at which England's Attorney General Baroness Scotland was the keynote speaker. The other honorees were RAF veterans Ulric Cross and Dudly Thompson and British Army veterans Twistleton Bertrand and Wendell Christian. May we, all those who visit this site, come up with innovative and substantive ways in which we can support the work of Mr. Klootwik; such would be the best tribute paid to Cy Grant and those brave men and women from the British West Indians who volunteered to do battle for the cause of freedom during the dark days of World War II. May we always remember them.

Cy Grant was of great help to Judge Irving Andre and I in the publishig of For King & Country: The Service and Sacrifice of the British West Indian Military. On behalf of my family, Judge Andre and the organizers of Caribbean Glory, we extend heartfelt sympathy to Cy Grant's family and friends.

I salute you, Cy!

Note from the webmaster: Just to avoid any misunderstandings. My father was 11 years old at the time of Cy's crash in Holland. He lived at a walking-distance from the crash-site but was obviously too young to 'rescue' the RAF-flyer, who came down by parachute miles away anyway. But he was so impressed by the events that he undertook a meticulous research later on in life.

Cy - Thank you mate - RIP