McKAY – Gerrick Edmond
No 605711 – Gerrick Edmond McKay from Jamaica. Enlisted 18.10.1943 in Canada. Trained as Wireless Operator.
[Source: Forces War Records and National Archives, courtesy Audrey Dewjee]
Gerrick Edmond (called Uncle Son) moved to England during WWII and joined the RAF. Brothers and sisters: Percival (Percy), Lily (married a Carby), Violet (married a Taylor). Family lived in Woodside, St. Mary, and known to have lived in Port Maria. Mother, Minnie Cristinia McKay nee Belnavis and Father, Herbert James McKay.
[Source: https://www.genealogy.com, courtesy Audrey Dewjee]
No.21 Initial Training Wing (I.T.W.), Bridlington, East-Riding, Yorkshire, England;
[Pictures: www.rafweb.org, courtesy Mehdi Schneyders]