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RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT - Through the Years

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<strong>RICHARD</strong> <strong>ALLEN</strong> <strong>SCOTT</strong><br />

THROUGH THE YEARS<br />

He continued to serve in <strong>the</strong> RAF after <strong>the</strong> war, flying missions of mercy in eastern and nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

England, where severe wea<strong>the</strong>r necessitated <strong>the</strong> airlifting of supplies to remote areas. He<br />

attained <strong>the</strong> commissioned rank of Flight Lieutenant (F/Lt).<br />

These are <strong>the</strong> only photos of my fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />

during his early years.<br />

TOM (26 years) & JOHN <strong>SCOTT</strong> (16 years) – c.1940<br />

1943<br />

1943 1943<br />

1944 or 1945<br />

According to his marriage certificate he lived at<br />

515 Lordship Lane, Wood Green, London, I’m<br />

assuming with his older bro<strong>the</strong>r Tom. The<br />

photo to <strong>the</strong> right may be of properties that<br />

replaced those from <strong>the</strong> 1940’s.<br />

He married Jean Marion Lowen, August 1 st<br />

1946 at <strong>the</strong> Registrar’s Office in Edmonton,<br />

Middlesex, and was released from <strong>the</strong> RAF<br />

February 14 th 1947.<br />

According to my math, my sister, Christine,<br />

was at <strong>the</strong> wedding, being born November 25 th<br />

1946.<br />

515 Lordship Lane,<br />

Wood Green, London - 2016<br />

June 2017<br />

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